The 1949 Summer Deaflympics (Danish: 1949 Sommer Deaflympics) officially known as the 6th Deaf Olympiad[1] (Danish: 6.

This event was hosted in Copenhagen, Denmark.

[2].This Deaflympics was held after 10 years since the last edition of the Deaflympics(1939) due to World War II.

Basketball and water polo were added as events for the first time in Deaflympics history.

The following countries participated in the 1949 Deaflympics:[3] *   Host nation (Denmark)