Badminton, a racquet event, has been held at the Island Games, a biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies.

Badminton has been included since 1985. It was not held at the 2007 Island Games.

There are limits on the number of teams and competitors that each Island can enter. The minimum age is 13.^[1]

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 2023
Men's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's singles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Men's doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Women's doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Mixed doubles	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Team	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's singles	10	Guernsey	23	Guernsey
Women's singles	5	Jersey	20	Guernsey
Men's doubles	7	Guernsey	23	Guernsey
Women's doubles	6	Guernsey Jersey	24	Guernsey
Mixed doubles	9	Guernsey	29	Guernsey
Team	9	Guernsey	15	Guernsey

Men's singles

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's'	10 3	Guernsey Greenland	23 13	Guernsey Greenland

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Shetland
1987	II	Guernsey	Guernsey	Iceland	Iceland	Iceland
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Iceland	Iceland	Isle of Wight	Jersey
1991	IV	Åland	Guernsey	Greenland	Greenland	Jersey
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Jersey
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Jersey
1997	VII	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Guernsey
1999	VIII	Gotland	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Jersey
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Greenland	Faroe Islands	Greenland
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Isle of Man
2005	XI	Shetland	Greenland	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Guernsey
2009	XIII	Åland	Greenland	Greenland	Faroe Islands	Menorca
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Isle of Man	Greenland	Guernsey
2013	XV	Bermuda	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Menorca
2015	XVI	Jersey	Jersey	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2017	XVII	Gotland	Jersey	Guernsey	Jersey
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Menorca	Jersey	Faroe Islands	Greenland
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Greenland	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands

Women's singles

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's'	5 4	Jersey Guernsey	20 13	Guernsey Jersey

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Guernsey	Iceland	Isle of Man
1987	II	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Isle of Wight
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Iceland	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Jersey
1991	IV	Åland	Iceland	Jersey	Isle of Wight	Ynys Môn
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Iceland	Guernsey	Guernsey	Ynys Môn
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Jersey	Jersey	Guernsey	Jersey
1997	VII	Jersey	Jersey	Jersey	Gotland	Ynys Môn
1999	VIII	Gotland	Jersey	Jersey	Gotland	Guernsey
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Jersey	Guernsey	Gotland	Guernsey
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Gotland	Guernsey	Jersey
2005	XI	Shetland	Jersey	Guernsey	Jersey	Shetland
2009	XIII	Åland	Faroe Islands	Greenland	Isle of Man	Isle of Man
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Isle of Man
2013	XV	Bermuda	Guernsey	Guernsey	Faroe Islands
2015	XVI	Jersey	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man	Guernsey
2017	XVII	Gotland	Isle of Man	Greenland	Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Saaremaa	Isle of Man	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Greenland	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Faroe Islands

Men's doubles

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Men's doubles	7 3	Guernsey Faroe Islands	23 14	Guernsey Jersey

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey
1987	II	Guernsey	Iceland	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Iceland	Jersey	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man
1991	IV	Åland	Guernsey	Jersey	Greenland	IOW
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Guernsey	Jersey	Jersey
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Guernsey	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Jersey
1997	VII	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Jersey
1999	VIII	Gotland	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Jersey
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Greenland	Gotland	Shetland
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Greenland
2005	XI	Shetland	Jersey	Greenland	Guernsey	Shetland
2009	XIII	Åland	Faroe Islands	Greenland	Gotland	Isle of Man
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Faroe Islands	Guernsey	Isle of Man
2013	XV	Bermuda	Greenland	Guernsey	Menorca
2015	XVI	Jersey	Greenland	Menorca	Jersey
2017	XVII	Gotland	Menorca	Greenland	Jersey
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Menorca	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Menorca	Guernsey	Jersey

Women's doubles

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Women's doubles	6	Guernsey Jersey	24 12	Guernsey Jersey

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Guernsey	Iceland	Isle of Man
1987	II	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Jersey
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Jersey	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Iceland
1991	IV	Åland	Guernsey	Guernsey	Iceland	Jersey
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Isle of Wight	Iceland	Guernsey	Jersey
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Isle of Man
1997	VII	Jersey	Jersey	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Jersey
1999	VIII	Gotland	Jersey	Guernsey	Jersey	Shetland
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Gotland
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Gotland	Shetland
2005	XI	Shetland	Jersey	Guernsey	Greenland	Shetland
2009	XIII	Åland	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man	Jersey
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Guernsey	Isle of Man
2013	XV	Bermuda	Isle of Man	Faroe Islands	Guernsey
2015	XVI	Jersey	Isle of Man	Gotland	Faroe Islands
2017	XVII	Gotland	Isle of Man	Gotland	Guernsey
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Greenland	Greenland
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Guernsey

Mixed doubles

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Mixed doubles	9 6	Guernsey Jersey	29 14	Guernsey Jersey

