# Archery at the Island Games

Archery is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. There have been men's, women's and team events at almost every games since 1987. Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA (formerly FITA - Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc).
Recurve Individual
* Men - 4 competitors per Island
* Women - 2 competitors per Island
Recurve Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Compound Individual
* Men - 4 competitors per Island
* Women - 2 competitors per Island
Compound Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Minimum age 13 on day of opening ceremony.

## Events

| Event | Event | 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 | XVI 2015 | XVII 2017 | XIX 2023 |
| Current events ||||||||||||||||||||
| Recurve |
| Recurve | Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) recurve | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Recurve | Recurve knockout | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Recurve | Recurve 720 | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | X | X | X | n |
| Compound |
| Compound | Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) compound | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Compound | Compound knockout | | | | | | | | | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Compound | Compound 720 | | | | | | | | | | X | X | | X | X | X | n |
| Past events ||||||||||||||||||||
| Double FITA | Double FITA | X | X | X | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
n = non medal competition

## Overall medal table

| | Gold Medals | Gold Medals | Total Medals | Total Medals |
| | No: | Team | No: | Team |
| Single FITA Recurve | 9 | Faroe Islands | 20 | Faroe Islands |
| Recurve Knockout | 4 | Faroe Islands | 15 | Faroe Islands |
| Recurve 720 | 3 | Faroe Islands | 7 | Faroe Islands |
| Single FITA Compound | 19 | Faroe Islands | 36 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound Knockout | 12 | Faroe Islands | 21 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound 720 | 5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | Faroe Islands |
| Double FITA | 3 | Guernsey Malta | 5 | Åland Guernsey |

## Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) recurve

Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.

### Top medalists

| | Gold Medals | Gold Medals | Total Medals | Total Medals |
| | No: | Team | No: | Team |
| Single FITA Recurve | 9 7 | Faroe Islands IOW | 20 17 | Faroe Islands Guernsey |

### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1993 | V | IOW | Men Women Team | Jersey NGR IOW NGR IOW NGR | Åland Ynys Môn Isle of Man | Isle of Man Saaremaa Jersey |
| 1995 | VI | Gibraltar | Men Women Team | Jersey NGR IOW IOW | Åland Shetland Jersey | Shetland Shetland Shetland |
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | Men Women Team | Åland IOW IOW | Faroe Islands Guernsey Shetland | Shetland Ynys Môn Faroe Islands |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Men Women Team | Shetland Guernsey Shetland | Åland Guernsey IOW | Jersey Gotland Guernsey |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Men Women Team | Shetland Guernsey Shetland | Faroe Islands Shetland IOW | Åland Jersey Faroe Islands |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Ynys Môn Isle of Man NGR Jersey | Åland Isle of Man Shetland | Shetland IOW IOW |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men Women Team | Ynys Môn Jersey Faroe Islands | Orkney Islands IOW Orkney Islands | Shetland Isle of Man Shetland |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men Women Team | Ynys Môn Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Rhodes Rhodes Rhodes | Faroe Islands Guernsey Ynys Môn |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Men Women Team | Menorca Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Jersey Rhodes Rhodes | Faroe Islands Guernsey Åland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men Women Team | Orkney Islands Åland NGR Faroe Islands | IOW Guernsey Guernsey | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Åland |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men Women Team | Menorca NGR Guernsey IOW | Rhodes Isle of Man Guernsey | Faroe Islands Åland Åland |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Guernsey Guernsey | Guernsey Guernsey Åland | Faroe Islands Åland Faroe Islands |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Gotland Faroe Islands | Bermuda Guernsey Guernsey | Åland Islands Jersey Jersey |

## Recurve knockout

Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.

### Top medalists

| | Gold Medals | Gold Medals | Total Medals | Total Medals |
| | No: | Team | No: | Team |
| Single FITA Recurve | 4 3 | Faroe Islands Åland Islands | 15 10 | Faroe Islands Guernsey |

### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | IOW IOM Shetland NGR | Jersey IOM Jersey | Orkney Islands Jersey Guernsey |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Ynys Môn Shetland Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands IOM Shetland | IOW IOW Orkney Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Rhodes Rhodes Ynys Môn | IOM Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands IOM Orkney Islands |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | IOM Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Rhodes Rhodes | Menorca Guernsey Åland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Menorca Åland Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Guernsey Jersey | Gotland Gotland Åland |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Jersey Guernsey IOW | Falkland Islands Guernsey Jersey | Menorca Åland Guernsey |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Menorca Åland Jersey | Faroe Islands Guernsey Menorca | Faroe Islands Guernsey Faroe Islands |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head Mixed Head to Head | Åland Islands Gotland Falkland Islands Gotland | Falkland Islands Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands | Bermuda Guernsey Faroe Islands Jersey |

## Recurve 720

Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR IOW NGR | Shetland Shetland | Ynys Môn Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands Rhodes | Ynys Môn Faroe Islands | Rhodes Guernsey |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Orkney Islands NGR Åland NGR | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Gotland Guernsey |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR Jersey | Rhodes Guernsey | Jersey Åland |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Åland Guernsey | Faroe Islands Åland | Faroe Islands Falkland Islands |

## Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) compound

Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.

