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Archery at the Island Games

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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]

Events

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Event II
1987
III
1989
IV
1991
V
1993
VI
1995
VII
1997
VIII
1999
IX
2001
X
2003
XI
2005
XII
2007
XIII
2009
XIV
2011
XV XVI
2015
XVII
2017
XVIII XIX
2023
Current events
Recurve
Single WA 1440
(formerly FITA) recurve
X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Recurve knockout X X X X X X X X
Recurve 720 X X X X X n
Compound
Single WA 1440
(formerly FITA) compound
X X X X X X X X X X X X
Compound knockout X X X X X X X X
Compound 720 X X X X X n
Past events
Double FITA X X X

n = non medal competition

Overall medal table

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Single FITA Recurve 9  Faroe Islands 20  Faroe Islands
Recurve Knockout 4  Faroe Islands 15  Faroe Islands
Recurve 720 3  Faroe Islands 7  Faroe Islands
Single FITA Compound 19  Faroe Islands 36  Faroe Islands
Compound Knockout 12  Faroe Islands 21  Faroe Islands
Compound 720 5  Faroe Islands 8  Faroe Islands
Double FITA 3  Guernsey  Malta 5  Åland  Guernsey

Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) recurve

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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

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Single FITA Recurve 9
7
 Faroe Islands
 IOW
20
17
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey

Results

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Year Games Host Event
Gold Silver Bronze
1993 V  IOW Men
Women
Team
 Jersey NGR
 IOW NGR
 IOW NGR
 Åland
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Isle of Man
 Isle of Man
 Saaremaa
 Jersey
1995 VI  Gibraltar Men
Women
Team
 Jersey NGR
 IOW
 IOW
 Åland
 Shetland
 Jersey
 Shetland
 Shetland
 Shetland
1997 VII  Jersey Men
Women
Team
 Åland
 IOW
 IOW
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Shetland
 Shetland
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Faroe Islands
1999 VIII  Gotland Men
Women
Team
 Shetland
 Guernsey
 Shetland
 Åland
 Guernsey
 IOW
 Jersey
 Gotland
 Guernsey
2001 IX  Isle of Man Men
Women
Team
 Shetland
 Guernsey
 Shetland
 Faroe Islands
 Shetland
 IOW
 Åland
 Jersey
 Faroe Islands
2003 X  Guernsey Men
Women
Team
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Isle of Man NGR
 Jersey
 Åland
 Isle of Man
 Shetland
 Shetland
 IOW
 IOW
2005 XI  Shetland Men
Women
Team
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Jersey
 Faroe Islands
 Orkney Islands
 IOW
 Orkney Islands
 Shetland
 Isle of Man
 Shetland
2007 XII  Rhodes Men
Women
Team
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Rhodes
 Rhodes
 Rhodes
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey [2]
Anglesey Ynys Môn
2009 XIII  Åland Men
Women
Team
Menorca Menorca
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Rhodes
 Rhodes
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Åland
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Men
Women
Team
 Orkney Islands
 Åland NGR
 Faroe Islands
 IOW
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Åland
2015 XVI  Jersey Men
Women
Team
Menorca Menorca NGR [3]
 Guernsey [3]
 IOW
 Rhodes [3]
 Isle of Man [3]
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands [3]
 Åland [3]
 Åland
2017 XVII  Gotland Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Åland
 Faroe Islands
 Åland
 Faroe Islands
2023 XIX  Guernsey Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Gotland
 Faroe Islands
 Bermuda
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Åland Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey

Recurve knockout

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Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.

