Volleyball at the Island Games

Volleyball is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Volleyball has been selected as a sport in every Island Games for both Men and Women since the games were started in 1985.

Beach Volleyball being introduced for the first time in 2007.

Volleyball [1]

  • A maximum of one Team per gender may be entered by each Member Island
  • Each team may have 12 competitors and 5 bench personnel
  • Age - 13 minimum

Beach Volleyball [1]

  • A maximum of one Team per gender may be entered by each Member Island
  • Each team comprises 2 competitors per Member Island
  • Age - 13 minimum

Events

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Event I
1985
II
1987
III
1989
IV
1991
V
1993
VI
1995
VII
1997
VIII
1999
IX
2001
X
2003
XI
2005
XII
2007
XIII
2009
XIV
2011
XV
2013
XVI
2015
XVII
2017
XVIII
2019
XIX
Men's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Women's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Men's beach volleyball X X X X X
Women's beach volleyball X X X X X

Top Medalists

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Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Volleyball 8   Saaremaa   Åland 14   Åland   Saaremaa
Women's Volleyball 7   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa 16   Faroe Islands
Men's Beach Volleyball 1   Cayman Islands   Gotland
  Saaremaa   Åland Islands
3   Gotland   Saaremaa
Women's Beach Volleyball 2   Menorca 4   Menorca

Volleyball

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Men's Volleyball

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Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I   Isle of Man   Åland   Iceland   Faroe Islands
1987 II   Guernsey   Åland   Faroe Islands   Gibraltar
1989 III   Faroe Islands   Faroe Islands   Guernsey   Iceland
1991 IV   Åland   Saaremaa   Åland   Faroe Islands
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Åland   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Åland   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands
1997 VII   Jersey   Åland   Saaremaa   Gotland
1999 VIII   Gotland   Åland   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Åland   Gotland   Saaremaa
2003 X   Guernsey   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Åland
2005 XI   Shetland   Saaremaa   Bermuda   Faroe Islands
2007 XII   Rhodes   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Rhodes
2009 XIII   Åland   Saaremaa   Åland   Greenland
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Åland
2013 XV   Bermuda   Saaremaa   Åland   Bermuda
2015 XVI   Jersey   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Åland
2017 XVII   Gotland   Åland   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands

Women's Volleyball

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Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I   Isle of Man   Åland   Faroe Islands   Iceland
1987 II   Guernsey   Faroe Islands   Guernsey   Åland
1989 III   Faroe Islands   Iceland   Faroe Islands   Åland
1991 IV   Åland   Saaremaa   Åland   Faroe Islands
1993 V   Isle of Wight   Saaremaa   Åland   Faroe Islands
1995 VI   Gibraltar   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Åland
1997 VII   Jersey   Saaremaa   Åland   Faroe Islands
1999 VIII   Gotland   Faroe Islands   Åland   Saaremaa
2001 IX   Isle of Man   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa   Guernsey
2003 X   Guernsey   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa   Greenland
2005 XI   Shetland   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa   Åland
2007 XII   Rhodes   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Menorca
2009 XIII   Åland   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa   Menorca
2011 XIV   Isle of Wight   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Menorca
2013 XV   Bermuda   Faroe Islands   Saaremaa   Greenland
2015 XVI   Jersey   Saaremaa   Faroe Islands   Menorca

Beach Volleyball

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Men's Beach Volleyball

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Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2007 XII   Rhodes   Cayman Islands   Gotland   Rhodes
2013 XV   Bermuda   Saaremaa   Cayman Islands [2]   Menorca
2015 XVI   Jersey   Gotland   Saaremaa   Jersey
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Åland Islands   Gotland   Saaremaa

Women's Beach Volleyball

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Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2007 XII   Rhodes   Menorca   Rhodes   Saaremaa
2013 XV   Bermuda   Menorca   Cayman Islands [2]   Gotland
2015 XVI   Jersey   Cayman Islands [3]   Saaremaa   Menorca
2019 XVIII   Gibraltar   Gotland   Menorca   Cayman Islands

References

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  1. ^ a b "IIGA bylaws" (PDF). IIGA.
  2. ^ a b "2013 NatWest Island Games - 46 medals for Cayman".[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Island Games athletes return with 33 medals". caymanreporter.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)