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2009 Island Games
Host Åland
Events14
Main venueWiklöf 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)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Faroe Islands34232481
2 Isle of Man29302988
3 Jersey24371980
4 Guernsey21122760
5 Gotland21112355
6 Åland*16191853
7 Bermuda1461232
8 Menorca971127
9 Cayman Islands74314
10 Saare County691025
11 Isle of Wight46818
12 Gibraltar43815
13 Rhodes38718
14 Shetland21710
15 Greenland1438
16 Orkney1236
17 Wales1225
 Western Isles1225
19 Hitra0202
 Sark0202
21 Alderney0000
 Falkland Islands0000
 Frøya0000
 Prince Edward Island0000
 Saint Helena0000
Totals (25 entries)198190216604

Sports

The sports chosen for the games were:

References

  1. ^ List of Participating Islands from 2009 Island Games website, www.natwestislandgames2009.ax Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2009-06-08. Archived 2009-07-29.
  2. ^ "Prince Edward Island resignation letter". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.