1987 Island Games
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The 1987 Island Games were the 2nd Island Games
Island Games
The Island Games are an international multi-sports event organized by the International Island Games Association.- History :The Island Games began in 1985 as the Inter-Island Games, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport, and were intended to be a one-off sporting celebration only...

, and were held in Guernsey
Guernsey
Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...

, from September 10 to September 17, 1987.

Medal table

1  Isle of Man 26 30 23 79
2  Jersey 23 20 28 71
3  Guernsey 17 19 28 64
4  Gotland 15 7 5 27
5  Åland Islands 7 9 9 25
6  Malta 6 1 2 9
7  Isle of Wight 3 4 10 17
8  Gibraltar 2 3 3 8
9  Iceland 2 2 2 6
10  Faroe Islands 1 2 5 8
11 1 1 2 4
12  Shetland Islands 1 0 3 4
13   Ynys Môn/Anglesey
Anglesey
Anglesey , also known by its Welsh name Ynys Môn , is an island and, as Isle of Anglesey, a county off the north west coast of Wales...

 
0 3 3 6
14  Sark 0 1 0 1
15  Alderney 0 0 0 0
 Frøya, Norway 0 0 0 0
 Hitra 0 0 0 0
 Saint Helena 0 0 0 0

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  • Archery
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  • Table Tennis
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