1992 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

Official video

During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1992 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

Parade order

As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation Spain marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the French language, instead of both Catalan and Spanish (despite that these languages had been displayed on the name boards and used to announce the country names), due to the political sensitivity surrounding the use of Catalan. Athletes from Independent Olympic Participants did not attend the parade of nations, but still competed at the Games.[1] Unified Team marched with Olympic flag, then followed by 12 flag bearers carrying the flags of 12 former Soviet Republics.[2][3]

Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" under T so that they did not enter together with conflicting People's Republic of China (commonly known as China), which entered as the "People's Republic of China" under C. The Republic of the Congo entered as the "People's Republic of the Congo" while the Democratic Republic of Congo entered under its former name, Zaire.

List

The following is a list of each country's announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. This table is sortable by country name, the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.

Order Nation Spanish Name French Order Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)GreciaGrèceLambros PapakostasAthletics
2 Afghanistan (AFG)AfganistánAfghanistan
3 South Africa (RSA)SudáfricaAfrique du SudJan TauAthletics
4 Albania (ALB)AlbaniaAlbanieKristo RoboShooting
5 Algeria (ALG)ArgeliaAlgérie
6 Germany (GER)AlemaniaAllemagneManfred KleinRowing
7 Andorra (AND)AndorraAndorreMargarida MorenoAthletics
8 Angola (ANG)AngolaAngola
9 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)AntiguaAntigua
10 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)Antillas NeerlandesasAntilles néerlandaisesMichel DaouShooting
11 Saudi Arabia (KSA)Arabia SauditaArabie saouditeMedhadi Al-DosariCycling
12 Argentina (ARG)ArgentinaArgentineMarcelo GarraffoField hockey
13 Aruba (ARU)ArubaArubaLucien DirkszCycling
14 Australia (AUS)AustraliaAustralieJenny DonnetDiving
15 Austria (AUT)AustriaAutricheElisabeth TheurerEquestrian
16 Bahamas (BAH)BahamasBahamasTroy KempAthletics
17 Bahrain (BRN)BahréinBahreïnKhalid RabeeahChef de mission
18 Bangladesh (BAN)BangladésBangladeshMohamed Mukhesur RahmanSwimming
19 Barbados (BAR)BarbadosBarbade
20 Belgium (BEL)BélgicaBelgiqueFrans PeetersShooting
21 Belize (BIZ)BeliceBelize
22 Benin (BEN)BenínBeninSonya AgbéssiAthletics
23 Bermuda (BER)BermudasBermudesBrian WellmanAthletics
24 Bhutan (BHU)ButánBhoutanJubzang JubzangArchery
25 Bolivia (BOL)BoliviaBolivie
26 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)Bosnia y HerzegovinaBosnie-HerzegovineZlatan SaračevićAthletics
27 Botswana (BOT)BotsuanaBotswana
28 Brazil (BRA)BrasilBrésilAurélio MiguelJudo
29 Brunei (BRU)BrunéiBrunei
30 Bulgaria (BUL)BulgariaBulgarieIvaylo YordanovWrestling
31 Burkina Faso (BUR)Burkina FasoBurkina FasoFranck ZioAthletics
32 Cayman Islands (CAY)Islas CaimánÎles CaïmansByron MarshSailing
33 Cameroon (CMR)CamerúnCameroun
34 Canada (CAN)CanadaCanadaMike SmithAthletics
35 Central African Republic (CAF)Central AfricaCentrafriqueMickaël ConjungoAthletics
36 Chile (CHI)ChileChiliGert WeilAthletics
37 China (CHN)República Popular ChinaRépublique Populairé de ChineSong LigangBasketball
38 Cyprus (CYP)ChipreChypreMarios HadjiandreouAthletics
39 Colombia (COL)ColombiaColombieBernardo TovarShooting
40 Congo (CGO)República del CongoRépublique du Congo
41 Cook Islands (COK)Islas CookÎles CookSam Nunuke PeraWeightlifting
42 South Korea (KOR)CoreaCorée
43 Costa Rica (CRC)Costa RicaCosta Rica
44 Ivory Coast (CIV)Costa de MarfilCôte d'Ivoire
