 | |
| Host | 
Jersey |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 islands |
| Athletes | 3,000 |
| Events | 14 sports |
| Opening | 27 June 2015 |
| Closing | 3 July 2015 |
| Opened by | William Bailhache |
| Main venue | FB Fields |
| Website |
www |
The XVI Island Games (also known as the 2015 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. [1] This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1997.
The week long event saw around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands [2] take part in 14 sports. [3] The official mascot of the games was a real life infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lives at Durrell Wildlife Park in Trinity, Jersey. [4]
Participating islands
24 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. [5]
Sports
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
Archery (12) ()
Athletics (42) ()
Badminton (6) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Cycling (20) ()
-
Mountain biking (8) -
Road (4)
-
Time trial (4)
-
Town centre criterium (4)
-
Football (2) ()
Golf (4) ()- Sailboarding (2) ()
Sailing (3) ()
Shooting (62) ()
Swimming (42) ()
Table tennis (6) ()
Tennis (7) ()
Triathlon (4) ()-
Volleyball
-
Beach volleyball (2) () -
Indoor volleyball (2) ()
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Medal table
* Host nation ( Jersey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jersey* | 50 | 53 | 30 | 133 |
| 2 | 
Isle of Man | 34 | 27 | 29 | 90 |
| 3 | 
Guernsey | 28 | 25 | 42 | 95 |
| 4 | 
Faroe Islands | 18 | 18 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 | 
Gotland | 17 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 | 
Cayman Islands | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | 
Isle of Wight | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | 
Saare County | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 | 
Western Isles | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | 
Shetland | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 | 
Gibraltar | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 | 
Bermuda | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 |
Ynys Môn | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 | 
Åland | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 | 
Menorca | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 | 
Hitra | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 | 
Sark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | 
Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 
Greenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 
Orkney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 | 
Falkland Islands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 
Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 
Alderney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frøya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 218 | 215 | 220 | 653 | |
References
- ^ "Jersey.com page about the games". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics from the official website". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "The sports section of the official website". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Indigo's page on the Durrell website". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Participating Islands to Jersey 2015". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Official Medal Table
External links
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| |
| Host |
Jersey |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 islands |
| Athletes | 3,000 |
| Events | 14 sports |
| Opening | 27 June 2015 |
| Closing | 3 July 2015 |
| Opened by | William Bailhache |
| Main venue | FB Fields |
| Website |
www |
The XVI Island Games (also known as the 2015 NatWest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was held in Jersey, Channel Islands, from 27 June to 3 July 2015. [1] This was the second time that the island has hosted the games, the first being in 1997.
The week long event saw around 3,000 competitors from 24 islands [2] take part in 14 sports. [3] The official mascot of the games was a real life infant silverback gorilla named Indigo who lives at Durrell Wildlife Park in Trinity, Jersey. [4]
Participating islands
24 island entities of the IIGA, from Europe, South Atlantic and the Caribbean area, competed in these Games. [5]
Sports
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
-
Archery (12) ()
-
Athletics (42) ()
-
Badminton (6) ()
-
Basketball (2) ()
-
Cycling (20) ()
-
Mountain biking (8)
-
Road (4)
-
Time trial (4)
-
Town centre criterium (4)
-
-
Football (2) ()
-
Golf (4) ()
- Sailboarding (2) ()
-
Sailing (3) ()
-
Shooting (62) ()
-
Swimming (42) ()
-
Table tennis (6) ()
-
Tennis (7) ()
-
Triathlon (4) ()
-
Volleyball
-
Beach volleyball (2) ()
-
Indoor volleyball (2) ()
-
Medal table
* Host nation ( Jersey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jersey* | 50 | 53 | 30 | 133 |
| 2 |
Isle of Man | 34 | 27 | 29 | 90 |
| 3 |
Guernsey | 28 | 25 | 42 | 95 |
| 4 |
Faroe Islands | 18 | 18 | 24 | 60 |
| 5 |
Gotland | 17 | 8 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 |
Cayman Islands | 14 | 11 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 |
Isle of Wight | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 |
Saare County | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| 9 |
Western Isles | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 |
Shetland | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 11 |
Gibraltar | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 12 |
Bermuda | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 |
Ynys Môn | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 14 |
Åland | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 |
| 15 |
Menorca | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 16 |
Hitra | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 17 |
Sark | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 |
Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |
Greenland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |
Orkney | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 |
Falkland Islands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 |
Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 |
Alderney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Frøya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (24 entries) | 218 | 215 | 220 | 653 | |
References
- ^ "Jersey.com page about the games". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Statistics from the official website". Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "The sports section of the official website". Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Indigo's page on the Durrell website". Archived from the original on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ "Participating Islands to Jersey 2015". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
- ^ Official Medal Table
External links