Archery is an event at the Island Games, the biennial multi-sports event for island nations, territories and dependencies. There have been men's, women's and team events at almost every games since 1987. Modern competitive archery is governed by the World Archery Federation, abbreviated WA (formerly FITA - Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc).
Recurve Individual
- Men - 4 competitors per Island
- Women - 2 competitors per Island
Recurve Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Compound Individual
- Men - 4 competitors per Island
- Women - 2 competitors per Island
Compound Team - 1 team with up to 6 competitors per Island
Minimum age 13 on day of opening ceremony.[1]
Events
| Event | 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 | XVI 2015 | XVII 2017 | XVIII | XIX 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current events | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recurve | |||||||||||||||||||
| Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) recurve | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| Recurve knockout | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Recurve 720 | X | X | X | X | X | n | |||||||||||||
| Compound | |||||||||||||||||||
| Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) compound | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||
| Compound knockout | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||||||||
| Compound 720 | X | X | X | X | X | n | |||||||||||||
| Past events | |||||||||||||||||||
| Double FITA | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
n = non medal competition
Overall medal table
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 9 |  Faroe Islands | 20 | Faroe Islands |
| Recurve Knockout | 4 | Faroe Islands | 15 | Faroe Islands |
| Recurve 720 | 3 | Faroe Islands | 7 | Faroe Islands |
| Single FITA Compound | 19 | Faroe Islands | 36 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound Knockout | 12 | Faroe Islands | 21 | Faroe Islands |
| Compound 720 | 5 | Faroe Islands | 8 | Faroe Islands |
| Double FITA | 3 |  Guernsey  Malta | 5 |  Åland Guernsey |
Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) recurve
Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.
Top medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 9 7 | Faroe Islands  IOW | 20 17 | Faroe Islands Guernsey |
Results
Recurve knockout
Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.
Top medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 4 3 | Faroe Islands Åland Islands | 15 10 | Faroe Islands Guernsey |
Results
Recurve 720
Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2005 | XI |  Shetland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR IOW NGR | Shetland Shetland |  Ynys Môn Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII |  Rhodes | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands Rhodes | Ynys Môn Faroe Islands | Rhodes Guernsey [2] |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's 720 Women's 720 |  Orkney Islands NGR Åland NGR | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands |  Gotland Guernsey |
| 2015 | XVI |  Jersey | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR Jersey | Rhodes Guernsey | Jersey Åland |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Åland Guernsey | Faroe Islands Åland | Faroe Islands  Falkland Islands |
Single WA 1440 (formerly FITA) compound
Firing 144 arrows in total, being 3 dozen at each of 30m, 50m, 70m and 90m targets for men and 30m, 50m, 60m and 70m for women.
Top Medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Compound | 19 5 | Faroe Islands  IOM | 36 18 | Faroe Islands Jersey |
Results
Compound knockout
Firing 12, 18 or 36 arrows.
Top Medalists
| Gold Medals | Total Medals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No: | Team | No: | Team | |
| Single FITA Recurve | 12 6 | Faroe Islands Jersey | 21 13 | Faroe Islands Guernsey Isle of Man |
Results
Compound 720
Firing 72 arrows.
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 2005 | XI | Shetland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR IOM NGR | Jersey IOM | Shetland Faroe Islands |
| 2007 | XII | Rhodes | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands Faroe Islands | Guernsey [2] Shetland | Guernsey [2] IOW |
| 2011 | XIV | Isle of Wight | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands IOM | Faroe Islands Jersey | Faroe Islands IOM |
| 2015 | XVI | Jersey | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Faroe Islands NGR 605 Jersey NGR | IOW Guernsey | IOW Jersey |
| 2017 | XVII | Gotland | Men's 720 Women's 720 | Gotland Guernsey | Gotland Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands Guernsey |
Double FITA
| Year | Games | Host | Event | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 1987 | II | Guernsey | Men Women Team | Malta Malta Malta | Åland Ynys Môn Guernsey | Malta IOW IOW |
| 1989 | III | Faroe Islands | Men Women Team | Guernsey Guernsey Guernsey | Åland Ynys Môn IOM | IOW Shetland IOW |
| 1991 | IV | Åland | Men Women Team | Åland NGR  Saaremaa Åland | Åland Ynys Môn Jersey | Faroe Islands Shetland Guernsey |
Notes
- NGR in tables indicates New Games Record