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Jersey	Jersey	Guernsey	Isle of Man
1987	II	Guernsey	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Jersey	Iceland	Guernsey	Isle of Man
1991	IV	Åland	Jersey	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Guernsey
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Jersey	Guernsey	Isle of Wight
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Jersey
1997	VII	Jersey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Jersey	Jersey
1999	VIII	Gotland	Guernsey	Jersey	Gotland	Jersey
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Greenland	Isle of Man	Shetland
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Guernsey	Isle of Man
2005	XI	Shetland	Jersey	Shetland	Guernsey	Jersey
2009	XIII	Åland	Jersey	Guernsey	Greenland	Isle of Man
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Isle of Wight
2013	XV	Bermuda	Faroe Islands	Guernsey	Isle of Man
2015	XVI	Jersey	Gotland	Shetland	Guernsey
2017	XVII	Gotland	Guernsey	Guernsey	Faroe Islands
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Guernsey	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Guernsey
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man	Guernsey

Team

Top Medalists

	Gold Medals		Total Medals
	No:	Team	No:	Team
Team	9 5	Guernsey Jersey	16 11	Guernsey Jersey

Results

Year	Games	Host
Year	Games	Host	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1985	I	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Jersey	Isle of Wight
1987	II	Guernsey	Guernsey	Iceland	Jersey
1989	III	Faroe Islands	Iceland	Guernsey	Jersey
1991	IV	Åland	Guernsey	Jersey	Isle of Man
1993	V	Isle of Wight	Guernsey
1995	VI	Gibraltar	Jersey	Guernsey	Isle of Man
1997	VII	Jersey	Jersey	Guernsey	Shetland
1999	VIII	Gotland	Jersey	Guernsey
2001	IX	Isle of Man	Guernsey	Jersey	Gotland
2003	X	Guernsey	Guernsey	Greenland	Shetland
2005	XI	Shetland	Jersey	Shetland	Guernsey
2009	XIII	Åland	Faroe Islands	Greenland	Gotland
2011	XIV	Isle of Wight	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Faroe Islands
2013	XV	Bermuda	Guernsey	Isle of Man	Faroe Islands
2015	XVI	Jersey	Jersey	Faroe Islands	Isle of Man^[2]
2017	XVII	Gotland	Guernsey	Jersey	Isle of Man
2019	XVIII	Gibraltar	Greenland	Guernsey	Faroe Islands
2023	XIX	Guernsey	Faroe Islands	Greenland	Guernsey

Gold Medal Winners

Individual competition

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
1985	Mark Leadbeater	Sally Podger	Steve Watson Ian Goodfellow	Sally Podger Wendy Luxton	Steve Watson Jean Lawson
1987	Jimmy McKenna	Sally Podger	Armann Thorvaldsson Adolfsson	Sally Podger Wendy Luxton
1989	Armann Thorvaldsson	Thordis Edwald	Armann Thorvaldsson Snorri Ingvarsson	Jean Lawson Sally Adams
1991	Jimmy McKenna	Gudrún Júlíusdóttír	Jimmy McKenna Mark Leadbeater	Wendy Trebert Sarah Le Moigne	Steve Watson Sally Adams
1993	Darren Le Tissier	Elsan Nielsen	Darren Le Tissier Ifthi Wangsa	Sharon Hutchins Nichola Hutchins	Darren Le Tissier Bridget Hunt
1995	Mark Leadbeater	Elizabeth Cann	Darren Le Tissier Mark Leadbeater	Elizabeth Cann Danielle Le Feuvre	Mark Leadbeater Sarah Le Moigne
1997	Glenn MacFarlane	Elizabeth Cann	Glenn MacFarlane Mark Leadbeater	Elizabeth Cann Danielle Le Feuvre	Mark Leadbeater Sarah Le Moigne
1999	Darren Le Tissier	Danielle Le Feuvre	Darren Le Tissier Glenn MacFarlane	Kerry Duffin Danielle Le Feuvre	Glenn MacFarlane Sarah Le Moigne
2001	Glenn MacFarlane	Kerry Duffin	Glenn MacFarlane Paul Le Tocq	Kerry Duffin Krystle Matthews	Glenn MacFarlane Sarah Le Moigne
2003	Darren Le Tissier	Elena Johnson	Darren Le Tissier Kevin Le Moigne	Sarah Garbutt Sally Wood	Darren Le Tissier Wendy Trebert
2005	Bror Madsen	Mariana Agathangelou	Anton Kriel Chris Cotillard	Mariana Agathangelou Kerry Coombs-Goodfellow	Chris Cotillard Mariana Agathangelou
2007	No competition
2009	Frederik Kjærholm Elsner	Sigrun Smith	Aksel Poulsen Bjartur Lamhauge	Gayle Lloyd Kiara Green	Chris Cotillard Kimberly Ashton
2011	Joshua Green	Anna Showan	Niclas Højgaard Eysturoy Aksel Poulsen	Gayle Lloyd Kiara Green	Sarah Garbutt Paul Le Tocq
2013	Paul Le Tocq	Elena Johnson	Bror Madsen Taatsiannguaq Pedersen	Kimberley Clague Cristen Marritt née Callow	Rannvá Djurhuus Carlsson Niclas Højgaard Eysturoy
2015	Mark Constable	Rannvá Djurhuus Carlsson	Bror Madsen Jens Frederik Nielsen	Kimberley Clague Cristen Marritt née Callow	Bjorn Erikson Caroline Gate
2017	Mark Constable	Jessica Li	Eric Navarro Albert Navarro	Kimberley Clague Jessica Li	Ove Svejstrup Elena Johnson
2019	Eric Navarro	Getter Saar	Eric Navarro Albert Navarro	Kimberley Clague Jessica Li	Jordan Trebert Emily Trebert