45 Croatia (CRO)CroaciaCroatieGoran IvaniševićTennis
46 Cuba (CUB)CubaCubaHéctor MiliánWrestling
47 Denmark (DEN)DinamarcaDanemarkJørgen Bojsen-MøllerSailing
48 Djibouti (DJI)YibutiDjiboutiHussein Ahmed SalahAthletics
49 Dominican Republic (DOM)República DominicanaRépublique dominicaineAltagracia ContrerasJudo
50 Egypt (EGY)Republica Arabe de EgiptoRépublique arabe d'ÉgypteMohamed KhorshedShooting
51 United Arab Emirates (UAE)Emiratos Arabes UnidosÉmirats arabes unisMohamed Salem Al-TunaijiAthletics
52 Ecuador (ECU)EcuadorÉquateurMaría CangáJudo
53 Unified Team (EUN)[lower-alpha 1]Equipo UnificadoÉquipe UnifiéeAlexander KarelinWrestling
54 Estonia (EST)EstoniaEstonieHeino LippAthletics (non-competitor)
55 United States (USA)Estados Unidos de AméricaÉtats-Unis d'AmériqueFrancie Larrieu SmithAthletics
56 Ethiopia (ETH)EtiopíaÉthiopieAddis AbebeAthletics
57 Fiji (FIJ)FiyiFidji
58 Finland (FIN)FinlandiaFinlandeHarri KoskelaWrestling
59 France (FRA)FranciaFranceJean-François LamourFencing
60 Gabon (GAB)GabónGabon
61 The Gambia (GAM)GambiaGambieDawda JallowAthletics
62 Ghana (GHA)GhanaGhanaJohn Myles-MillsAthletics
63 Great Britain (GBR)Gran BretañaGrande-BretagneSteve RedgraveRowing
64 Grenada (GRN)GranadaGrenadaEugene LicorishAthletics
65 Guam (GUM)GuamGuamFrank FloresSwimming
66 Guatemala (GUA)GuatemalaGuatemalaJulio SandovalShooting
67 Guinea (GUI)GuineaGuinéeSoriba DiakitéAthletics
68 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)Guinea EcuatorialGuinée équatorialeRuth MangueAthletics
69 Guyana (GUY)GuyanaGuyanaAubrey RichmondCycling
70 Haiti (HAI)HaitíHaitiHermate SouffrantJudo
71 Honduras (HON)HondurasHondurasAna Joselina FortinSwimming
72 Hong Kong (HKG)Hong KongHong Kong
73 Hungary (HUN)HungríaHongrieTibor KomáromiWrestling
74 India (IND)IndiaIndeShiny Abraham-WilsonAthletics
75 Indonesia (INA)IndonesiaIndonésieChristian HadinataBadminton
76 Iraq (IRQ)IrakIrakNazar KadirWeightlifting
77 Iran (IRI)República Islámica de IránRépublique islamique d'IranAlireza SoleimaniWrestling
78 Ireland (IRL)IrlandaIrlandeMichelle SmithSwimming
79 Iceland (ISL)IslandiaIslandeBjarni FriðrikssonJudo
80 Israel (ISR)IsraelIsraëlEldad AmirSailing
81 Italy (ITA)ItaliaItalieGiuseppe AbbagnaleRowing
82 Jamaica (JAM)JamaicaJamaïqueMerlene OtteyAthletics
83 Japan (JPN)JapónJaponKumi NakadaVolleyball
84 Jordan (JOR)JordaniaJordanieFakhredin FouadAthletics
85 Kenya (KEN)KeniaKenyaPatrick SangAthletics
86 Kuwait (KUW)KuwaitKoweït
87 Laos (LAO)LaosLaosKhamsavath VilayphoneBoxing
88 Lesotho (LES)LesotoLesotho
89 Latvia (LAT)LetoniaLettonieRaimonds BergmanisWeightlifting
90 Lebanon (LIB)LibanoLiban
91 Liberia (LBR)LiberiaLiberia
92 Libya (LBA)Jamahiriya Árabe LibiaJamahiriya arabe libyenne
93 Liechtenstein (LIE)LiechtensteinLiechtensteinManuela MarxerAthletics
94 Lithuania (LTU)LituaniaLituanieRaimundas MažuolisSwimming
95 Luxembourg (LUX)LuxemburgoLuxembourgYves ClausseSwimming
96 Madagascar (MAD)MadagascarMadagascarHeritovo RakotomangaBoxing
97 Malaysia (MAS)MalaisiaMalaisieRazif SidekBadminton
98 Malawi (MAW)MalawiMalaui
99 Maldives (MDV)MaldivasMaldives
100 Mali (MLI)MalíMali
101 Malta (MLT)MaltaMalteLaurie PaceJudo
102 Morocco (MAR)MarruecosMarocLahcen Samsam AkkaAthletics (non-competitor)
103 Mauritius (MRI)MauricioMaurice
104 Mauritania (MTN)MauritaniaMauritanie
105 Mexico (MEX)MéxicoMexiqueJesús MenaDiving
106 Monaco (MON)MonacoMonacoChristophe VerdinoSwimming
107 Mongolia (MGL)MongoliaMongolieBadmaanyambuugiin Bat-ErdeneWrestling
108 Mozambique (MOZ)MozambiqueMozambique
109 Myanmar (MYA)Unión de MyanmarUnion du Myanmar
110 Namibia (NAM)NamibiaNamibieFrankie FredericksAthletics
111 Nepal (NEP)NepalNépal
112 Nicaragua (NIC)NicaraguaNicaraguaMagdiel GutiérrezWrestling
113 Niger (NIG)NígerNigerAbdou ManzoAthletics
114 Nigeria (NGR)NigeriaNigériaInnocent EgbunikeAthletics
115 Norway (NOR)NoruegaNorvègeJorunn HorgenSailing
