The XIII Island Games were held in Åland, Finland, June 27-July 4, 2009. For the 13th edition of the Games, 25 teams competed in 14 different sports.

2009 Island Games
Host Åland
Teams25 islands
Events14
OpeningJune 27, 2009
ClosingJuly 4, 2009
Opened byTarja Halonen
Main venueWiklöf Holding Arena
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Participating Countries

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24 islands competed in the 2009 Island Games.[1] They were:

Prince Edward Island was set to participate, but a lack of funding from their government caused their withdrawal from the event, and subsequent resignation from the International Island Games Association.[2]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Åland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Faroe Islands34232481
2  Isle of Man29302988
3  Jersey24371980
4  Guernsey21122760
5  Gotland21112355
6  Åland*16191853
7  Bermuda1461232
8  Menorca971127
9  Cayman Islands74314
10  Saare County691025
11  Isle of Wight46818
12  Gibraltar43815
13  Rhodes38718
14  Shetland21710
15  Greenland1438
16  Orkney1236
17  Western Isles1225
  Ynys Môn/Anglesey1225
19  Hitra0202
  Sark0202
21  Alderney0000
  Falkland Islands0000
  Frøya0000
  Prince Edward Island0000
  Saint Helena0000
Totals (25 entries)198190216604

Sports

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The sports chosen for the games were:

References

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  1. ^ List of Participating Islands Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine from 2009 Island Games website, www.natwestislandgames2009.ax; retrieved 2009-06-08. 2009-07-29.
  2. ^ "Prince Edward Island resignation letter". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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