A number of deaf people have competed in the modern Olympic Games, with the earliest known being Oskar Wetzell, a Finnish diver who competed in the 1908 Olympics in London.
In some cases, adaptations have been made to accommodate deaf athletes.
This is also held every four years, and some of the people listed in this article will have also competed there).
The table below shows Deaf athletes known to have competed in the Olympics.
To qualify for the Deaflympics, "athletes must have a hearing loss of at least 55db in their 'better ear'.