2009 Island Games

Host|  Åland
Teams| 25 islands
Events| 14
Opening| June 27, 2009
Closing| July 4, 2009
Opened by| Tarja Halonen
Main venue| Wiklöf Holding Arena

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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.

## Participating Countries

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

* Åland Islands
* Alderney
* Bermuda
* Cayman Islands
* Falkland Islands
* Faroe Islands
* Frøya
* Gibraltar
* Gotland
* Greenland
* Guernsey
* Hitra
* Isle of Man
* Isle of Wight
* Jersey
* Menorca
* Orkney
* ~~Prince Edward Island~~
* Rhodes
* Saaremaa
* Sark
* Shetland
* Saint Helena
* Western Isles
* Ynys Môn

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)

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

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The sports chosen for the games were:

* Archery – see results
* Athletics (details) – 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

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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.

## External links

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* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Cycling
* Football
* Men
* Women
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Judo
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Volleyball

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Editions|

* Isle of Man 1985
* Guernsey 1987
* Faroe Islands 1989
* Åland 1991
* Isle of Wight 1993
* Gibraltar 1995
* Jersey 1997
* Gotland 1999
* Isle of Man 2001
* Guernsey 2003
* Shetland 2005
* Rhodes 2007
* Åland 2009
* Isle of Wight 2011
* Bermuda 2013
* Jersey 2015
* Gotland 2017
* Gibraltar 2019
* Guernsey 2023
* Orkney 2025

Sports|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Bowls
* Cycling
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Judo
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Squash
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

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