List of flag bearers for Indonesia at the Olympics

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Indonesia at the
Olympics
Flag of Indonesia.svg
IOC code INA
NOC Indonesian Olympic Committee
Website www.nocindonesia.org  (in Indonesian)
Medals
Gold
10
Silver
14
Bronze
16
Total
40
Summer appearances

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Indonesia at the Olympics. [1]

Contents

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
1 1952 Summer Habib Suharko Swimming [1]
2 1972 Summer Wiem Gommies Boxing
3 1976 Summer Syamsul Anwar Harahap Boxing
4 1984 Summer Lukman Niode Swimming
5 1988 Summer Tonny Maringgi Table tennis
6 1992 Summer Christian Hadinata [lower-alpha 1] Coach
7 1996 Summer Hendrik Simangunsong Boxing
8 2000 Summer Rexy Mainaky Badminton
9 2004 Summer Christian Hadinata [lower-alpha 2] Coach [4]
10 2008 Summer Oka Sulaksana Sailing
11 2012 Summer I Gede Siman Sudartawa Swimming
12 2016 Summer Maria Natalia Londa Athletics
13 2020 Summer Rio Waida [lower-alpha 3] Surfing
14 2024 Summer Maryam March Maharani [7] Judo

Notes

  1. He was the first Indonesian coach which became the flagbearer. [2]
  2. Krisna Bayu was originally the flag bearer, however the role was later done by Christian Hadinata because Bayu was suffering from flu at the eve of opening ceremony. [3]
  3. Originally, surfer Rio Waida and weightlifter Nurul Akmal were named as co-flagbearers for the parade of nations during the opening ceremony. [5] In fact, Rio eventually became the sole flagbearer. [6]

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