History

1965 - Washington, DC, USA (Host Country - Automatic Qualifier)

Roster:

1. VAN NEVEL JR., Al Chicago, IL Goalie
2. DORRELL, Michael Hyattsville, MD Fullback
3. MILLIGAN, Kevin N/A Fullback
4. MARJANS, Milos Chicago, IL Left Halfback
5. GOODSTEIN, Harvey N/A Center Halfback
6. HEFFERMAN, Kenneth Rochester, NY Right Halfback
7. SWANSON, David Jamestown, NY Inside Right
8. FRIEND, Dick Hyattsville, MD Center Forward
9. VOGEL, Edwin, Rochester, NY Inside Left
10. HEACOCK, Bill Buffalo, NY Right Wing
11. IVINS, William N/A Left Wing
12. BERGAN, Robert Substitute
13. JOHNSTON, George Substitute
14. RUBIN, Robert Substitute
15. VALLEE, Gary Substitute
16. AMBERG, Leroy Alternate
17. BATEMAN, William Alternate
18. BUTTS, Sylvester Alternate
19. DiBIASE, Tony Alternate
20. REEDY, Larry Alternate

Average Age: ? Veterans: 0 Rookies: 20

Head Coach: Erwin Antoni Mt. Airy, PA (hearing)

Results: 10th out of 10 countries

USA v. Great Britain, L 12-0
USA v. Argentina, L 6-0
USA v. Belgium, L 8-0
USA v. France, L 5-2 (Vogel, Heacock)

Group A (W-L-T)

Yugoslavia 4-0-0
West Germany 3-1-0
Italy 2-2-0
Holland 0-3-1
Greece 0-3-1

Group B (W-L-T)

Great Britain 3-0-1
Belgium 2-0-2
France 2-2-0
Argentina 1-2-1
USA 0-4-0

Final Standings:

1. Yugoslavia
2. Great Britain
3. West Germany
4. Belgium
5. Italy
6. France
7. Argentina
8. Holland
9. Greece
10. USA

1969 - Belgrade, Yugoslavia (no team)
1973 - Malmo, Sweden (no team)
1977 - Bucharest, Romania (no team)
1981 - Cologne, Germany (Lost to Mexico 1-0 in Qualifier)

1985 - Los Angeles, California, USA (Host Country - Automatic Qualifier)

Roster:

1. BARTHOLOMEW, Jeff Trenton, NJ
2. BLACKWELL, Corey Dallas, TX
3. BROOKS, John San Francisco, CA Captain
4. CROSTA, Tony Butler, PA
5. DiBIASE, Jeffrey Rochester, NY
6. DUARTE, Joseph Manassas, VA
7. GOLDSCHMIDT, Danny New York, NY
8. GRANFORS, Roland Easton, CT
9. HAWKINS, Fred Pittsburgh, PA
10. KRING, Tim Bloomfield Hills, MI
11. LOPEZ, Manuel Silver Spring, MD
12. MEREDITH III, David Cherry Hill, NJ
13. NICHOLAS, Christos Silver Spring, MD
14. POPOWSKI, Thomas Wood-Ridge, NJ
15. RUTE, Stephen Pittsburgh, PA
16. SNICHELOTTO, Massimiliano Kansas City, KS
17. STRACK-GROSE, Conrad Seattle, WA
18. WILSON, James Huntington Beach, CA

Average Age: ? Veterans: 0 Rookies: 18

Head Coach: Marty Minter Washington, DC (hearing)

Results: 5th out of 8 countries

USA v. Holland, L 9-0
USA v. Ireland, W 2-0 (Snichelotto, Brooks)
USA v. West Germany, L 7-1 (?)

Group A (W-L-T)

Holland 2-0-1
West Germany 2-1-0
USA 1-2-0
Ireland 0-2-1

Group B (W-L-T)

Italy 3-0-0
Great Britain 2-1-0
Columbia 1-2-0
Japan 0-3-0

5th - 6th Place

USA v. Columbia, W 5-0 (Strack-Grose, Meredith III, Duarte, Brooks, ?)

