Games of the Small States of Europe

The Games of the Small States of Europe (GSSE) is a biennial, multi-sport event, launched by the Republic of San Marino, organized by and featuring the National Olympic Committees of eight European small states since 1985. The Games are held at the end of May or beginning of June, and feature competition in nine Summer Olympic sports.

Member countries

Member countries

The games are organized by the members of the European Olympic Committees (EOC). From its initial forming at the 1984 Olympics through 2009 there were eight members; the group's ninth member was added in 2009. Members all have a population of less than one million people (Cyprus is the only exception, however its population was below one million in 1984). Participating countries are:

(*) Montenegro became the ninth GSSE country on 1 June 2009.

The Faroe Islands are also seeking to compete at the Games; however, unlike the other participants, the Islands are neither an independent state (they are an autonomous part of Denmark) nor are they an EOC member.

Editions

Edition	Year	Competition dates	Host	Location	Nations	Sports	Athletes
I	1985	23–26 May	City of San Marino	San Marino	8	-	222
II	1987	14–17 May	Monaco	Monaco	8	-	468
III	1989	17–20 May	Nicosia	Cyprus	8	-	675
IV	1991	21–25 May	Andorra la Vella	Andorra	8	-	697
V	1993	25–29 May	Valletta	Malta	8	-	690
VI	1995	29 May – 3 June	Luxembourg (city)	Luxembourg	8	-	684
VII	1997	2–7 June	Reykjavík	Iceland	8	-	714
VIII	1999	24–29 May	Vaduz	Liechtenstein	8	-	566
IX	2001	29 May – 2 June	City of San Marino	San Marino	8	-	658
X	2003	2–7 June	Valletta	Malta	8	10	765
XI	2005	30 May – 4 June	Andorra la Vella	Andorra	8	10	793
XII	2007	4–9 June	Monaco^[1]	Monaco	8	12	786
XIII	2009	1–6 June	Cyprus (3 cities)	Cyprus	8	12	843
XIV	2011	30 May – 4 June	Liechtenstein (9 cities)	Liechtenstein	9	9	750
XV	2013	27 May – 1 June	Luxembourg (city)	Luxembourg	9	12	762
XVI	2015	1–6 June	Reykjavík	Iceland	9	11	789
XVII	2017	-	City of San Marino	San Marino	-	13	-
XVIII	2019	-	Podgorica	Montenegro^[2]	-	11	-
XIX	2021	-	Andorra la Vella	Andorra^[3]	-	-	-

List of sporting disciplines

At the 2013 Games 11 disciplines were contested (with both men's and women's divisions):

All-time medal table

Updated after the 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iceland	452	353	339	1144
2	Cyprus	438	363	335	1136
3	Luxembourg	331	335	322	988
4	Monaco	111	138	204	453
5	Malta	63	123	177	363
6	Liechtenstein	60	68	85	213
7	San Marino	55	99	127	281
8	Andorra	44	83	108	235
9	Montenegro	22	6	12	40

References

↑ Monaco to host 2007 GSSE published by SportsBusiness.com on 2003-06-06, retrieved 2010-12-02.
↑ "Montenegro to host 2019 edition". www.timesofmalta.com. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Andorra acollirà al 2021 els Jocs dels Petits Estats d'Europa" [Andorra will host in 2021 the Games of the Small States of Europe] (in Catalan). 12 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.

External links

Athletic Association of the Small States of Europe
Monaco 2007
Cyprus 2009
Liechtenstein 2011
Luxembourg 2013
European Olympic Committees: Games of the Small States of Europe
Medal results for Monaco 2007
Remo, Raimondi; Manlio Molinari; Eros Bologna (2003). "Statistics on GSSE Participation 1985–2003" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-06-12.
"Games of the Small States of Europe – History of athletics results". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 2007-06-12.

Games of the Small States of Europe

San Marino 1985 Monaco 1987 Cyprus 1989 Andorra 1991 Malta 1993 Luxembourg 1995 Iceland 1997 Liechtenstein 1999 San Marino 2001 Malta 2003 Andorra 2005 Monaco 2007 Cyprus 2009 Liechtenstein 2011 Luxembourg 2013 Iceland 2015 San Marino 2017 Montenegro 2019

Multi-sport events

Global

Olympics	Olympic Games Summer Winter Youth Olympic Games

Disabled sports	Deaflympics Défi sportif Invictus Games IWAS World Games Paralympic Games Summer Winter Special Olympics Summer Winter Transplant Games

Professions	Lumberjack World Championship Military World Games World Police and Fire Games European Championship in Forestry Skills Southern Forestry Conclave Stihl Timbersports Series World Logging Championship

Youth and students	Gymnasiade International Children's Games SELL Student Games Universiade World Interuniversity Games

Other types	Arafura Games Dew Tour Mind Sports Olympiad SportAccord World Mind Games World Combat Games World Games World Masters Games X Games

Regional

Africa	African Youth Games African Games All-Africa University Games

Americas	ALBA Games Bolivarian Games CANUSA Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Games North American Indigenous Games North American Outgames Pan American Games Parapan American Games South American Beach Games South American Games

Asia	Pan-Asian Asian Games Asian Beach Games Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Asian Para Games Asian Winter Games Asian Youth Games Southeast Southeast Asian Games ASEAN Civil Service Games ASEAN School Games ASEAN University Games ASEAN ParaGames Central Asian Games South Asian Games West Asian Games

Europe	Black Sea Games EuroGames European Games European Masters Games European Sports Championships European Youth Olympic Festival Games of the Small States of Europe

Oceania	Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games Australian Youth Olympic Festival Micronesian Games Pacific Games

Intercontinental	Arctic Winter Games AsiaPacific Outgames Asia Pacific Deaf Games Indian Ocean Island Games Island Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games

Intercommunity	Commonwealth Games youth CPLP Games Croatian World Games Gay Games Invictus Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie Lusophony Games Maccabiah Games Pan Arab Games Pan-Armenian Games Transplant Games World Eskimo Indian Olympics World Indigenous Games World Nomad Games World Outgames

National

Africa

South African Games¹

Americas

Canada Quebec Western Colombia United States amateur juniors seniors Warrior Games

NCSG, United States³	Alabama California Florida Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New York North Carolina North Dakota¹ Texas Wisconsin

Asia

Europe

Netherlands
Poland (youth)
All-Union Spartakiad¹
Spartakiad of Albania¹
Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR¹
- youth¹

Oceania

Western Australia (high school)²

Historical¹

Pre-Modern Olympics (in order, from 1900BC to 1859AD)	Tailteann Games Panhellenic Games Ancient Olympic Games Pythian Games Nemean Games Isthmian Games Heraean Games Panathenaic Games Roman Games Cotswold Olimpick Games Gog Magog Games Wenlock Olympian Society Annual Games Zappas Olympics

Alternatives to the Modern Olympics	Aryan Games Friendship Games Goodwill Games Inter-Allied Games Islamic Games Liberty Bell Classic People's Olympiad Workers' Olympiads

Defunct regional or community events	Afro-Asian Games Asian Indoor Games Asian Martial Arts Games Central African Games Children of Asia International Sports Games East Asian Games Far Eastern Asian Games FESPIC Games Games of the New Emerging Forces Nordic Games Pacific Ocean Games Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR Women's Islamic Games World Youth Games

Winter games

International	Olympics Paralympics Winter Universiade Commonwealth¹ World Scout Arctic Winter Games Kennedy Memorial¹ New Zealand Winter Games

Regional	National Winter Games of China Asian Winter Games European Youth Olympic Festival Winter X Games Europe

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