2011 Island Games

2011 Island Games

Host	Isle of Wight, England
Teams participating	24 islands
Athletes participating	2,306
Events	15
Opening ceremony	25 June 2011
Closing ceremony	1 July 2011
Officially opened by	Elizabeth II
Main venue	St. George's Park
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The XIV Island Games (also known as the 2011 Natwest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) was a major international multi-sport event held from 25 June to 1 July 2011, in the Isle of Wight, England. A total of 2,306 athletes from 24 islands competed in 15 sports and 190 events. The 2011 Island Games was the second Island Games to be hosted by the Isle of Wight (the fourth island to host multiple Games). Previously, the Isle of Wight hosted the 1993 Island Games.

The Games' mascot was a Red Squirrel, an animal indigenous to the Isle of Wight.

The Games

Participating teams

24 islands competed in the 2011 Island Games. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of competitors from each country. A grand total of 2,306 athletes attended the games, with 555 officials.

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Prince Edward Island were set to participate after missing out in 2009, but following a series of events including pulling out of contention for hosting the 2013 edition, the Island withdrew from all future editions of the Island Games and resigned from the International Island Games Association.

Sports

Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.

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Calendar

OC

Opening ceremony

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Event competitions

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Event finals

CC

Closing ceremony

June/July		25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	1st Fri
Ceremonies		OC						CC
Archery				2	2	2	2		8
Athletics			5	7	6	6	7	8	39
Badminton			●	1	●	●	●	5	6
Basketball			●	●	●	●	●	2	2
Cycling			2	2	2		2	2	10
Football			●	●	●		●	2	2
Golf					●	●	●	2	2
Sailing			●	●	●		1	2	3
Shooting			8	9	10	9	6	4	46
Squash			●	1	●	2	2	1	6
Swimming				11	11	10	11		43
Table tennis			●	●	1	●	●	5	6
Tennis			●	2	●	●	●	5	7
Volleyball			●	●	●	●	●	2	2
Windsurfing			●	●	●	●	●	4	4
Total Gold Medals			15	35	32	29	31	44	186
June/July		25th Sat	26th Sun	27th Mon	28th Tue	29th Wed	30th Thu	1st Fri	T

Medal table

Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Guernsey	40	42	25	107
2	Isle of Man	26	22	20	68
3	Jersey	23	30	30	83
4	Faroe Islands	20	20	15	55
5	Isle of Wight	17	15	21	53
6	Åland Islands	14	7	13	34
7	Gotland	9	12	21	42
8	Minorca	8	8	12	28
9	Cayman Islands	8	7	8	23
10	Shetland	7	4	4	15
11	Gibraltar	6	5	5	16
12	Saare County	4	5	7	16
13	Bermuda	3	5	10	18
14	Ynys Môn	2	2	0	4
15	Orkney	1	2	1	4
16	Western Isles	1	1	2	4
17	Sark	1	1	1	3
18	Hitra	0	1	2	3
19	Greenland	0	1	1	2
	Rhodes	0	1	1	2
Total		190	191	199	580

References

• Medal table

External links

• Island Games 2011
• Results