| Malta at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | MLT |
| NOC | Malta Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Malta at the Olympics. [1] [2]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2022 | Winter | Jenise Spiteri | Snowboarding |
| 18 | 2020 | Summer | Eleanor Bezzina | Shooting |
| 18 | 2020 | Summer | Andrew Chetcuti | Swimming |
| 17 | 2018 | Winter | Élise Pellegrin | Alpine skiing |
| 16 | 2016 | Summer | Andrew Chetcuti | Swimming |
| 15 | 2014 | Winter | Élise Pellegrin | Alpine skiing |
| 14 | 2012 | Summer | William Chetcuti | Shooting |
| 13 | 2008 | Summer | Marcon Bezzina | Judo |
| 12 | 2004 | Summer | William Chetcuti | Shooting |
| 11 | 2000 | Summer | Laurie Pace | Judo |
| 10 | 1996 | Summer | Angela Galea | Swimming |
| 9 | 1992 | Summer | Laurie Pace | Judo |
| 8 | 1988 | Summer | Joanna Agius | Archery |
| 7 | 1984 | Summer | Peter Bonello | Sailing |
| 6 | 1980 | Summer | Frans Chetcuti | Shooting |
| 5 | 1972 | Summer | Joseph Grech | Shooting |
| 4 | 1968 | Summer | Louis Grasso | Official |
| 3 | 1960 | Summer | Christopher Dowling | Swimming |
| 2 | 1948 | Summer | Francis X. Zammit Cutajar | Official |
| 1 | 1936 | Summer | Godfrey Craig | Official |
| – | 1928 | Summer | Did not participate in the opening ceremony | |
Malta has competed in 17 Summer Olympic Games and 3 Winter Olympic Games.
Malta participated in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Malta competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, which was held from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The country's participation at London marked its fifteenth appearance in the Summer Olympics since its début at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The delegation included two track and field athletes, Rachid Chouhal and Diane Borg, one double trap shooter William Chetcuti and two swimmers Andrew Chetcuti and Nicola Muscat. All five competitors qualified for the Games through wildcard places. William Chetcuti was selected as the flag bearer for the opening ceremony while Borg held it at the closing ceremony. Choudai did not progress beyond the preliminary stages of the men's 100 metres, while Borg advanced to the first round of the women's 100 metres before being eliminated. William Chetcuti finished ninth in the double trap shooting event, while Andrew Chetcuti and Muscat were unable to progress to the first rounds of their respective swimming disciplines.
Charlotte Wingfield is a Maltese sprinter who competes on behalf of the Republic of Malta.
Malta competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, since its debut in 1928, although it failed to register any athletes in five other editions.
Malta competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 4 to April 15, 2018.
Malta sent a delegation to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with one competitor, alpine skier Élise Pellegrin. It was the country's second Winter Olympic appearance, after the 2014 Winter Olympics. Pellegrin was designated as the flag bearer for both the parade of nations during the opening ceremony, and the closing ceremony. She was disqualified from the giant slalom, and finished 50th in the slalom.
Malta competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022.
During the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. As Olympic tradition dictates, most participating nations paraded in the alphabetical order of the language of the host country, except Greece, who enters first at the founding nation of the Olympics, and the host country who enters last.
