1992 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

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Parade order

As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation Spain marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the French language, instead of both Catalan and Spanish (despite that these languages had been displayed on the name boards and used to announce the country names), due to the political sensitivity surrounding the use of Catalan. Athletes from Independent Olympic Participants did not attend the parade of nations, but still competed at the Games. [1] The Unified Team, composed of former Soviet states, marched with Olympic flag, then followed by twelve flag bearers carrying their respective nations. [2] [3]

Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" ("Taipei chino") under T so that they did not enter together with the conflicting China, which entered with their official name of the "People's Republic of China" ("República Popular de China") under C. The Republic of the Congo entered as the "Republic of the Congo" ("República del Congo") while the Democratic Republic of Congo entered under its then-name, Zaire.

List

The following is a list of each country's announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.

This table is sortable by country name, the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport.
OrderNation Spanish Name Catalan Name French Order Flag bearerSport
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)GreciaGrèciaGrèce Lambros Papakostas Athletics
2Flag of Afghanistan (1987-1992).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)AfganistánAfganistanAfghanistan
3South African Olympic Flag.svg  South Africa  (RSA)SudáfricaSud-àfricaAfrique du Sud Jan Tau Athletics
4Flag of Albania (1992-2002).svg  Albania  (ALB)AlbaniaAlbàniaAlbanie Kristo Robo Shooting
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)ArgeliaAlgèriaAlgérie Mourad Sennoun Volleyball
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)AlemaniaAlemanyaAllemagne Manfred Klein Rowing
7Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND)AndorraAndorraAndorre Margarida Moreno Athletics
8Flag of Angola.svg  Angola  (ANG)AngolaAngolaAngola
9Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda  (ANT)AntiguaAntiguaAntigua
10Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986-2010).svg  Netherlands Antilles  (AHO)Antillas NeerlandesasAntilles NeerlandesesAntilles néerlandaises Michel Daou Shooting
11Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia  (KSA)Arabia SauditaAràbia SauditaArabie saoudite Medhadi Al-Dosari Cycling
12Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)ArgentinaArgentinaArgentine Marcelo Garraffo Field hockey
13Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba  (ARU)ArubaArubaAruba Lucien Dirksz Cycling
14Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)AustraliaAustràliaAustralie Jenny Donnet Diving
15Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)AustriaÀustriaAutriche Elisabeth Theurer Equestrian
16Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas  (BAH)BahamasBahamesBahamas Troy Kemp Athletics
17Flag of Bahrain (1972-2002).svg  Bahrain  (BRN)BahréinBahrainBahreïnKhalid RabeeahChef de mission
18Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh  (BAN)BangladésBangladeshBangladesh Mohamed Mukhesur Rahman Swimming
19Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)BarbadosBarbadosBarbade
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)BélgicaBèlgicaBelgique Frans Peeters Shooting
21Flag of Belize (1981-2019).svg  Belize  (BIZ)BeliceBelizeBelize
22Flag of Benin.svg  Benin  (BEN)BenínBenínBénin Sonya Agbéssi Athletics
23Flag of Bermuda (1910-1999).svg  Bermuda  (BER)BermudasBermudesBermudes Brian Wellman Athletics
24Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan  (BHU)ButánBhutanBhoutan Jubzang Jubzang Archery
25Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia  (BOL)BoliviaBolíviaBolivie
26Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)Bosnia y HerzegovinaBòsnia i HercegovinaBosnie-Herzegovine Zlatan Saračević Athletics
27Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana  (BOT)BotsuanaBotswanaBotswana
28Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)BrasilBrasilBrésil Aurélio Miguel Judo
29Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei  (BRU)BrunéiBruneiBrunei
30Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)BulgariaBulgàriaBulgarie Ivaylo Yordanov Wrestling
31Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso  (BUR)Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina Faso Franck Zio Athletics
32Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cayman Islands  (CAY)Islas CaimánIlles CaimanÎles Caïmans Byron Marsh Sailing
33Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon  (CMR)CamerúnKamerunCameroun
34Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)CanadáCanadaCanada Mike Smith Athletics
35Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic  (CAF)Central AfricaÀfrica CentralCentrafrique Mickaël Conjungo Athletics
36Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI)ChileXileChili Gert Weil Athletics
37Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)República Popular de ChinaRepública Popular de la XinaRépublique populaire de Chine Song Ligang Basketball
38Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg  Cyprus  (CYP)ChipreXipreChypre Marios Hadjiandreou Athletics
39Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia  (COL)ColombiaColòmbiaColombie Bernardo Tovar Shooting
40Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo  (CGO)República del CongoRepública del CongoRépublique du Congo
41Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands  (COK)Islas CookIlles CookÎles Cook Sam Nunuke Pera Weightlifting
42Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)CoreaCoreaCorée Kim Tae-hyun Weightlifting
43Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica  (CRC)Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica Alvaro Guardia Shooting
44Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast  (CIV)Costa de MarfilCosta d'IvoriCôte d'Ivoire
45Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)CroaciaCroàciaCroatie Goran Ivanišević Tennis
46Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)CubaCubaCuba Héctor Milián Wrestling
47Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)DinamarcaDinamarcaDanemark Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Sailing
48Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)YibutiDjiboutiDjibouti Hussein Ahmed Salah Athletics
49Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  (DOM)República DominicanaRepública DominicanaRépublique dominicaine Altagracia Contreras Judo
50Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)Republica Arabe de EgiptoRepública Arabe d'EgipteRépublique arabe d'Égypte Mohamed Khorshed Shooting
51Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates  (UAE)Unión de Emiratos ArabesUnió dels Emirats ÀrabsUnion des Émirats arabes Mohamed Salem Al-Tunaiji Athletics
52Flag of Ecuador (1900-2009).svg  Ecuador  (ECU)EcuadorEquadorÉquateur María Cangá Judo
53Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team  (EUN) [lower-alpha 1] Equipo UnificadoEquip UnificatÉquipe unifiée Alexander Karelin Wrestling
54Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia  (EST)EstoniaEstòniaEstonie Heino Lipp Athletics (non-competitor)
55Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)Estados Unidos de AméricaEstats Units d'AmèricaÉtats-Unis d'Amérique Francie Larrieu Smith Athletics
56Flag of Ethiopia (1987-1991).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)EtiopíaEtiòpiaÉthiopie Addis Abebe Athletics
57Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji  (FIJ)FiyiFijiFidji Carl Probert Swimming
58Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)FinlandiaFinlàndiaFinlande Harri Koskela Wrestling
59Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)FranciaFrançaFrance Jean-François Lamour Fencing
60Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon  (GAB)GabónGabonGabon
61Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia  (GAM)GambiaGàmbiaGambie Dawda Jallow Athletics
62Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)GhanaGhanaGhana John Myles-Mills Athletics
63Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Gran BretañaGran BretanyaGrande-Bretagne Steve Redgrave Rowing
64Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada  (GRN)GranadaGrenadaGrenade Eugene Licorish Athletics
65Flag of Guam.svg  Guam  (GUM)GuamGuamGuam Frank Flores Swimming
66Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala  (GUA)GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemala Julio Sandoval Shooting
67Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea  (GUI)GuineaGuineaGuinée Soryba Diakité Athletics
68Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea  (GEQ)Guinea EcuatorialGuinea EquatorialGuinée équatoriale Ruth Mangue Athletics
69Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)GuyanaGuyanaGuyana Aubrey Richmond Cycling
70Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti  (HAI)HaitíHaitíHaïti Hermate Souffrant Judo
71Flag of Honduras (before 2022).svg  Honduras  (HON)HondurasHonduresHonduras Ana Joselina Fortin Swimming
72Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)Hong KongHong KongHong Kong
73Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)HungríaHongriaHongrie Tibor Komáromi Wrestling
74Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)IndiaÍndiaInde Shiny Abraham-Wilson Athletics
75Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia  (INA)IndonesiaIndonèsiaIndonésie Christian Hadinata Badminton
76Flag of Iraq (1991-2004).svg  Iraq  (IRQ)IrakIraqIrak Nazar Kadir Weightlifting
77Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI)República Islámica de IránRepública Islàmica d'IranRépublique islamique d'Iran Alireza Soleimani Wrestling
78Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)IrlandaIrlandaIrlande Michelle Smith Swimming
79Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL)IslandiaIslàndiaIslande Bjarni Friðriksson Judo
80Flag of Israel.svg  Israel  (ISR)IsraelIsraelIsraël Eldad Amir Sailing
81Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)ItaliaItàliaItalie Giuseppe Abbagnale Rowing
82Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)JamaicaJamaicaJamaïque Merlene Ottey Athletics
83Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)JapónJapóJapon Kumi Nakada Volleyball
84Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan  (JOR)JordaniaJordàniaJordanie Fakhredin Fouad Athletics
85Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)KeniaKenyaKenya Patrick Sang Athletics
86Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait  (KUW)KuwaitKuwaitKoweït
87Flag of Laos.svg  Laos  (LAO)LaosLaosLaos Khamsavath Vilayphone Boxing
88Flag of Lesotho (1987-2006).svg  Lesotho  (LES)LesotoLesothoLesotho
89Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)LetoniaLetòniaLettonie Raimonds Bergmanis Weightlifting
90Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon  (LIB)LibanoLíbanLiban
91Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia  (LBR)LiberiaLibèriaLiberia
92Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya  (LBA)Jamahiriya Árabe de LibiaJamahiriya Àrab de LíbiaJamahiriya arabe libyenne
93Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)LiechtensteinLiechtensteinLiechtenstein Manuela Marxer Athletics
94Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)LituaniaLituàniaLituanie Raimundas Mažuolis Swimming
95Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)LuxemburgoLuxemburgLuxembourg Yves Clausse Swimming
96Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar  (MAD)MadagascarMadagascarMadagascar Heritovo Rakotomanga Boxing
97Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)MalaisiaMalàisiaMalaisie Razif Sidek Badminton
98Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)MalawiMalawiMalawi
99Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives  (MDV)MaldivasMaldivesMaldives
100Flag of Mali.svg  Mali  (MLI)MalíMaliMali
101Flag of Malta.svg  Malta  (MLT)MaltaMaltaMalte Laurie Pace Judo
102Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)MarruecosMarrocMaroc Lahcen Samsam Akka Athletics (non-competitor)
103Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius  (MRI)Isla MauricioIla MauriciÎle Maurice
104Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg  Mauritania  (MTN)MauritaniaMauritàniaMauritanie
105Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX)MéxicoMèxicMexique Jesús Mena Diving
106Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco  (MON)MonacoMònacoMonaco Christophe Verdino Swimming
107Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL)MongoliaMongòliaMongolie Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene Wrestling
108Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)MozambiqueMoçambicMozambique
109Flag of Myanmar (1974-2010).svg  Myanmar  (MYA)Unión de MyanmarUnió de MyanmarUnion du Myanmar
110Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia  (NAM)NamibiaNamíbiaNamibie Frankie Fredericks Athletics
111Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal  (NEP)NepalNepalNépal
112Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua  (NIC)NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaragua Magdiel Gutiérrez Wrestling
113Flag of Niger.svg  Niger  (NIG)NígerNígerNiger Abdou Manzo Athletics
114Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)NigeriaNigèriaNigeria Innocent Egbunike Athletics
115Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)NoruegaNoruegaNorvège Jorunn Horgen Sailing
116Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)Nueva ZelandaNova ZelandaNouvelle-Zélande Mark Todd Equestrian
117Flag of Oman (1970-1995).svg  Oman  (OMA)OmánOmanOman
118Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)UgandaUgandaOuganda Fred Mutuweta Boxing
119Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)PakistanPakistanPakistan Shahbaz Ahmed Field hockey
120Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  (PAN)PanamáPanamàPanama
121Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea  (PNG)Papúa Nueva GuineaPapua Nova GuineaPapouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
122Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg  Paraguay  (PAR)ParaguayParaguaiParaguay Ramón Jiménez Gaona Athletics
123Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Países BajosPaïsos BaixosPays-Bas Carina Benninga Field hockey
124Flag of Peru.svg  Peru  (PER)PeruPeruPérou Francisco Boza Shooting
125Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg  Philippines  (PHI)FilipinasFilipinesPhilippines Arlo Chavez Boxing
126Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)PoloniaPolòniaPologne Waldemar Legień Judo
127Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico  (PUR)Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPorto Rico Luis Martínez Judo
128Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal  (POR)PortugalPortugalPortugal Filipa Cavalleri Judo
129Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar  (QAT)CatarQatarQatar
130Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)República Democrática Popular de CoreaRepública Democràtica Popular de CoreaRépublique populaire démocratique de Corée Kim Gil-nam Boxing
131Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)RumaniaRomaniaRoumanie Costel Grasu Athletics
132Flag of Rwanda (1962-2001).svg  Rwanda  (RWA)RuandaRwandaRwanda Marcianne Mukamurenzi Athletics
133Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg  San Marino  (SMR)San MarinoSant MaríSaint-Marin Sara Casadei Swimming
134Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  (VIN)San Vicente y GranadinasSant Vicent i GrenadinesSaint-Vincent-et-les Grenadines Eversley Linley Athletics
135Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands  (SOL)Islas SalomónIlles SalomóÎles Salomon Leslie Ata Weightlifting
136Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador  (ESA)El SalvadorEl SalvadorSalvador María José Marenco Swimming
137Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa  (ASA)Samoa AmericanasSamoa nord-americanaSamoa américaines Mika Masoe Boxing
138Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa  (SAM)Samoa OccidentalesSamoa OccidentalsSamoa occidentales Emilio Leti Boxing
139Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal  (SEN)SenegalSenegalSénégal
140Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg  Seychelles  (SEY)SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles Roland Raforme [4] Boxing
141Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone  (SLE)Sierra LeonaSerra LeoneSierra Leone Sanusi Turay Athletics
142Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)SingapurSingapurSingapour
143Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO)EsloveniaEslovèniaSlovénie Rajmond Debevec Shooting
144Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia  (SOM)SomaliaSomàliaSomalie
145Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)SudanSudanSoudan
146Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka  (SRI)Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka
147Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)SueciaSuèciaSuède Stefan Edberg Tennis
148Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)SuizaSuïssaSuisse Daniel Giubellini Gymnastics
149Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)SurinamSurinamSuriname Tommy Asinga Athletics
150Flag of Swaziland.svg  Swaziland  (SWZ)SuazilandiaSwazilàndiaSwaziland
151Flag of Syria.svg  Syria  (SYR)SiriaSíriaSyrie
152Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Wang Kuang-shih Baseball
153Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)TanzaniaTanzàniaTanzanie
154Flag of Chad.svg  Chad  (CHA)ChadTxadTchad
155Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)República Federal Checa y Eslovaca República Federal de TxecoslovàquiaRépublique fédérale tchèque et slovaque Jozef Lohyňa Wrestling
156Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)TailandiaTailàndiaThaïlande
157Flag of Togo.svg  Togo  (TOG)TogoTogoTogo
158Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga  (TGA)TongaTongaTonga
159Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TRI)Trinidad y TobagoTrinitat i TobagoTrinité-et-Tobago Ian Morris Athletics
160Flag of Tunisia (1959-1999).svg  Tunisia  (TUN)TunisiaTunísiaTunisie Fadhel Khayati Athletics
161Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey  (TUR)TurquiaTurquiaTurquie Kerem Ersü Archery
162Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay  (URU)UruguayUruguaiUruguay Ricardo Fabini Sailing
163Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)VanuatuVanuatuVanuatu Baptiste Firiam Athletics
164Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).png  Venezuela  (VEN)VenezuelaVeneçuelaVenezuela María Elena Giusti Synchronized swimming
165Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  Virgin Islands  (ISV)Islas VirgenesIlles VergesÎles Vierges Neville Hodge Athletics
166Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands  (IVB)Islas Virgenes BritanicasIlles Verges BritàniquesÎles Vierges britanniques Karl Scatliffe Athletics
167Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam  (VIE)VietnamVietnamVietnam
168Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen  (YEM)YemenIemenYémen
169Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire  (ZAI)ZaireZaireZaïre Muyegbe Mubala Athletics
170Flag of Zambia (1964-1996).svg  Zambia  (ZAM)ZambiaZàmbiaZambie Ngozi Mwanamwambwa Athletics
171Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe  (ZIM)ZimbabueZimbabweZimbabwe
172Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)EspañaEspanyaEspagne Felipe de Borbón Sailing