Final Standings:

1. Italy
2. Great Britain
3. West Germany
4. Holland
5. USA
6. Columbia
7. Ireland
8. Japan

1989 - Christchurch, New Zealand (Beat Mexico (actually Mexico City club
team) 1-0 to Qualify, Vinny Velotta scored the winning goal)

Roster:

1. CARVAJAL, Guillermo 21 Groves, TX
2. CROSTA, Tony 24 Lanham, MD Co-Captain
3. DONOVAN, Robert 24 Maplewood, NJ
4. EDINGTON, John 20 Del Mar, CA
5. ENYART, James 22 Raytown, MO
6. GENTZKE, Ken 20 Honeoye, NY
7. GOLD, Elijah 18 Ithaca, NY
8. GWINN, Neil 23 Westminster, MD
9. KRING, Tim 20 Bloomfield Hills, MI Co-Captain
10. KUBIAK, Grzegorz 29 Buffalo, NY
11. MacMASTER, Douglas 18 Rochester, NY
12. MELTZER, Chris 19 Sudbury, MA
13. MEREDITH III, David 27 Cherry Hill, NJ
14. SANCHEZ, John 24 Baltimore, MD
15. SCHEETZ, Dan 18 Canton, OH
16. VELOTTA, Vinny 19 North Babylon, NY

Average Age: 22 Veterans: 3 Rookies: 13

Head Coach: Mel Crissey San Antonio, TX (hearing)

Results: 7th out of 10 countries

USA v. Sweden, L 5-1 (Meltzer)
USA v. West Germany, L 8-0
USA v. Australia, W 6-1 (Crosta, Velotta, Gwinn, Meltzer, ?, ?)
USA v. Great Britain, L 8-0

Group A (W-L-T)

Ireland 3-0-1
Holland 2-0-2
Italy 2-1-1
South Korea 1-3-0
New Zealand 0-4-0

Group B (W-L-T)

Great Britain 3-0-1
West Germany 3-1-0
Sweden 2-1-1
USA 1-3-0
Australia 0-4-0

7th - 8th Place:

USA v. South Korea, W 2-1 (Edington, Gwinn)

Final Standings:

1. Great Britain
2. Ireland
3. Holland
4. West Germany
5. Sweden
6. Italy
7. USA
8. South Korea
9. Australia
10. New Zealand

1993 - Sofia, Bulgaria (No Qualifying rounds necessary)

Roster:

1. EDINGTON, John 24 San Diego, CA
2. FANNON, Steve 24 Minneapolis, MN
3. GOLD, Elijah 22 Ithaca, NY
4. GWINN, Neil 27 Baltimore, MD Captain
5. HERNANDEZ, Carlos 20 New Britain, CT
6. MAHNICK, Ron 18? PA
7. MAJERI, Chris 19 Libertyville, IL
8. MEREDITH III, David 31 Cherry Hill, NJ
9. NICHOLAS, Christos 28 Bethesda, MD
10. SANCHEZ, John 28 Baltimore, MD
11. SCHEETZ, Dan 22 Canton, OH
12. SHEPPACK, Dan 20? PA
13. TARDUGNO, John 29? Trenton, NJ
14. VELOTTA, Vinny 23 North Babylon, NY
15. WELLS, Tom 23 Temple Hills, MD

Average Age: 24 Veterans: 8 Rookies: 7

Head Coach: Tony Crosta Danville, KY (deaf)

Results: 8th out of 12 countries

USA v. Ireland, T 0-0
USA v. France, T 0-0

Group A (W-L-T)

Belgium 2-0-0
Great Britain 1-1-0
Israel 0-2-0

Group B (W-L-T)

Czech/Slovakia 2-0-0
Bulgaria 0-1-1
Iran 0-1-1

Group C (W-L-T)

Greece 2-0-0
Spain 1-1-0
South Korea 0-2-0

Group D (W-L-T)

France 1-0-1
USA 0-0-2
Ireland 0-1-1

Quarterfinal for 5th to 8th places

USA v. Bulgaria, L 4-0

7th - 8th place

USA v. Spain, L 4-2 (Velotta-2)

Final Standings:

1. Greece
2. Czech/Slovakia
3. Belgium
4. France
5. Great Britain
6. Bulgaria
7. Spain
8. USA
9. Ireland
10. Israel
11. South Korea
12. Iran

