Archery at the Island Games
Archery is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. There have been men's, women's and team events at almost every games since 1987. Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA (formerly FITA - Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc).
Recurve Individual
- Men - 4 competitors per Island
- Women - 2 competitors per Island
Recurve Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Compound Individual
- Men - 4 competitors per Island
- Women - 2 competitors per Island
Compound Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Minimum age 13 on day of opening ceremony.[1]
Overall medal table
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 7 |  IOW |
15 |  Faroe Islands  Shetland |
| Recurve Knockout | 4 | Faroe Islands |
10 | Faroe Islands |
| Recurve 720 | 3 | Faroe Islands |
7 | Faroe Islands |
| Single FITA Compound | 16 | Faroe Islands |
32 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound Knockout | 8 | Faroe Islands |
15 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound 720 | 5 | Faroe Islands |
8 | Faroe Islands |
| Double FITA | 3 |  Guernsey  Malta |
5 |  Åland Guernsey |
Single FITA recurve
Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.
Top medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 7 6 |
IOW Faroe Islands |
15 | Faroe Islands Shetland |
Results
Recurve knockout
Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.
Top medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 4 2 |
Faroe Islands  IOM IOW  Rhodes Shetland  Ynys Môn |
10 6 |
Faroe Islands Guernsey IOM  Jersey |
Results
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2003 | X | Guernsey |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
IOW IOM Shetland NGR |
Jersey IOM Jersey |
 Orkney Islands Jersey Guernsey |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
Ynys Môn Shetland Faroe Islands |
Faroe Islands IOM Shetland |
IOW IOW Orkney Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
Rhodes Rhodes Ynys Môn |
IOM Faroe Islands Faroe Islands |
Faroe Islands IOM Orkney Islands |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
IOM Faroe Islands Faroe Islands |
Faroe Islands Rhodes Rhodes |
 Menorca Guernsey Åland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
Menorca Åland Faroe Islands |
Faroe Islands Guernsey Jersey |
 Gotland Gotland Åland |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey |
Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head |
Jersey [4] Guernsey [4] IOW |
 Falkland Islands Guernsey [4] Jersey |
Menorca Åland Guernsey |
Recurve 720
Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2005 | XI | Shetland |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands NGR IOW NGR |
Shetland Shetland |
Ynys Môn Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands Rhodes |
Ynys Môn Faroe Islands |
Rhodes Guernsey [2] |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Orkney Islands NGR Åland NGR |
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands |
Gotland Guernsey |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands NGR Jersey |
Rhodes Guernsey |
Jersey Åland |
Single FITA compound
Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.
Top Medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Compound | 16 5 |
Faroe Islands IOM |
32 16 |
Faroe Islands Jersey |
Results
Compound knockout
Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.
Top Medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 8 3 |
Faroe Islands Jersey |
15 9 |
Faroe Islands Guernsey IOM |
Results
Compound 720
Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2005 | XI | Shetland |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands NGR IOM NGR |
Jersey IOM |
Shetland Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands Faroe Islands |
Guernsey [2] Shetland |
Guernsey [2] IOW |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands IOM |
Faroe Islands Jersey |
Faroe Islands IOM |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey |
Men's 720 Women's 720 |
Faroe Islands NGR Jersey NGR |
IOW Guernsey |
IOW Jersey |
Double FITA
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 1987 | II | Guernsey |
Men Women Team |
Malta Malta Malta |
Åland Ynys Môn Guernsey |
Malta IOW IOW |
| 1989 | III | Faroe Islands |
Men Women Team |
Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey |
Åland Ynys Môn IOM |
IOW Shetland IOW |
| 1991 | IV | Åland |
Men Women Team |
Åland NGR  Saaremaa Åland |
Åland Ynys Môn Jersey |
Faroe Islands Shetland Guernsey |
Notes
- NGR in tables indicates New Games Record
References
- ↑ "International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "All the medal success at the Rhodes 2007 Island Games for the Bailiwick Islands.". BBC.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Medals start to stack up". archerygb.org.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Island Games 2015: Archers and cyclists win medals". BBC.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Fourth medal in games as archers secure bronze in event won by Orkney". The Shetland Times.
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