Notes

  1. ↑ Consisted of twelve former Soviet republics held the flags into representing athletes of those former Republics: Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia, Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan, Flag of Belarus (1918, 1991-1995).svg  Belarus, Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg  Georgia, Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan, Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan, Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova, Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia, Flag of Tajikistan (1991-1992).svg  Tajikistan, Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan, Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine and Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan.

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During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China the flag bearers of 91 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Beijing National Stadium on February 20. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

During the Parade of Nations within the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, it is expected that athletes and officials from each participating team marched in the Jardins du Trocaderó preceded by their flag and placard bearer. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the team's National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves. On 13 December 2021, it was announced that the opening ceremony will feature athletes being transported by boat from Pont d'Austerlitz to Pont d'Iéna along the Seine river. The 6 km route will pass landmarks such as the Louvre, Notre-Dame de Paris, and Place de la Concorde, and feature cultural presentations. The official protocol will take place at a 30,000-seat "mini-stadium" at the Trocadéro. Organizers stated that the ceremony would be the most "spectacular and accessible opening ceremony in Olympic history", with Estanguet stating that it would be free to attend, and estimating that it could attract as many as 600,000 spectators. In addition, each team will have the option of having a male flag bearer and a female flag bearer in an effort to promote gender equality.

References

  1. ↑ Olympic Flag - Olympic-Legacy.com Pe04.com Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "Olympics - Non-national Flags for Olympic Athletes". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony - Full Length | Barcelona 1992 Replays". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 April 2024– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ "Flagbearers for 1992 Summer Olympics". olympedia.org. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
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