List of flag bearers for Mauritania at the Olympics

Mauritania at the Olympics
IOC code	MTN
NOC	Comité National Mauritanien
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer appearances
1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Mauritania 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
1	1984	Summer	Oumar Samba Sy	Wrestling	[1]
2	1988	Summer	Oumar Samba Sy	Wrestling
3	1992	Summer
4	1996	Summer	Noureddine Ould Ménira [a]	Athletics	[1]
5	2000	Summer	Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel	Athletics
6	2004	Summer	Youba Ould H'Meïde	Athletics
7	2008	Summer	Souleymane Ould Chebal	Athletics
8	2012	Summer	Jidou El Moctar	Athletics
9	2016	Summer	Jidou El Moctar	Athletics
10	2020	Summer	Abidine Abidine	Athletics	[4]
			Houlèye Ba
11	2024	Summer	Salam Bouha Ahamdy	Athletics	[5]
			Camil Doua	Swimming

See also

• Mauritania at the Olympics

Notes

1. Ménira claimed he never actually got to hold the flag, as national officials gave it to another unidentified individual. ^[3]

References

1. "Flagbearers for Mauritania". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen . Retrieved 22 May 2023.
2. Mauritania. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
3. "ولد منيره العداء الموريتاني الذي حطم الرقم القياسي الوطني عدة مرات ولم ينل من طرف القائمين على الشأن الرياضي أي تشجيع". carrefor.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 April 2025.
4. "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.
5. "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC . Retrieved 27 July 2024.