116 New Zealand (NZL)Nueva ZelandaNouvelle-ZélandeMark ToddEquestrian
117 Oman (OMA)OmánOman
118 Uganda (UGA)UgandaOugandaFred MutuwetaBoxing
119 Pakistan (PAK)PakistanPakistanShahbaz AhmedField hockey
120 Panama (PAN)PanamáPanama
121 Papua New Guinea (PNG)Papúa Nueva GuineaPapouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
122 Paraguay (PAR)ParaguayParaguayRamón Jiménez GaonaAthletics
123 Netherlands (NED)Países BajosPays-BasCarina BenningaField hockey
124 Peru (PER)PeruPérouFrancisco BozaShooting
125 Philippines (PHI)FilipinasPhilippinesArlo ChavezBoxing
126 Poland (POL)PoloniaPologneWaldemar LegieńJudo
127 Puerto Rico (PUR)Puerto RicoPorto RicoLuis MartínezJudo
128 Portugal (POR)PortugalPortugalFilipa CavalleriJudo
129 Qatar (QAT)CatarQatar
130 North Korea (PRK)República Popular Democrática de CoreaRépublique populaire démocratique de CoréeKim Gil-namBoxing
131 Romania (ROU)RumaniaRoumanieCostel GrasuAthletics
132 Rwanda (RWA)RuandaRwandaMarcianne MukamurenziAthletics
133 San Marino (SMR)San MarinoSaint-MarinSara CasadeiSwimming
134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)San Vicente y las GranadinasSaint-Vincent-et-les GrenadinesEversley LinleyAthletics
135 Solomon Islands (SOL)Islas SalomónÎles SolomonLeslie AtaWeightlifting
136 El Salvador (ESA)El SalvadorSalvadorMaría José MarencoSwimming
137 American Samoa (ASA)Samoa AmericanasSamoa américainesMika MasoeBoxing
138 Samoa (SAM)Samoa OccidentalesSamoa occidentalEmilio LetiBoxing
139 Senegal (SEN)SenegalSénégal
140 Seychelles (SEY)SeychellesSeychelles
141 Sierra Leone (SLE)Sierra LeonaSierra LeoneSanusi TurayAthletics
142 Singapore (SIN)SingapurSingapour
143 Slovenia (SLO)EsloveniaSlovénieRajmond DebevecShooting
144 Somalia (SOM)SomaliaSomalie
145 Sudan (SUD)SudanSoudan
146 Sri Lanka (SRI)Sri LankaSri Lanka
147 Sweden (SWE)SueciaSuèdeStefan EdbergTennis
148 Switzerland (SUI)SuizaSuisseDaniel GiubelliniGymnastics
149 Suriname (SUR)SurinamSurinameTommy AsingaAthletics
150 Swaziland (SWZ)SuazilandiaSwaziland
151 Syria (SYR)SiriaSyrie
152 Chinese Taipei (TPE)China TaipéiTaipei chinoisWang Kuang-shihBaseball
153 Tanzania (TAN)TanzaniaTanzanie
154 Chad (CHA)ChadTchad
155 Czechoslovakia (TCH)República Federal Checa y Eslovaca République fédérale tchèque et slovaqueJozef LohyňaWrestling
156 Thailand (THA)TailandiaThailandie
157 Togo (TOG)TogoTogo
158 Tonga (TGA)TongaTonga
159 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)Trinidad y TobagoTrinité-et-TobagoIan MorrisAthletics
160 Tunisia (TUN)TunisiaTunisieFadhel KhayatiAthletics
161 Turkey (TUR)TurquiaTurquieKerem ErsüArchery
162 Uruguay (URU)UruguayUruguayRicardo FabiniSailing
163 Vanuatu (VAN)VanuatuVanuatuBaptiste FiriamAthletics
164 Venezuela (VEN)VenezuelaVenezuelaMaría Elena GiustiSynchronized swimming
165 Virgin Islands (ISV)Islas VirgenesÎles ViergesNeville HodgeAthletics
166 British Virgin Islands (IVB)Islas Virgenes BritanicasÎles Vierges brittaniquesKarl ScatliffeAthletics
167 Vietnam (VIE)VietnamVietnam
168 Yemen (YEM)YemenYemen
169 Zaire (ZAI)ZaireZaïreMuyegbe MubalaAthletics
170 Zambia (ZAM)ZambiaZambieNgozi MwanamwambwaAthletics
171 Zimbabwe (ZIM)ZimbabueZimbabwe
172 Spain (ESP)EspañaEspagneFelipe, Prince of AsturiasSailing
  1. ↑ Consisted of twelve former Soviet Republics held the flags into representing athletes of those former Republics:  Armenia,  Azerbaijan,  Belarus,  Georgia,  Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan,  Moldova,  Russia,  Tajikistan,  Turkmenistan,  Ukraine and  Uzbekistan.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Olympic Flag - Olympic-Legacy.com Pe04.com Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Olympics - Non-national Flags for Olympic Athletes". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Barcelona 1992 Opening Ceremony - Parade of Nations 3/8". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
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