1995 Island Games

1995 Island Games
Host  Gibraltar
Teams participating 18 islands
Athletes participating 1214
Events 14
Opening ceremony July 15, 1995
Closing ceremony July 22, 1995
Main venue Victoria Stadium
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The 1995 Island Games were the sixth Island Games, and were held in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, from 15 July to 22 July 1995. The Government of Gibraltar furnished Lathbury Barracks with 1,000 bunkbeds to accommodate the competing athletes.[1] The Royal Navy had previously used the barracks as a training camp.[2]

Medal table

Key:

  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Jersey 37 30 32 99
2  Isle of Man 24 16 21 61
3  Guernsey 23 27 26 76
4  Isle of Wight 16 6 18 40
5  Gotland 10 17 13 40
6  Faroe Islands 10 14 15 39
7  Åland 8 12 14 34
8 Saaremaa 8 10 3 21
9  Gibraltar 5 7 10 22
10  Iceland 5 6 9 20
11  Orkney Islands 2 3 2 7
12  Greenland 2 0 0 2
13 Wales Ynys Môn/Anglesey 0 3 8 11
14  Shetland Islands 0 1 2 3
15  Alderney 0 0 0 0
Falkland Islands 0 0 0 0
 Frøya 0 0 0 0
 Sark 0 0 0 0

Sports

The sports chosen for the games were:

References

  1. Roebuck, Matthew. The Other Olympics. Autharium. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-78025-432-6. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. United States. Marine Corps. Media Branch (April 1993). Marines. Division of Public Affairs, Media Branch, HQMC. p. 19. Retrieved 8 May 2013.

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