1985 Island Games

1985 Island Games

Host	Isle of Man
Teams	15 islands
Athletes	700
Events	7
Opening	July 18, 1985
Closing	July 24, 1985
Opened by	Elizabeth II
Main venue	National Stadium
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The 1985 Inter-Island Games were the first Island Games and were held in Isle of Man from 18 to 24 July 1985, as part of the Isle of Man International Year of Sport.

  *   Host nation (Isle of Man)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Isle of Man*	25	20	25	70
2	Guernsey	13	8	16	37
3	Åland	9	2	4	15
4	Jersey	8	12	2	22
5	Isle of Wight	8	9	9	26
6	Gotland	3	8	2	13
7	Orkney	3	6	6	15
8	Iceland	3	1	3	7
9	Frøya	1	1	2	4
10	Faroe Islands	0	2	1	3
11	Ynys Môn/Anglesey	0	1	1	2
12	Malta	0	1	0	1
13	Shetland	0	0	4	4
14	Saint Helena	0	0	1	1
15	Hitra	0	0	0	0
Totals (15 entries)		73	71	76	220

The sports chosen for the games were:

• 1985 Island Games