Sport in Guernsey
competes in the Isthmian League Division One South and Guernsey has received a number of Commonwealth games medals for shooting.
Fencing is a sport that is rapidly increasing in popularity with GB fencers such as Fraser Ward originating from the island.
was founded and became a member of the English Combined Counties Football League Division One, winning it in its inaugural season.
Guernsey has produced several Olympians, Guernsey-born Percy Hodge competed for Great Britain at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, winning gold in the 3000m Steeplechase.
See: http://www.guernseychessclub.org.gg/ For 4- to 27-year-old boys and girls, they perform at special local Guernsey events and UK competitions.
[14] see http://www.guernseycricket.com/ Cycling is very popular in Guernsey with Velo Club races throughout the year, including an annual inter insular event.
See: - Dance It is a popular sport in Guernsey for men and women, with several leagues and inter-island competitions organised.
See: http://www.bsguernsey.co.uk/ With divisions, leagues and knock out competitions, this card game is played by many in Guernsey locations.
see: Wednesday League The Brazilian game is proving popular in Guernsey, where soccer skills can be improved with this indoor 5-a-side team sport.
Gold medals in the Island Games include: Actively played by men and women, who compete in English knockout competitions.
see http://www.guernseyhockey.com/ The racecourse on L'Ancresse Common was re-established in 2004, and races are held on most Bank Holidays, with competitors from Guernsey as well as Jersey, France and the UK participating.
[19] see http://guernseyjudo.com/ Modern Pentathlon is a relatively new sport for Guernsey however the island is extremely strong in all of its individual disciplines.
see https://web.archive.org/web/20160422035310/http://www.pentathlon.org.gg/ Guernsey also enjoys various motor sports covering production cars, sports cars, racing cars, motor cycles, motorcycles with sidecars, quad bikes, karts and historic cars and bikes In season, regular races take place on the sands on Vazon beach on the west coast including the British Sand Ace Championship Le Val des Terres, a steeply winding road rising south from St Peter Port to Fort George, is often the focus of both local and international hill-climb races.
[20] The 2005, 2006, and 2007 World Touring Car Champion Andy Priaulx is a Guernseyman, whilst his son Seb currently competes in Formula 4. see: An unusual sport for Guernsey, but Andrew May made it to the top of Everest in May 2013.
Local power boating races for rigid hulls and ribs are regularly held UIM 2014 class 3A and 3B World Powerboat Championships will be held in Guernsey Guernsey power boater Peter Wilson has held British Water Speed records for IIIB 1.3 litre see: Guernsey Powerboat Association Since 1894 Men's and Women's teams have been competing in local open sea races, with singles, pairs and fours.
In 1997 Jon Van Katwyk and Geoff Gavey completed the inaugural Atlantic Rowing Race.
In 2009 Margi Jorgensen won a silver medal in the ladies single in the World Coastal Rowing Championships.
The trophy awarded its winner is the second oldest rugby honour contested in the world after the Calcutta Cup.
A weekly 5 km Parkrun event takes place on Saturday mornings at Pembroke Bay.
[27] Gold medals won at the Island Games include: Medals won at the Commonwealth Games National Rifle Association Introduced to Guernsey in the 1960s, a new park built in 2013 at Beau Sejour attracts many new participants Guernsey Extreme Sports Association organises pro riders and skaters events With three divisions of leagues, it has been a popular sport in Guernsey for many years, played at the Hampshire Lodge.
Johnny Wallbridge coming first in the seniors division of 2015 Magic Seaweed British National Surf Championships.
[32] see: http://www.guernseysurfclub.com/ Water based sports, both sea and pool based are popular, with many Islanders competing in the annual Charity Swimarathon and competitively in the Island Games and Commonwealth Games Gold Medals won at the Island Games include: see http://www.gasa.org.gg/ Member of the European Table Tennis Union The GTTA centre, located next to the Hougue du Pommier, is equipped with 12 match tables, 6 training tables, a bar and a small café area.
see: http://volleyballguernsey.com/ Sarnia Walking Club hold events throughout the year for men and women covering many different distances.
Used to be played in Saint Peter Port harbour, but nowadays in pools, such as at St Sampson's school.
