1999 Island Games
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The 1999 Island Games were the 8th Island Games
, and were held in Gotland
, from June 26 to July 2, 1999.
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 Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...
, from June 26 to July 2, 1999.
Medal table
| 1 |  Gotland |
37 | 27 | 29 | 97 |
| 2 |  Guernsey |
27 | 27 | 31 | 85 |
| 3 |  Jersey |
24 | 30 | 29 | 83 |
| 4 |  Isle of Man |
16 | 18 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 |  Isle of Wight |
13 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 |  Cayman Islands |
11 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 |  Åland Islands |
9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 |  Rhodes |
8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Faroe Islands |
7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 10 |  Shetland Islands |
6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 |  Saaremaa Saaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km². The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago... |
4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 |  Greenland |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Ynys Môn/AngleseyAnglesey 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... |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Gibraltar |
1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 |  Falkland Islands |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Alderney |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 |  Saint Helena |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 |  Prince Edward Island |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frøya, Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Hitra |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Sark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sports
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