| Athletics at the 2023 Island Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 9–14 July |
| Venue | Footes Lane |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 41 |
| Participation | 20 nations |
← 2019 2025 → | |
This is a list of athletics results at the 2023 Island Games, held at Footes Lane, Guernsey in July 2023. [1]
| Athletics at the 2023 Island Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Dates | 9–14 July |
| Venue | Footes Lane |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 41 |
| Participation | 20 nations |
← 2019 2025 → | |
This is a list of athletics results at the 2023 Island Games, held at Footes Lane, Guernsey in July 2023. [1]
* Host nation (Guernsey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guernsey | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 |  Saaremaa | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 |  Isle of Man | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 4 |  Jersey | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 |  Ynys Môn | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 |  Faroe Islands | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 |  Isle of Wight | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 |  Menorca | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Åland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Shetland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Western Isles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Gozo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Gibraltar | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Gotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Orkney | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 41 | 41 | 40 | 122 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Eiri Jógvansson Glerfoss Faroe Islands | 10.58 | Joe Chadwick Guernsey | 10.70 | Zachary Price Ynys Môn | 10.75 |
| 200 m | Jónas Gunnleivsson Isaksen Faroe Islands | NA [2] | Jamie Oldham Jersey | NA | Jessy Franco Gibraltar | NA |
| 400 m | Jónas Gunnleivsson Isaksen Faroe Islands | 46.02 GR | Cameron Chalmers Guernsey | 46.33 | Peter Curtis Guernsey | 47.82 |
| 800 m | Iolo Hughes Ynys Môn | 1:52.15 | Seumas MacKay Shetland | 1:54.27 | Xavi Cubas Torras Menorca | 1:55.07 |
| 1500 m | Iolo Hughes Ynys Môn | 3:52.25 | Seumas MacKay Shetland | 3:53.79 | Samuel Maher Jersey | 3:55.33 |
| 5000 m | Osian Perrin Ynys Môn [3] | 14:11.85 GR | David Borg Gozo | 14:59.41 | Samuel Maher Jersey | 14:59.61 |
| 10000 m | Kaur Kivistik Saaremaa [4] | 31:10.50 | Corrin Leeming Isle of Man | 31:10.79 | Alan Corlett Isle of Man | 31:12.31 |
| 110 m hurdles | Evan Campbell Jersey | 15.09 | Johannes Treiel Saaremaa | 15.21 | Peter Curtis Guernsey | 15.40 |
| 400 m hurdles | Alastair Chalmers Guernsey [5] | 49.83 GR | Peter Curtis Guernsey | 51.70 | Will Brown Jersey | 56.64 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Kaur Kivistik Saaremaa [6] | 9:48.83 | Daniel Eckersley Isle of Wight | 9:49.10 | Ben Sergeant Ynys Môn | 10:11.48 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Jersey Tyler Johnson Aidan Loane Steven Mackay Jamie Oldham | 41.94 | Ynys Môn Cai Jones Cameron Jones Ewan Jones Zachary Price | 42.69 | Isle of Man Daniel Clague Regan Corrin Ben Sinclair Nathan Teece | 43.22 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Guernsey Alastair Chalmers Cameron Chalmers Peter Curtis Josh Duke | 3:11.95 GR | Faroe Islands Jónas Gunnleivsson Isaksen Leon Johannesen Dánjal Dahl Ljósheim Tummas Petur Sjóvará | 3:18.31 | Jersey Matthew Brown Tyler Johnson Jamie Oldham Will Brown | 3:19.78 |
| Half-marathon | Corrin Leeming Isle of Man | 1:08:16 | Lewis MacAlpine Western Isles | 1:08:57 | George Rice Jersey | 1:09:00 |
| Half-marathon team | Isle of Man Alan Corlett Samuel Jones Corrin Leeming | 5 | Guernsey Stephen Dawes Sammy Galpin James Priest | 12 | Gibraltar Harvey Dixon Benjamin Reeves Arnold Rogers | 15 |
