Bowls at the Island Games

Bowls have been part of the Island Games events on three occasions since their introduction in 1987. If the host nation chooses to include bowls as an event, they have the option of one of indoor bowls, outdoor bowls or ten pin bowling.{{cite web|url=http://www.iiga.org/media//New%20Individual%20By-Laws/Bowls%20By-laws%20July%202014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421152551/http://iiga.org/media//New%20Individual%20By-Laws/Bowls%20By-laws%20July%202014.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-04-21 |title=International Island Games Association The Sports and Sports By-Laws }}

Indoor bowls were part of the 1987 and 2005 Games, whilst ten-pin bowling was part of the 1999 Games and is on the list of prospective events for the 2019 Games. To date, no outdoor bowls competition has been held at an Island Games.

Medals are awarded in both individual and team competitions, with varying number of medal events between the games. Each island to submit one competitor/team for each medal event.

Events

colspan=2\| Event	II 1987	III	VI	VII	VIII 1999	X	XVIII 2019
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan=6\|Indoor bowls
align=left\|Singles	X	rowspan=5 colspan=5\|No bowls events held		X	rowspan=5 colspan=6\|No bowls events held	X
align=left\|Pairs	X		X		X
align=left\|Triples					X
align=left\|Fours			X
align=left\|Team	X		X
rowspan=3\|Ten pin bowling
align=left\|Singles					X		X
align=left\|Team					X		X

Indoor bowls

=Top medalists=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

!colspan=2|Gold Medals

!colspan=2|Total Medals

|No:

|Team

|No:

|Team

Singles

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

|7
3

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}
{{IOM}} {{flag|Jersey}} {{flag|Shetland}}

Pairs

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

|7
6

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}
{{flag|Jersey}}

Triples and Fours

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

|4
3

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}
{{flag|Jersey}}

Team

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

|4
3

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}
{{flag|Jersey}} {{IOM}}

=Singles=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
1987 \|align=center\|II \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Guernsey}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| M Nicoll {{GGY}} J Nicoll {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{IOM}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} {{JEY}} \|
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2005 \|align=center\|XI \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| Paul Ingrouille {{GGY}} Alison Merrien {{flag\|Guernsey}} {{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2005/07/15/ig05_friday_result.shtml \|title=IIG05 Games Results \|publisher=BBC}} \|align="left" \| {{IOM}} {{flag\|Isle of Wight}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{IOM}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} {{flag\|Shetland}}
2023 \|align=center\|XIX \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \| Open \|align="left" \| Alison Merrien {{GGY}} {{cite news \|title=2023 Island Games: Guernsey's Alison Merrien beats husband Ian to win bowls gold \| work=BBC Sport \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/66188805#:~:text=Guernsey%27s%20former%20world%20champion%20Alison,at%20the%20games%20in%202005. \|date=13 July 2023}} \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Bermuda}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

1987

|align=center|II

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | M Nicoll {{GGY}}
J Nicoll {{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{IOM}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}
{{JEY}}

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2005

|align=center|XI

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | Paul Ingrouille {{GGY}}
Alison Merrien {{flag|Guernsey}} {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2005/07/15/ig05_friday_result.shtml |title=IIG05 Games Results |publisher=BBC}}

|align="left" | {{IOM}}
{{flag|Isle of Wight}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{IOM}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}
{{flag|Shetland}}

2023

|align=center|XIX

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

| Open

|align="left" | Alison Merrien {{GGY}} {{cite news |title=2023 Island Games: Guernsey's Alison Merrien beats husband Ian to win bowls gold | work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/66188805#:~:text=Guernsey%27s%20former%20world%20champion%20Alison,at%20the%20games%20in%202005. |date=13 July 2023}}

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Bermuda}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}

=Pairs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
1987 \|align=center\|II \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Guernsey}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{JEY}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} {{GGY}} \|
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2005 \|align=center\|XI \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{flag\|Shetland}} \|align="left" \| {{IOM}} {{flag\|Guernsey}} {{cite web \|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2005/07/15/ig05_friday_result.shtml \|title=IIG05 Games Results \|publisher=BBC}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{flag\|Alderney}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} {{JEY}}
2023 \|align=center\|XIX \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \| Open \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} \|align="left" \|{{JEY}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

