List of flag bearers for Liechtenstein at the Olympics

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Liechtenstein at the
Olympics
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg
IOC code LIE
NOC Liechtenstein Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.li  (in German and English)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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

Contents

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

1936 flag incident

Liechtenstein competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The flag bearer was sprinter and discus thrower Oskar Ospelt. [2] It was only at these games that Liechtenstein realized their flag was identical to that of Haiti, prompting Liechtenstein in 1937 to add the crown found in their current flag. [3] This modified design was adopted on June 24, 1937. [3]

Flag bearers

#Event yearSeasonFlag bearerSport
30 2024 Summer Romano Püntener Mountain biking [4]
29 2022 Winter Stefan Marxer LOC president [5]
28 2020 Summer Julia Hassler Swimming [6]
Raphael Schwendinger Judo
27 2018 Winter Marco Pfiffner Alpine skiing [7]
26 2016 Summer Julia Hassler Swimming [1]
25 2014 Winter Tina Weirather Alpine skiing
24 2012 Summer Stephanie Vogt Tennis
23 2010 Winter Richard Wunder Bobsleigh
22 2008 Summer Marcel Tschopp Athletics
21 2006 Winter Jessica Walter Alpine skiing
20 2004 Summer Oliver Geissmann Shooting
19 2002 Winter Marco Büchel Alpine skiing
18 2000 Summer Oliver Geissmann Shooting
17 1998 Winter Tamara Schädler Alpine skiing
16 1996 Summer Birgit Blum Judo
15 1994 Winter Markus Hasler Cross-country skiing
14 1992 Summer Manuela Marxer Athletics
13 1992 Winter Birgit Heeb-Batliner Alpine skiing
12 1988 Summer Yvonne Elkuch Cycling
11 1988 Winter Andi Wenzel Alpine skiing
10 1984 Summer Manuela Marxer Athletics
9 1984 Winter Günther Marxer Alpine skiing
8 1980 Winter Petra Wenzel Alpine skiing
7 1976 Winter Ursula Konzett Alpine skiing
6 1972 Winter Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein Bobsleigh (did not compete)
5 1964 Summer Alois Büchel Athletics
4 1960 Summer Alois Büchel Athletics
3 1956 Winter Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein Bobsleigh (did not compete)
2 1948 Winter Christof Frommelt Cross-country skiing
1 1936 Summer Oskar Ospelt Athletics

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liechtenstein at the 1936 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Liechtenstein competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, which took place from 1 to 16 August 1936. It was the first Summer Olympics in which Liechtenstein competed, as the Liechtenstein Olympic Committee had been founded the year prior. Six male competitors took part in five events in three sports. None of them won medals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liechtenstein at the 2022 Winter Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Liechtenstein competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China. The 2022 Winter Olympics were held from 4 to 20 February 2022.

During the Parade of Nations within the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony on February 4, athletes and officials from each participating country marched in the Beijing National Stadium preceded by their flag and placard bearer bearing the respective country's name. Each flag bearer was chosen either by the nation's National Olympic Committee or by the team of athletes themselves.

References

  1. 1 2 Liechtenstein. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. "Oskar Ospelt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 Kindersley, Dorling (November 3, 2008). Complete Flags of the World. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 148. ISBN   9781405338615 . Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. Pick, Oscar (2024-07-26). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent . Retrieved 2024-07-26.
  5. Brüstle, Robert (4 February 2022). "Olympische Spiele sind eröffnet: LOC-Präsident Stefan Marxer Fahnenträger" [The Olympic Games have begun: LOC President Stefan Marxer flag bearer]. Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). Schaan, Liechtenstein. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 30 April 2022.