Volleyball at the Island Games

Volleyball is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Volleyball has been selected as a sport in every Island Games for both Men and Women since the games were started in 1985.

Beach Volleyball being introduced for the first time in 2007.

Volleyball [1]

  • A maximum of one Team per gender may be entered by each Member Island
  • Each team may have 12 competitors and 5 bench personnel
  • Age - 13 minimum

Beach Volleyball [1]

  • A maximum of one Team per gender may be entered by each Member Island
  • Each team comprises 2 competitors per Member Island
  • Age - 13 minimum

Events

Event I
1985		 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		 XV
2013		 XVI
2015		 XVII
2017		 XVIII
2019		 XIX
Men's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Women's tournament X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Men's beach volleyball X X X X X
Women's beach volleyball X X X X X

Top Medalists

Gold Medals Total Medals
No: Team No: Team
Men's Volleyball 8 Saaremaa Åland 14 Åland Saaremaa
Women's Volleyball 7 Faroe Islands Saaremaa 16 Faroe Islands
Men's Beach Volleyball 1 Cayman Islands Gotland
Saaremaa  Åland Islands 		3 Gotland Saaremaa
Women's Beach Volleyball 2 Menorca Menorca 4 Menorca Menorca

Volleyball

Men's Volleyball

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I Isle of Man Åland Iceland Faroe Islands
1987 II Guernsey Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar
1989 III Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Guernsey Iceland
1991 IV Åland Saaremaa Åland Faroe Islands
1993 V Isle of Wight Åland Saaremaa Faroe Islands
1995 VI Gibraltar Åland Saaremaa Faroe Islands
1997 VII Jersey Åland Saaremaa Gotland
1999 VIII Gotland Åland Saaremaa Faroe Islands
2001 IX Isle of Man Åland Gotland Saaremaa
2003 X Guernsey Saaremaa Faroe Islands Åland
2005 XI Shetland Saaremaa Bermuda Faroe Islands
2007 XII Rhodes Saaremaa Faroe Islands Rhodes
2009 XIII Åland Saaremaa Åland Greenland
2011 XIV Isle of Wight Saaremaa Faroe Islands Åland
2013 XV Bermuda Saaremaa Åland Bermuda
2015 XVI Jersey Saaremaa Faroe Islands Åland
2017 XVII Gotland Åland Saaremaa Faroe Islands

Women's Volleyball

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
1985 I Isle of Man Åland Faroe Islands Iceland
1987 II Guernsey Faroe Islands Guernsey Åland
1989 III Faroe Islands Iceland Faroe Islands Åland
1991 IV Åland Saaremaa Åland Faroe Islands
1993 V Isle of Wight Saaremaa Åland Faroe Islands
1995 VI Gibraltar Saaremaa Faroe Islands Åland
1997 VII Jersey Saaremaa Åland Faroe Islands
1999 VIII Gotland Faroe Islands Åland Saaremaa
2001 IX Isle of Man Faroe Islands Saaremaa Guernsey
2003 X Guernsey Faroe Islands Saaremaa Greenland
2005 XI Shetland Faroe Islands Saaremaa Åland
2007 XII Rhodes Saaremaa Faroe Islands Menorca Menorca
2009 XIII Åland Faroe Islands Saaremaa Menorca Menorca
2011 XIV Isle of Wight Saaremaa Faroe Islands Menorca Menorca
2013 XV Bermuda Faroe Islands Saaremaa Greenland
2015 XVI Jersey Saaremaa Faroe Islands Menorca Menorca

Beach Volleyball

Men's Beach Volleyball

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2007 XII Rhodes Cayman Islands Gotland Rhodes
2013 XV Bermuda Saaremaa Cayman Islands [2] Menorca Menorca
2015 XVI Jersey Gotland Saaremaa Jersey
2019 XVIII Gibraltar  Åland Islands Gotland Saaremaa

Women's Beach Volleyball

Year Games Host
Gold Silver Bronze
2007 XII Rhodes Menorca Menorca Rhodes Saaremaa
2013 XV Bermuda Menorca Menorca Cayman Islands [2] Gotland
2015 XVI Jersey Cayman Islands [3] Saaremaa Menorca Menorca
2019 XVIII Gibraltar Gotland Menorca Menorca  Cayman Islands

References

  1. ^ a b "IIGA bylaws" (PDF). IIGA.
  2. ^ a b "2013 NatWest Island Games - 46 medals for Cayman".
  3. ^ "Island Games athletes return with 33 medals". caymanreporter.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved 23 Jul 2015.
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