1997 - Copenhagen, Denmark (No Qualifying rounds necessary)

Roster:

1. GOLD, Elijah 26 Ithaca, NY Co-Captain
2. GUNTHER, Eric 22? Coram, NY
3. HERNANDEZ, Carlos 24 New Britain, CT
4. KANOYA, Tyson 25 Crestwood, MO
5. KATAKURA, Jared 21? Honolulu, HI
6. LEWIS, Michael 20 Catlettsburg, KY
7. MAJERI, Chris 23 Libertyville, IL
8. MANNING, Larry 28 Massapequa, NY
9. MOYER, Adam 19 Cranberry, PA
10. NICHOLAS, Christos 32 Bethesda, MD
11. SANCHEZ, John 32 Baltimore, MD
12. SHARP, Dave 26 New Holland, PA Co-Captain
13. STRACK-GROSE, Conrad 37 New Gloucester, ME
14. TAYLOR, Frank 23? Wallingford, CT
15. TOTH, Yuri 31 Tucson, AZ
16. VELOTTA, Vinny 27 North Babylon, NY
17. ZAHRADNIK, Michael 20 Rolla, MO

Average Age: 26 Veterans: 7 Rookies: 10

Head Coach: Bill Charlton Paoli, PA (hearing)
Assistant Coach: Beth Schaeffer Washington, DC (hearing)

Results: 15th out of 16 countries

USA v. Greece, T 1-1 (Toth)
USA v. France, L 2-1 (Manning)
USA v. Turkey, L 7-0

Group A (W-L-T)

Germany 2-1-0
Denmark 2-1-0
Slovakia 2-1-0
Kuwait 0-3-0

Group B (W-L-T)

Italy 3-0-0
Czech 2-1-0
Romania 1-2-0
South Korea 0-3-0

Group C (W-L-T)

Ireland 2-0-1
Russia 1-0-2
Argentina 1-2-0
Belgium 0-2-1

Group D (W-L-T)

Turkey 3-0-0
France 1-1-1
Greece 0-1-2
USA 0-2-1

9th to 15th places, 1st round

Slovakia v. Argentina, 3-0
Kuwait v. Belgium, 0-3
South Korea v. Greece, 1-3
USA bye

9th to 15th places, 2nd round

Slovakia v. Greece, 1-2
USA v. Belgium, L 9-2 (Manning, Moyer)
Argentina v. South Korea, 5-1
Kuwait bye

Final Standings:

1. Turkey
2. France
3. Denmark
4. Germany
5. Czech
6. Italy
7. Russia
8. Ireland
9. Greece
10. Slovakia
11. Argentina
12. South Korea
13. Belgium
14. Kuwait
15. USA
16. Romania (disqualified after group play for using a hearing player)

2001 - Rome, Italy (No Qualifying rounds necessary)

Roster:

1. AMISSAH, Mark 35 Chicago, IL
2. BUJAK, Matt 18 Philadelphia, PA
3. CHEAH, Edward 33 Washington, DC
4. GOLD, Elijah 30 Ithaca, NY Co-Captain
5. HANSEN, Mike 24 Rolla, MO
6. HERNANDEZ, Carlos 28 New Britain, CT
7. HIGGINS, Mike 17 Potomac, MD
8. IDLER, Matt 26 Boulder Creek, CA
9. KANOYA, Tyson 29 Crestwood, MO
10. LAWSON, Mike 18 Wall, NJ
11. MACIAS, Edgardo 22 Bronx, NY
12. MANNING, Larry 32 Massapequa, NY Co-Captain
13. NICHOLAS, Christos 36 Bethesda, MD
14. REIHER, Josh 19 Mequon, WI
15. SANCHEZ, John 36 Baltimore, MD
16. SLATE, Donald 19 Auburndale, MA
17. SOROKIN, Mark 19 West Hartford, CT
18. STEPHEN, Larry 22 Marlboro, MA
19. SWOPE, John 18? Enola, PA
20. TOTH, Yuri 35 Tucson, AZ
21. UHRIN, Janos 32 Columbus, OH
22. WELLS, Tom 31 Gambrills, MD

