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2009 Island Games

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2009 Island Games
Host Åland
Teams25 islands
Events14
OpeningJune 27, 2009
ClosingJuly 4, 2009
Opened byTarja Halonen
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

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24 islands competed in the 2009 Island Games.[1] They were:

Prince Edward Island was 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

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  *   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 Western Isles1225
Wales Ynys Môn/Anglesey1225
19 Hitra0202
 Sark0202
21 Alderney0000
 Falkland Islands0000
 Frøya0000
 Prince Edward Island0000
 Saint Helena0000
Totals (25 entries)198190216604

Sports

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The sports chosen for the games were:

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Prince Edward Island resignation letter". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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