2009 Island Games
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| Host |
 Åland | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams participating | 25 islands | ||
| Events | 15 | ||
| Opening ceremony | June 27, 2009 | ||
| Closing ceremony | July 4, 2009 | ||
| Officially opened by | Tarja Halonen | ||
| Main venue | Wiklöf Holding Arena | ||
| |||
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 15 different sports.
Participating Countries
24 islands competed in the 2009 Island Games.[1] They were:
Prince Edward Island were 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
Key:
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Minorca | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 |
| 9 |  Cayman Islands | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 10 |  Saaremaa | 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 Islands | 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 |
Sports
The sports chosen for the games were:
- Archery - see results
- Athletics - see results
- Badminton - see results
- Basketball - see results
- Football - see results
- 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
See also
- Athletics at the 2009 Island Games
- Men's Football at the 2009 Island Games
- Women's Football at the 2009 Island Games
References
- ↑ List of Participating Islands from 2009 Island Games website, www.natwestislandgames2009.ax; retrieved 2009-06-08. Archived 2009-07-29.
- ↑ "Prince Edward Island resignation letter". Retrieved 16 June 2011.
External links
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