1997 Island Games

1997 Island Games
Host  Jersey
Teams participating 20 islands
Athletes participating ~ 2000
Events 15
Opening ceremony June 14, 1997
Closing ceremony June 28, 1997
Officially opened by Elizabeth II
Main venue Springfield Stadium
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The 1997 Island Games were the seventh Island Games, and were held in Jersey, from June 14 to June 28, 1997.

Medal table

Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Jersey 75 47 48 170
2  Isle of Wight 22 14 14 50
3  Åland 20 13 8 41
4  Guernsey 18 39 39 96
5  Gotland 14 9 16 39
6  Isle of Man 13 26 20 59
7 Saaremaa 8 7 8 23
8  Faroe Islands 5 10 22 37
9  Shetland Islands 3 5 6 14
10  Orkney Islands 3 1 3 7
11 Wales Ynys Môn/Anglesey 2 3 9 14
12  Gibraltar 2 1 2 5
13  Greenland 2 1 1 4
14 Falkland Islands 0 2 5 9
15  Alderney 0 1 0 1
16  Iceland 0 0 1 1
17  Saint Helena 0 0 0 0
 Frøya 0 0 0 0
 Hitra 0 0 0 0
 Sark 0 0 0 0

Sports

The sports chosen for the games were:

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