Average Age: 26 Veterans: 9 Rookies: 13

Head Coach: Conrad Strack-Grose New Gloucester, ME (deaf)
Assistant Coach: Larry Musa Big Spring, TX (deaf)

Results: 10th out of 16 countries

USA v. Algeria, T 3-3 (Manning-2, Higgins)
Starters: Slate (Hernandez), Idler, Gold, Uhrin, Hansen, Swope (Wells),
Manning, Reiher, Lawson, Stephen (Higgins), Sorokin

USA v. Italy, W 2-1 (Manning, Reiher)
Starters: Hernandez, Idler, Gold, Reiher, Uhrin, Hansen (Nicholas),
Stephen (Wells), Manning, Lawson, Higgins, Sorokin

USA v. Spain, L 2-0
Starters: Hernandez, Idler, Gold, Uhrin, Hansen (Nicholas), Wells
(Stephen), Manning, Reiher, Lawson, Higgins, Sorokin

Group A (W-L-T)

Italy 2-1-0
Spain 2-1-0
USA 1-1-1
Algeria 0-2-1

Group B (W-L-T)

Ireland 2-0-1
Ukraine 2-0-1
Denmark 1-0-2
Malaysia 0-3-0

Group C (W-L-T)

Germany 3-0-0
Argentina 1-1-1
Iran 1-2-0
Turkey 0-2-1

Group D (W-L-T)

Greece 2-0-1
France 1-1-1
Uzbekistan 1-1-1
Croatia 0-2-1

Quarterfinal for 9th to 12th place

USA v. Iran, W forfeit (an Iranian player was caught wearing a hearing-aid
on the field just before halftime by Larry Manning)
Starters: Hernandez, Idler, Hansen, Nicholas, Uhrin, Stephen, Manning,
Reiher, Lawson, Higgins, Sorokin

9th - 10th place

USA v. Uzbekistan, L 2-1 in sudden death overtime (Macias)
Starters: Hernandez, Idler, Gold, Amissah (Bujak), Reiher, Cheah (Wells),
Manning, Lawson, Higgins, Macias (Toth), Sorokin

Final Standings:

1. Italy
2. Germany
3. Ireland
4. Greece
5. Spain
6. Ukraine
7. France
8. Argentina
9. Uzbekistan
10. USA
11. Iran
12. Denmark
13. Turkey
14. Croatia
15. Algeria
16. Malaysia

2005 - Melbourne, Australia (Qualified by default)

Roster - Women:
1. Anders, Reagan 24 Huntington Beach, Ca
2. Badami, Amy 16 Santee, Ca
3. Banks-Gough, Nicole 27 West Jordan, Ut
4. King, Kay 26 Miami, Fl
5. Beechy, Kelli 24 Salem, Or
6. Bloms, Austra 30 Portland, Or
7. Buckley, Jennifer 22 Macedon, Ny
8. Coppedge, Erin 25 Annapolis, Md
9. Cressy, Emily 16 Ventura, Ca
10. Dolich, Lindsey 22 Alameda, Ca
11. Fields, Jennifer 21 Covington, La
12. Grover, Stephanie 29 Scottsdale, Az
13. Hoerner, Betsy 31 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
14. Hostetler, Devon 21 Portsmouth, RI
15. Johnston, Megan 24 Phoenix, AZ
16. Romano, Katie 18 Bartlett, IL
17. Silvestri, Mary 26 Danbury, CT
18. Sorkin, Elizabeth 24 Elk Grove, CA
19. Keeler, Virginia 17 Ann Arbor, MI
20. Walker, Tracy 30 Orange County, CA

Average Age: 24 Veterans: 0 Rookies: 20

Head Coach: John Sisterson Santa Barbara, CA (hearing)
Assistant Coach: Ken McDonald, Pensacola, FL (hearing)

Results: World Champions defeating Russia 3 to 0 (First time for a
Women's Bracket)

