# 2011 Island Games

The XIV Island Games (also known as the 2011 Natwest Island Games for sponsorship reasons) were 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 were 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, which is indigenous to the Isle of Wight.

## The Games
### Participating teams

24 islands competed in the 2011 Island Games. The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of competitors from each country. A grand total of 2,306 athletes attended the games, with 555 officials.
* Åland Islands (120 athletes)
* Alderney (34)
* Bermuda (102)
* Cayman Islands (70)
* Falkland Islands (43)
* Faroe Islands (100)
* Frøya (18)
* Gibraltar (140)
* Gotland (132)
* Greenland (74)
* Guernsey (210)
* Hitra (46)
* Isle of Man (189)
* Isle of Wight (Host) (252)
* Jersey (199)
* Menorca (125)
* Orkney (40)
* Rhodes (70)
* Saaremaa (110)
* Sark (11)
* Shetland Islands (82)
* St Helena (8)
* Western Isles (66)
* Ynys Môn (65)
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.
* Archery (12) (details)
* Athletics (41) (details)
* Badminton (6) (details)
* Basketball (2) (details)
* Cycling (18) (details)
* Football (2) (details)
* Golf (2) (details)
* Sailing (5) (details)
* Shooting (36) (details)
* Squash (6) (details)
* Swimming (43) (details)
* Table tennis (6) (details)
* Tennis (7) (details)
* Volleyball (2) (details)
* Windsurfing (2) (details)

### Calendar

| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| June/July | June/July | 25th Sat | 26th Sun | 27th Mon | 28th Tue | 29th Wed | 30th Thu | 1st Fri |
| Ceremonies | 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

* Host nation (Isle of Wight)
| 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 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| 7 | Gotland | 9 | 12 | 21 | 42 |
| 8 | Menorca | 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 | Anglesey | 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 |
| 19 | Rhodes | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (20 entries) | Totals (20 entries) | 190 | 191 | 199 | 580 |