2010 Winter Paralympics national flag bearers

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During the Parade of Nations at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, which was held beginning at 6:00 PM PST on March 12, 2010, 44 athletes bore the flags of their respective nations and lead their national delegations as they paraded into BC Place Stadium in the host city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The flag was borne by a sportsperson, from that country, chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. [1]

OrderNationFlag bearerSport
1Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra  (AND) Xabier Fernández Alpine skiing
2Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina  (ARG) Juan Ignacio Maggi Alpine skiing
3Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia  (ARM) Gayane Usnyan Alpine skiing
4Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS) Toby Kane Alpine skiing
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT) Robert Meusburger Alpine skiing
6Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR) Liudmila Vauchok Cross-country skiing
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL) Natasha De Troyer Alpine skiing
8Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH) Memic Nijaz Alpine skiing
9Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL) Aleksandar Stoyanov Cross-country skiing
10Flag of Chile.svg  Chile  (CHI) Tomas De Villar Alpine skiing
11Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN) Cheng Shishuai Cross-country skiing
12Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO) Maric Dadic Alpine skiing
13Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE) Anna Kuliskova Alpine skiing
14Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN) Marianne Maiboll Cross-country skiing
15Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN) Ilkka Toumisto Cross-country skiing
16Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA) Romain Riboud Alpine skiing
17Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Frank Höfle Cross-country skiing
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR) Michael McCreadie Wheelchair curling
19Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE) Vivi Christodoulopoulou Alpine skiing
20Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN) Balazs Koleszar Alpine skiing
21Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland  (ISL) Erna Fridriksdottir Alpine skiing
22Flag of Iran.svg  Iran  (IRI) Sadegh Kalhor Alpine skiing
23Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) Gianmaria Dal Maistro Alpine skiing
24Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  (JPN) Takayuki Endo Ice sledge hockey
25Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ) Oleg Syssolyatin Cross-country skiing
26Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  (MEX) Juan Armando Ruiz Hernandez Alpine skiing
27Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia  (MGL) Enkhbaatar Zorig Cross-country skiing
28Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED) Falco Jeitsma Alpine skiing coach
29Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL) Adam Hall Alpine skiing
30Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR) Mariann Vestbostad Cross-country skiing
31Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL) Jarosław Rola Alpine skiing
32Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU) Laura Valenu Alpine skiing
33Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) Valery Kupchinskii Cross-country skiing
34Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia  (SRB) Jasmin Bambur Alpine skiing
35Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia  (SVK) Ivaeta Chlebakova Alpine skiing
36Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia  (SLO) Gal Jakic Alpine skiing
37Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA) David Bruce Warner Alpine skiing
38Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR) Han Min-su Ice sledge hockey
39Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP) Ursula Pueyo Alpine skiing
40Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE) Jens Kask Ice sledge hockey
41Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI) Thomas Pfyl Alpine skiing
42Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR) Olena Iurkovska Cross-country skiing
43Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) Heath Calhoun Alpine skiing
44Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) Jean Labonté Ice sledge hockey

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 12 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2010.
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