2009 Island Games

2009 Island Games

Host	Åland
Teams participating	25 islands
Events	14
Opening ceremony	June 27, 2009
Closing ceremony	July 4, 2009
Officially 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[]

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[]

  *   Host nation (Åland)

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	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	Wales	1	2	2	5
	Western Isles	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 nations)		198	190	216	604

Sports[]

The sports chosen for the games were:

References[]

External links[]

• Island Games 2009