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.
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Host | ![]() |
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Teams | 25 islands |
Events | 14 |
Opening | June 27, 2009 |
Closing | July 4, 2009 |
Opened by | Tarja Halonen |
Main venue | Wiklöf Holding Arena |
Participating Countries
edit24 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
edit* Host nation (Åland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Faroe Islands | 34 | 23 | 24 | 81 |
2 | Isle of Man | 29 | 30 | 29 | 88 |
3 | Jersey | 24 | 37 | 19 | 80 |
4 | Guernsey | 21 | 12 | 27 | 60 |
5 | Gotland | 21 | 11 | 23 | 55 |
6 | Åland* | 16 | 19 | 18 | 53 |
7 | Bermuda | 14 | 6 | 12 | 32 |
8 | Menorca | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
9 | Cayman Islands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
10 | Saare County | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
11 | Isle of Wight | 4 | 6 | 8 | 18 |
12 | Gibraltar | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
13 | Rhodes | 3 | 8 | 7 | 18 |
14 | Shetland | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
15 | Greenland | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
16 | Orkney | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
17 | Western Isles | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Ynys Môn/Anglesey | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
19 | Hitra | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Sark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
21 | Alderney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Falkland Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Frøya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Totals (25 entries) | 198 | 190 | 216 | 604 |
Sports
editThe sports chosen for the games were:
- Archery – see results
- Athletics ( ) – see results
- Badminton – see results
- Basketball – see results
- Football – Football at the 2009 Island Games
- Golf – see results
- Gymnastics – see results
- Judo – see results
- Sailing – see results
- Shooting – see results
- Swimming – see results
- Table tennis – see results
- Tennis – see results
- Volleyball – see results
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Prince Edward Island resignation letter". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.