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| Host |  Åland |
|---|---|
| Teams | 25 islands |
| Events | 14 |
| Opening | June 27, 2009 |
| Closing | July 4, 2009 |
| 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 14 different sports.
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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 |  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
The 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
- ^ 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.
External links
This page was last edited on 2 November 2023, at 22:53