2015 Games of the Small States of Europe

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XVI Games of the Small States of Europe
Iceland2015logo.png
Host city Reykjavík
Country Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland
Nations9
Athletes789
Events120 in 11 sports
Opening1 June 2015
Closing6 June 2015
Opened by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Website www.iceland2015.is
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The 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe , also known as the XVI Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Iceland. The slogan was "Natural Power". Icelandic singer Paul Oscar sang during the opening ceremony.

Contents

Host nation Iceland won the most medals at the Games, which included ten sports. [1] [2]

Games

Participating teams

Sports

Venues

Calendar

Medal table

Key:

  Host country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)*384631115
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)34222480
3Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus  (CYP)20161652
4Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro  (MNE)94821
5Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)7111533
6Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)79925
7Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)491932
8Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)41611
9Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino  (SMR)06612
Totals (9 entries)123124134381

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References

  1. "Iceland Wins Most Medals at Small States Games | Iceland Review". Archived from the original on 2015-07-04.
  2. "Result encouraging but more work needed says Micallef".