| High jump | Regan Corrin Isle of Man [7] | 1.95 m | James Margrave Isle of Man [7] | 1.90 m | Rauno Liitmäe Saaremaa | 1.90 m |
| Long jump | Eiri Jógvansson Glerfoss Faroe Islands | 7.12 m | Nicolas Vila Iglesias Menorca [8] | 6.87 m | Johannes Treiel Saaremaa | 6.71 m |
| Triple jump | Nicolas Vila Iglesias Menorca | 14.55 m | Miso Buha Faroe Islands | 13.43 m | Tórur Mortensen Faroe Islands | 13.40 m |
| Shot put | Genro Paas Saaremaa | 14.82 m | Patrick Harris Ynys Môn | 14.75 m | Evan Campbell Jersey | 14.02 m |
| Discus throw | Nicholas Percy Isle of Wight [9] | 58.33 m GR | Zane Duquemin Jersey | 56.23 m | Gevin Paas Saaremaa | 49.75 m |
| Hammer throw | Andy Frost Isle of Wight | 55.12 m | Genro Paas Saaremaa | 53.93 m | not awarded | |
| Javelin throw | Joe Harris Isle of Man [10] | 68.95 m | Rauno Liitmäe Saaremaa | 60.37 m | James Bougourd Guernsey | 53.79 m |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Sara Wiss Åland | 11.86 GR | Abi Galpin Guernsey | 11.89 | Katie Dinwoodie Shetland | 12.16 |
| 200 m | Abi Galpin Guernsey | 24.02 | Ffion Roberts Ynys Môn [3] | 24.54 | Katie Dinwoodie Shetland | 24.74 |
| 400 m | Ffion Roberts Ynys Môn [3] | 55.20 | Sophie Porter Guernsey | 56.43 | Rebecca Toll Guernsey | 57.19 |
| 800 m | Cari Hughes Ynys Môn | 2:15.74 | Darcey Hodgson Guernsey | 2:16.23 | Rebekka Fuglø Poulsen Faroe Islands | 2:17.73 |
| 1500 m | Rachael Franklin Isle of Man [10] | 4:20.42 GR | Cari Hughes Ynys Môn | 4:21.28 | Marina Bagur Olives Menorca | 4:33.37 |
| 5000 m | Rachael Franklin Isle of Man | 16:05.80 GR | Marina Bagur Olives Menorca [8] | 16:38.49 | Nicole Petit Guernsey | 18:11.04 |
| 10000 m | Sarah Roe Guernsey | 36:56.01 | Amy Kelland Isle of Wight | 37:13.77 | Aly Kemp Orkney [11] | 37:26.13 |
| 100 m hurdles | Rhiannon Dowinton Guernsey | 15.11 | Lucy Woodward Jersey | 15.82 | Victoria Hancock Guernsey | 16.06 |
| 400 m hurdles | Olivia Allbut Jersey [5] | 1:01.40 | Maria Biskopstø Faroe Islands | 1:03.39 | Aimee Christian Isle of Man [10] | 1:09.41 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Guernsey Tilly Beddow Abi Galpin Emily Pike Rebecca Toll | 48.60 | Jersey Olivia Allbut Lucy Cohu Danielle Wilkinson Lucy Woodward | 48.67 | Isle of Man Andrea Ecolango Lydia Morris Meghan Pilley Carla Teece | 49.10 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Guernsey Abi Galpin Hannah Lesbirel Sophie Porter Rebecca Toll | 3:49.66 GR | Jersey Olivia Allbut Lucci Baker Yasmin Lookess Lucy Woodward | 3:52.76 | Faroe Islands Maria Biskopstø Margit Weihe Fríðmundsdóttir Oddvør Josephsen Rebekka Fuglø Poulsen | 3:53.64 |
| Half-marathon | Rachael Franklin Isle of Man [12] | 1:22:15 | Charlie Metcalfe Isle of Wight | 1:22:58 | Kim Baglietto Gibraltar | 1:23:41 |
| Half-marathon team | Isle of Wight Charlie Metcalfe Holly Newton Carly Scoble | 7 | Isle of Man Rachael Franklin Rebekah Pate | 16 | Western Isles Mhairi Hall Muriel Macleod | 18 |
| High jump | Linda Kivistik Saaremaa | 1.68 m | Teele Treiel Saaremaa | 1.68 m | Teresa Fríðriksdóttir Bláhamar Faroe Islands | 1.60 m |
| Long jump | Victoria Hancock Guernsey | 5.39 m | Katie Le Rougetel Jersey | 5.38 m | Ashantae Graham Cayman Islands | 5.36 m |
| Triple jump | Lucy Woodward Jersey [13] | 11.01 m | Bára Jógvansdóttir Glerfoss Faroe Islands | 10.97 m | Hilda Östergren Gotland | 10.91 m |
| Shot put | Linda Kivistik Saaremaa | 12.55 m | Airike Kapp Saaremaa | 11.75 m | Lýdia Poula Simonsen Faroe Islands | 11.14 m |
| Discus throw | Shadine Duquemin Jersey | 49.34 m | Airike Kapp Saaremaa | 41.55 m | Tazmin Fayle Isle of Man | 38.44 m |
| Hammer throw | Airike Kapp Saaremaa | 44.96 m | Anastasia Banbury Guernsey | 43.96 m | Guðrið Petersen Faroe Islands | 42.03 m |
| Javelin throw | Linda Kivistik Saaremaa | 45.46 m | Sunniva Bogadóttir Faroe Islands | 35.97 m | Lucy Woodward Jersey | 35.50 m |
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