// Workers AI · dad joke modeDid 1999 Island Games go swimmingly? It was a shore thing.
| Host |  Gotland, Sweden |
|---|---|
| Teams | 22 islands |
| Athletes | 1858 |
| Events | 14 |
| Opening | June 26, 1999 |
| Closing | July 2, 1999 |
| Opened by | Carl XVI Gustaf |
The 1999 Island Games were the eighth Island Games, and were held in Gotland, Sweden, from June 26 to July 2, 1999. Gotland hosted Island Games again in June 2017.
Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Host nation (Gotland))
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gotland (Gotland)* | 37 | 27 | 29 | 93 |
| 2 |  Guernsey (GUE) | 27 | 27 | 31 | 85 |
| 3 |  Jersey (JEY) | 24 | 30 | 29 | 83 |
| 4 |  Isle of Man (IOM) | 16 | 18 | 21 | 55 |
| 5 |  Isle of Wight (IOW) | 13 | 17 | 10 | 40 |
| 6 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | 11 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| 7 |  Åland (ALA) | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 |  Rhodes | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 9 |  Faroe Islands (FRO) | 7 | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| 10 |  Shetland (SHE) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 11 |  Saaremaa | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 12 |  Greenland (GRL) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Ynys Môn/Anglesey | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 |  Gibraltar | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 15 |  Falkland Islands | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 |  Orkney Islands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Alderney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Saint Helena | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Frøya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hitra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Prince Edward Island | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Sark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 170 | 169 | 181 | 520 | |
Sports
[edit]The sports chosen for the games were:
- Archery - see results
- Athletics - see results
- Badminton - see results
- Basketball - see results
- Cycling - see results
Football (1) ()- Golf - see results
- Sailing - see results
- Shooting - see results
- Swimming - see results
- Table tennis - see results
- Ten Pin Bowling - see results
- Tennis - see results
- Volleyball - see results