Roster - Men:
1. AUCKLAND, Jordan 21 Ellensburg, WA
2. EBY, Matthew 20 Gap, PA
3. GOLD, Elijah 34 Washington, DC
4. GROSS, Joel 24 Carlisle, OH
5. HAMSTRA, Chris 25 Cape Coral, FL
6. HIGGINS, Mike 21 Potomac, MD
7. HOLTGRAVE, Trevor 27 Fort Wayne, IN
8. LAWSON, Mike 21 Wall, NJ
9. MANNING, Larry 36 Massapequa, NY
10. MICHEL, Bobby 26 Baltimore, MD
11. NEIL, Francis 20 Dallas, TX
12. NICHOLAS, Christos 40 Boyds, MD
13. NOLL, Ken 33 Edwardsville, IL
14. RAMEY, Adam 19 Cardiff, CA
15. REIHER, Josh 22 Mequon, WI
16. ROWSE, David 21 Seattle, WA
17. SLATE, Donald 22 Auburndale, MA
18. SOROKIN, Mark 22 West Hartford, CT

Average Age: 25 Veterans: 9 Rookies: 13

Head Coach: Peter R. Cornell Atlanta, GA (hearing)
Assistant Coach: Kyle Cornell Atlanta, GA (hearing)

Results: 9 out of 16 countries

USA 3-0 Ghana (forfeit)
USA 1-2 Turkey
USA 1-4 Italy
USA 2-0 Greece
USA 1-0 Czech Republic

2009 - Taipei, Taiwan (Qualifying?)

PLAYERS OF DISTINCTION:
Most Deaflympic Games:

5 - GOLD, Elijah (1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005) also played Hockey in
1991, 1995, 1999
5 - NICHOLAS, Christos (1985, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2005)
4 - SANCHEZ, John (1989, 1993, 1997, 2001)
3 - HERNANDEZ, Carlos (1993, 1997, 2001)
3 - MANNING, Larry (1997, 2001, 2005)
3 - MEREDITH III, David (1985, 1989, 1993) NOTE: also on 1981 team
that failed to Qualify
3 - TOTH, Yuri (1997, 2001, 2005)
3 - VELOTTA, Vinny (1989, 1993, 1997)
2 - CROSTA, Tony (1985, 1989) NOTE: also coach for 1993 team
2 - EDINGTON, John (1989, 1993)
2 - GWINN, Neil (1989, 1993)
2 - HANSEN/ZAHRADNIK, Mike (1997, 2001)
2 - HIGGINS, Mike (2001, 2005)
2 - KANOYA, Tyson (1997, 2001)
2 - KRING, Tim (1985, 1989)
2 - LAWSON, Mike (2001, 2005)
2 - MAJERI, Chris (1993, 1997)
2 - REIHER, Josh (2001, 2005)
2 - SCHEETZ, Dan (1989, 1993)
2 - SLATE, Donald (2001, 2005)
2 - SOROKIN, Mark (2001, 2005)
2 - STRACK-GROSE, Conrad (1985, 1997) NOTE: also coach for 2001
team
2 - WELLS, Tom (1993, 2001)
The rest of the players are a 1-time Deaflympic

Youngest Player: age 16
KRING, Tim (1985)

Oldest Player: age 40
NICHOLAS, Christos (2005)

Scorers:

5 - MANNING, Larry (1997-2, 2001-3)
3 - VELOTTA, Vinny (1989-1, 1993-2)
2 - BROOKS, John (1985)
2 - GWINN, Neil (1989)
2 - MELTZER, Chris (1989)
1 - HEACOCK, Bill (1965)
1 - VOGEL, Erwin (1965)
1 - DUARTE, Joseph (1985)
1 - MEREDITH III, David (1985)
1 - SNICHELOTTO, Massimiliano (1985)
1 - STRACK-GROSE, Conrad (1985)
1 - CROSTA, Tony (1989) Goalkeeper!
1 - EDINGTON, John (1989)
1 - MOYER, Adam (1997)
1 - TOTH, Yuri (1997)
1 - HIGGINS, Mike (2001)
1 - MACIAS, Edgardo (2001)
1 - REIHER, Josh (2001)
2 - UNKNOWN (1985)
2 - UNKNOWN (1989)

Scored goal in first appearance:

MELTZER, Chris (1989)
TOTH, Yuri (1997)
HIGGINS, Mike (2001)
MACIAS, Edgardo (2001