Medals for Guernsey on final day of Island Games
Meanwhile Guernsey's men's half marathon runners Sammy Galpin, James Priest and Ethan Woodhead won a bronze medal in the team event. Galpin was 24 seconds off an individual medal as he finished in fourth place behind Faroe Islands' Julian Gregersen.Priest was 10th while Woodhead finished in 17th place.
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