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The boules competition at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe took place on 30 and 31 May 2017 at the Bocciodromo in Borgo Maggiore. It was the first time boules were featured at Games of the Small States of Europe
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luxembourg | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  San Marino* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Andorra | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Malta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 |  Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Lyonnaise Singles [1] | Miroslav Petković (MNE) | Florian Valeri (MON) | Uro Milanović (MNE) |
| Men's Lyonnaise Doubles [2] | Montenegro Uro Milanović Miroslav Petković Tomislav Ranković Dejan Stjepčević | Monaco Giani Bresciano Florian Valeri | Luxembourg Gary Barone Jerome Munhoven |
| Men's Raffle Singles [3] | Enrico Dall'Olmo (SMR) | Jacopo Frisoni (SMR) | David Farrugia (MLT) |
| Men's Raffle Doubles [4] | San Marino Enrico Dall'Olmo Jacopo Frisoni | Malta David Farrugia Reno Nazzareno Farrugia Stefan Farrugia Giuseppe Gemelli | Liechtenstein Nicola Caroccia Vinvenco Raffaele |
| Men's Petanque Singles [5] | Cincinnato Martire (MON) | Claudio Contardi (LUX) | Frederic Breton Martin (AND) |
| Men's Petanque Doubles [6] | Luxembourg Claudio Contardi Alain Laterza | Andorra Frederic Breton Martin Bruno Santmann Gabarron | Monaco Jean-Luc Fuentes Cincinnato Martire |
| Women's Petanque Singles [7] | Nadia Fiorentini (LUX) | Marie-Laure Sanna (MON) | Aline Monge (MON) |
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