### Top Medalists

| | Gold Medals | Gold Medals | Total Medals | Total Medals |
| | No: | Team | No: | Team |
| Single FITA Compound | 19 5 | Faroe Islands IOM | 36 18 | Faroe Islands Jersey |

### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1995 | VI | Gibraltar | Men Women | IOW Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Jersey Jersey |
| 1997 | VII | Jersey | Men Women Team | IOW Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands | Guernsey Jersey Jersey | Faroe Islands IOW IOW |
| 1999 | VIII | Gotland | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands NGR Isle of Man Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Isle of Man | Jersey Guernsey |
| 2001 | IX | Isle of Man | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Guernsey Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Guernsey | Jersey Isle of Man Jersey |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Jersey Shetland Jersey | Jersey Isle of Man Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Isle of Man |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Isle of Man Faroe Islands | Jersey Jersey Guernsey | Guernsey Faroe Islands Jersey |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands NGR Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands Shetland Shetland | Guernsey IOW Guernsey |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Men Women Team | Shetland NGR Isle of Man NGR Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Isle of Man | Orkney Islands Shetland Shetland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands NGR Isle of Man NGR Faroe Islands NGR | Faroe Islands Jersey Shetland | Gotland Isle of Man Jersey |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men Women Team | IOW Isle of Man NGR Faroe Islands | Orkney Islands Jersey IOW | Faroe Islands Guernsey Guernsey |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men Women Team | Gotland Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Gotland Guernsey Guernsey | Faroe Islands Guernsey Gotland |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Faroe Islands Jersey Jersey | Orkney Isle of Man Isle of Man | Isle of Man Guernsey Guernsey |

## Compound knockout

Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.

### Top Medalists

| | Gold Medals | Gold Medals | Total Medals | Total Medals |
| | No: | Team | No: | Team |
| Single FITA Recurve | 12 6 | Faroe Islands Jersey | 21 13 | Faroe Islands Guernsey Isle of Man |

### Results

| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2003 | X | Guernsey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Guernsey Shetland Faroe Islands | Jersey Isle of Man Guernsey | Faroe Islands IOW Jersey |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Jersey Isle of Man NGR Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Isle of Man Shetland | Faroe Islands Jersey Jersey |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Guernsey Shetland Shetland | Guernsey Isle of Man Guernsey |
| 2009 | XIII | Åland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Faroe Islands NGR Isle of Man Orkney Islands NGR | Menorca Isle of Man Faroe Islands | Menorca Guernsey Shetland |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Gotland Jersey Guernsey | Guernsey Isle of Man Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands IOW |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Faroe Islands Jersey Faroe Islands | Gotland Guernsey Jersey | IOW Isle of Man Isle of Man |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Gotland Guernsey Guernsey | Faroe Islands Jersey Isle of Man |
| 2023 | XIX | Guernsey | Men's Head to Head Women's Head to Head Team Head to Head Mixed Head to head | Faroe Islands Jersey Jersey Jersey | Isle of Man Jersey Isle of Man Guernsey | Jersey Guernsey Faroe Islands Isle of Man |

## Compound 720

Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR IOM NGR | Jersey IOM | Shetland Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Guernsey Shetland | Guernsey IOW |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands IOM | Faroe Islands Jersey | Faroe Islands IOM |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR 605 Jersey NGR | IOW Guernsey | IOW Jersey |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Gotland Guernsey | Gotland Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Guernsey |

## Double FITA

| Year | Games | Host | Event |
| Year | Games | Host | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1987 | II | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Malta Malta Malta | Åland Ynys Môn Guernsey | Malta IOW IOW |
| 1989 | III | Faroe Islands | Men Women Team | Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey | Åland Ynys Môn IOM | IOW Shetland IOW |
| 1991 | IV | Åland | Men Women Team | Åland NGR Saaremaa Åland | Åland Ynys Môn Jersey | Faroe Islands Shetland Guernsey |