2001 Island Games
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The 2001 Island Games were the 9th Island Games
, and were held in Isle of Man
, from July 9 to July 13, 2001.
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 Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
, from July 9 to July 13, 2001.
Medal table
| 1 |  Jersey |
51 | 42 | 39 | 132 |
| 2 |  Isle of Man |
41 | 25 | 39 | 105 |
| 3 |  Gotland |
20 | 14 | 17 | 51 |
| 4 |  Guernsey |
18 | 38 | 25 | 81 |
| 5 |  Faroe Islands |
15 | 12 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 |  Åland Islands |
11 | 13 | 5 | 29 |
| 7 |  Isle of Wight |
11 | 8 | 16 | 35 |
| 8 |  Cayman Islands |
10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
 Rhodes |
10 | 8 | 11 | 29 | |
| 10 |  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... |
5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 11 |  Shetland Islands |
2 | 6 | 10 | 18 |
| 12 |  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 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 |  Gibraltar |
0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 14 |  Greenland |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 16 |  Prince Edward Island |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 |  Alderney |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Falkland Islands |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Frøya, Norway |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Hitra |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Saint Helena |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Sark |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sports
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