Top medalists

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Single FITA Recurve 4
3
 Faroe Islands
 Åland Islands
15
10
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey

Results

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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
Anglesey 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
Anglesey 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 Menorca
 Guernsey
 Åland
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
Menorca 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 Menorca
 Åland
 Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
Menorca Menorca
 Åland
 Jersey
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
Menorca Menorca
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
2023 XIX  Guernsey Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
Mixed Head to Head
 Åland Islands
 Gotland
 Falkland Islands
 Gotland
 Falkland Islands
 Jersey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Bermuda
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey

Recurve 720

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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
Anglesey Ynys Môn
 Faroe Islands
2007 XII  Rhodes Men's 720
Women's 720
 Faroe Islands
 Rhodes
Anglesey 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
2017 XVII  Gotland Men's 720
Women's 720
 Åland
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Åland
 Faroe Islands
 Falkland Islands

Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) compound

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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

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Single FITA Compound 19
5
 Faroe Islands
 IOM
36
18
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey

Results

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Year Games Host Event
Gold Silver Bronze
1995 VI  Gibraltar Men
Women
 IOW
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey
1997 VII  Jersey Men
Women
Team
 IOW
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Faroe Islands
 IOW
 IOW
1999 VIII  Gotland Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Isle of Man
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man
 Jersey
 Guernsey

2001 IX  Isle of Man Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
 Jersey
2003 X  Guernsey Men
Women
Team
 Jersey
 Shetland
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man
2005 XI  Shetland Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Shetland
 Shetland
 Guernsey [2]
 IOW
 Guernsey [2]
2009 XIII  Åland Men
Women
Team
 Shetland NGR [5]
 Isle of Man NGR
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man
 Orkney Islands
 Shetland [5]
 Shetland [5]
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Isle of Man NGR
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Shetland
 Gotland
 Isle of Man
 Jersey
2015 XVI  Jersey Men
Women
Team
 IOW
 Isle of Man NGR [3]
 Faroe Islands
 Orkney Islands
 Jersey [3]
 IOW
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey [3]
 Guernsey
2017 XVII  Gotland Men
Women
Team
 Gotland
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Gotland
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Gotland
2023 XIX  Guernsey Men
Women
Team
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Orkney
 Isle of Man
 Isle of Man
 Isle of Man
 Guernsey
 Guernsey

Compound knockout

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Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.

Top Medalists

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Single FITA Recurve 12
6
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
21
13
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey  Isle of Man

Results

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Year Games Host Event
Gold Silver Bronze
2003 X  Guernsey Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Guernsey
 Shetland
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 IOW
 Jersey
2005 XI  Shetland Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Jersey
 Isle of Man NGR
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man
 Shetland
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey
2007 XII  Rhodes Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey
 Shetland
 Shetland
 Guernsey
 Isle of Man
 Guernsey
2009 XIII  Åland Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Faroe Islands NGR
 Isle of Man
 Orkney Islands NGR[5]
Menorca Menorca
 Isle of Man
 Faroe Islands
Menorca Menorca
 Guernsey
 Shetland [5]
2011 XIV  Isle of Wight Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Gotland
 Jersey
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Isle of Man
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 IOW
2015 XVI  Jersey Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey [4]
 Faroe Islands
 Gotland
 Guernsey [4]
 Jersey
 IOW
 Isle of Man
 Isle of Man
2017 XVII  Gotland Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Gotland
 Guernsey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
2023 XIX  Guernsey Men's Head to Head
Women's Head to Head
Team Head to Head
Mixed Head to head
 Faroe Islands
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
 Jersey
 Isle of Man
 Guernsey
 Jersey
 Guernsey
 Faroe Islands
 Isle of Man

Compound 720

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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 605
 Jersey NGR
 IOW
 Guernsey
 IOW
 Jersey
2017 XVII  Gotland Men's 720
Women's 720
 Gotland
 Guernsey
 Gotland
 Faroe Islands
 Faroe Islands
 Guernsey

Double FITA

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Notes

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  • NGR in tables indicates New Games Record

References

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  1. ^ "International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws" (PDF). Island Games.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "All the medal success at the Rhodes 2007 Island Games for the Bailiwick Islands". BBC.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Medals start to stack up". archerygb.org.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ a b c d e "Island Games 2015: Archers and cyclists win medals". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Fourth medal in games as archers secure bronze in event won by Orkney". The Shetland Times. 2 July 2009.