1987

|align=center|II

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{JEY}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}
{{GGY}}

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2005

|align=center|XI

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{flag|Shetland}}

|align="left" | {{IOM}}
{{flag|Guernsey}} {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/guernsey/content/articles/2005/07/15/ig05_friday_result.shtml |title=IIG05 Games Results |publisher=BBC}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{flag|Alderney}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}
{{JEY}}

2023

|align=center|XIX

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

| Open

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}

|align="left" |{{JEY}}

=Triples=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
2023 \|align=center\|XIX \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \| Open \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{FLK}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} \|align="left" \| {{GGY}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

2023

|align=center|XIX

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

| Open

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{FLK}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}

|align="left" | {{GGY}}

=Fours=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2005 \|align=center\|XI \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{flag\|Isle of Wight}} \|align="left" \| {{IOM}} {{JEY}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} {{flag\|Shetland}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2005

|align=center|XI

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{flag|Isle of Wight}}

|align="left" | {{IOM}}
{{JEY}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}
{{flag|Shetland}}

=Team=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
1987 \|align=center\|II \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Guernsey}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{JEY}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{IOM}} {{IOM}}
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2005 \|align=center\|XI \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Shetland}} \| Men Women \|align="left" \| {{GGY}} {{GGY}} \|align="left" \| {{IOM}} {{flag\|Shetland}} \|align="left" \| {{JEY}} {{flag\|Isle of Wight}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

1987

|align=center|II

|align="left" | {{flag|Guernsey}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{JEY}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{IOM}}
{{IOM}}

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2005

|align=center|XI

|align="left" | {{flag|Shetland}}

| Men
Women

|align="left" | {{GGY}}
{{GGY}}

|align="left" | {{IOM}}
{{flag|Shetland}}

|align="left" | {{JEY}}
{{flag|Isle of Wight}}

Ten pin bowling

=Top medalists=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

!colspan=2|Gold Medals

!colspan=2|Total Medals

|No:

|Team

|No:

|Team

Men's

| 4

|align="left" | {{ALA}}

| 9
6

|align="left" | {{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}

Women's

| 6

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}

| 11
7

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{ALA}}

=Men's results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
1999 \|align=center\|VIII \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} \| Singles Team \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|IOM}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Guernsey}}
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2019 \|align=center\|XVIII \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gibraltar}}[https://www.iiga.org/games_profile_616422.html NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019] \| Singles Doubles Team Mixed Masters \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Åland}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Bermuda}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

1999

|align=center|VIII

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}

| Singles
Team

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|IOM}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Guernsey}}

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2019

|align=center|XVIII

|align="left" | {{flag|Gibraltar}}[https://www.iiga.org/games_profile_616422.html NatWest Island Games XVIII Gibraltar 2019]

| Singles
Doubles
Team
Mixed
Masters

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Åland}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}

=Women's results=

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"
rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"\|Games ! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"\|Host ! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"\|Event
style="background-color: gold" \| Gold ! style="background-color: silver" \| Silver ! style="background-color: #CC9966" \| Bronze
1999 \|align=center\|VIII \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} \| Singles Team \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Åland}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Jersey}}
style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;" \|2019 \|align=center\|XVIII \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gibraltar}} \| Singles Doubles Team Mixed Masters \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Åland}} \|align="left" \| {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}} {{flag\|Bermuda}} {{flag\|Åland}} {{flag\|Gotland\|games}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:95%;"

rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Year

! rowspan="2" style="width:5%;"|Games

! rowspan="2" style="width:15%;"|Host

! rowspan="2" style="width:8%;"|Event

style="background-color: gold" | Gold

! style="background-color: silver" | Silver

! style="background-color: #CC9966" | Bronze

1999

|align=center|VIII

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}

| Singles
Team

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Åland}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Jersey}}

style="text-align:center; background:#d0e7ff;"

|2019

|align=center|XVIII

|align="left" | {{flag|Gibraltar}}

| Singles
Doubles
Team
Mixed
Masters

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Åland}}

|align="left" | {{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}
{{flag|Bermuda}}
{{flag|Åland}}
{{flag|Gotland|games}}

References

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