# Games of the Small States of Europe

The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) is a biennial multi-sport event, launched by the Republic of San Marino, organized by and featuring the National Olympic Committees of nine European small states since 1985. The Games are held at the end of May or beginning of June and feature competition in nine Summer Olympic sports.

## Member countries

The games are organized by the members of the European Olympic Committees (EOC). From its initial forming at the 1984 Olympics through 2009, there were eight members; the group's ninth member (Montenegro) was admitted in 2009. Every member has a population of less than one million people (Cyprus is the only exception; however, its population was below one million in 1984). The participating countries are:
* Andorra
* Cyprus
* Iceland
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Montenegro*
* San Marino
(*) Montenegro became the ninth GSSE country on 1 June 2009.
The Faroe Islands are also seeking to compete at the Games; however, unlike the other participants, the Islands are neither an independent state (they are an autonomous part of Denmark) nor are they an EOC member.

## Editions

| No. | Year | Host City | Host Nation | Dates | Nations | Compet­itors | Sports | Events | Champions |
| 1 | 1985 | City of San Marino | San Marino | 23–26 May | 8 | 222 | 7 | 49 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 2 | 1987 | Monaco City | Monaco | 14–17 May | 8 | 468 | 9 | 66 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 3 | 1989 | Nicosia | Cyprus | 17–20 May | 8 | 675 | 8 | 75 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 4 | 1991 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | 21–25 May | 8 | 697 | 8 | 82 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 5 | 1993 | Valletta | Malta | 25–29 May | 8 | 690 | 8 | 87 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 6 | 1995 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 29 May – 3 June | 8 | 684 | 9 | 88 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 7 | 1997 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 2–7 June | 8 | 714 | 10 | 87 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 8 | 1999 | Vaduz | Liechtenstein | 24–29 May | 8 | 566 | 9 | 86 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 9 | 2001 | City of San Marino | San Marino | 29 May – 2 June | 8 | 658 | 11 | 101 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 10 | 2003 | Valletta | Malta | 2–7 June | 8 | 765 | 10 | 105 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 11 | 2005 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | 30 May – 4 June | 8 | 793 | 11 | 120 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 12 | 2007 | Monaco City | Monaco | 4–9 June | 8 | 1062 | 12 | 121 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 13 | 2009 | Various | Cyprus | 1–6 June | 8 | 843 | 9 | 120 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 14 | 2011 | Various | Liechtenstein | 30 May – 4 June | 9 | 750 | 9 | 113 | Cyprus (CYP) |
| 15 | 2013 | Luxembourg City | Luxembourg | 27 May – 1 June | 9 | 762 | 12 | 120 | Luxembourg (LUX) |
| 16 | 2015 | Reykjavík | Iceland | 27 May – 1 June | 9 | 789 | 11 | 120 | Iceland (ISL) |
| 17 | 2017 | City of San Marino | San Marino | 29 May – 3 June | 9 | 889 | 11 | 131 | Luxembourg (LUX) |
| 18 | 2019 | Budva | Montenegro | 27 May – 1 June | 9 | 846 | 10 | 113 | Luxembourg (LUX) |
| 19 | 2021 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics | Cancelled to avoid scheduling conflict with the rescheduled 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 19 | 2023 | Various | Malta | 28 May – 3 June | 9 | 835 | 10 | 125 | Malta (MLT) |
| 20 | 2025 | Andorra la Vella | Andorra | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
| 21 | 2027 | Monaco City | Monaco | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event | Future event |
* ↑ The majority of the events were hosted in Cyprus' capital city Nicosia, with other events taking place in Limassol and the National Park of Machairas.
* ↑ The games were held in nine different municipalities of Liechtenstein.

## List of sporting disciplines

Some sports consist of multiple disciplines. Disciplines from the same sport are grouped under the same color:
Aquatics   Basketball   Cycling   Gymnastics   Volleyball
 The planned Games of 2021 were cancelled due to the rescheduling of the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | Body | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |
| Swimming (records) | | LEN | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Synchronized swimming | | LEN | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3-on-3 basketball | | FIBAE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • |
| Basketball | | FIBAE | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Mountain biking | | UEC | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | | • | | | • |
| Road cycling | | UEC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • | | | • | • | | • | | | • |
| Artistic | | UEG | | | | | | | • | | | | | • | • | | • | • | | | | • |
| Rhythmic | | UEG | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | |
| Beach volleyball | | CEV | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Volleyball | | CEV | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Archery | | WAE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | |
| Athletics (records) | | EAA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Boules | | CMSB | | | | | | | | | • | | | • | | | | | | • | | • |
| Golf | | EGA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | |
| Sailing | | EUROSAF | | | | | | | | | • | | • | • | | | | | | | | |
| Judo | | EJU | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Karate | | EKF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • |
| Squash | | ESF | | | | | | | • | • | | • | | | | • | | | | | | |
| Shooting | | ESF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Table tennis | | ETTU | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Taekwondo | | ETU | | | | | | | | | | | • | | | | | | | | | • |
| Tennis | | TE | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | • |
| Weightlifting | | EWF | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sport (Discipline) | Sport (Discipline) | Body | 85 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 | 01 | 03 | 05 | 07 | 09 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 |

## All-time medal table

    As of the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cyprus (CYP) | 519 | 453 | 398 | 1,370 |
| 2 | Iceland (ISL) | 509 | 393 | 423 | 1,325 |
| 3 | Luxembourg (LUX) | 411 | 420 | 398 | 1,229 |
| 4 | Monaco (MON) | 147 | 169 | 252 | 568 |
| 5 | Malta (MLT) | 111 | 174 | 231 | 516 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | 75 | 80 | 105 | 260 |
| 7 | San Marino (SMR) | 68 | 122 | 155 | 345 |
| 8 | Montenegro (MNE) | 55 | 24 | 46 | 125 |
| 9 | Andorra (AND) | 52 | 100 | 139 | 291 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 1,947 | 1,935 | 2,147 | 6,029 |