Successful Gold Medal winners

Below is the list of the most ever successful players in badminton at the Island Games:

Name	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
Darren Le Tissier	3		4		2	9
Mark Leadbeater	2		3		2	7
Glenn MacFarlane	2		3		2	7
Sarah Garbutt née Le Moigne				3	5	8
Sally Wood née Podger		2		3		5
Steve Watson			1		4	5
Elizabeth Cann		2		2		4
Danielle Le Feuvre		1		3		4
Jean Lawson				1	3	4
Kimberley Clague				4		4
Mariana Agathangelou		1		1	1	3
Armann Thorvaldsson	1		2			3
Chris Cotillard			1		2	3
Bror Madsen	1		2			3
Paul Le Tocq	1		1		1	3
Elena Johnson		2			1	3
Eric Navarro	1		2			3
Jessica Li		1		2		3

References

External links

Island Games

Island Games
Editions	Isle of Man 1985 Guernsey 1987 Faroe Islands 1989 Åland 1991 Isle of Wight 1993 Gibraltar 1995 Jersey 1997 Gotland 1999 Isle of Man 2001 Guernsey 2003 Shetland 2005 Rhodes 2007 Åland 2009 Isle of Wight 2011 Bermuda 2013 Jersey 2015 Gotland 2017 Gibraltar 2019 Guernsey 2023 Orkney 2025
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Badminton at the Island Games

Badminton competitions

Major events	Olympic Games World Championships Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Senior Championships World Junior Championships
Continent events	African Games African Championships (Team) Arab Games Asian Games Asian Championships (Junior, Team, Mixed Team) East Asian Games SEA Games South Asian Games Commonwealth Games European Games European Championships (Junior, Team, Mixed Team) Island Games Oceania Championships Pan American Games Pan American Championships (Junior) University Games World University Badminton Championships
World Tour Finals	BWF World Tour Finals
Super 1000	All England Open China Open Indonesia Open Malaysia Open
Super 750	Denmark Open French Open China Masters Japan Open India Open Singapore Open
Super 500	Arctic Open Australian Open Canada Open Hong Kong Open Indonesia Masters Japan Masters Korea Open Malaysia Masters Thailand Open
Super 300	German Open Hylo Open Korea Masters Orléans Masters Spain Masters Swiss Open Syed Modi International Taipei Open Thailand Masters U.S. Open
Super 100	Abu Dhabi Masters Guwahati Masters Indonesia Masters Super 100 I Indonesia Masters Super 100 II Kaohsiung Masters Malaysia Super 100 Odisha Masters Ruichang China Masters Vietnam Open
International Challenge	Bahrain International Challenge Bangladesh International Belgian International Bendigo International Canadian International China International Challenge Denmark Masters Dutch Open El Salvador International Guatemala International Challenge India International Challenge Indonesia International Iran Fajr International Irish Open Italian International Lagos International Malaysia International Challenge Maldives International Challenge Mexican International Challenge Mongolia International Nantes International Northern Marianas Open North Harbour International Osaka International Peru Challenge Polish Open Réunion Open Saipan International Scottish Open Slovenia Open Thailand International Challenge Uganda International Challenge Ukraine Open Vietnam International Welsh International White Nights
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International badminton

International badminton
BWF Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Championships Para World Championships World Junior Championships World Senior Championships Olympics Youth Olympic Paralympics World University Badminton Championships World Cup (defunct) World Grand Prix Finals (defunct) World Ranking World Junior Ranking Hall of Fame Teams
Africa	BCA – African Championships Team Championships African Para Championships
Asia	BA – Asia Championships (Individual, Team, Mixed Team) Junior Championships Asian Para Championships
Europe	BE – European Championships Men's and Women's Team Championships Mixed Team Championships Junior Championships Senior Championships European Para Championships
Oceania	BO – Oceania Championships Oceania Para Championships
Americas	BPA – Pan Am Championships Junior Championships Pan Am Para Championships
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics East Asian Games European Games Island Games Pan American Games SEA Games South Asian Games World University Games World Games (defunct)