1972 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
During the Parade of Nations section of the 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organised according to the German alphabet, with the first country following Greece being Egypt, while the host, West Germany, entered last.[1] Music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen.
List
| Order | Nation | German | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Griechenland | Khristos Papanikolaou | Athletics |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Ägypten | Kamal Kamel El-Guamel | Basketball |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Äthiopien | Mamo Wolde | Athletics |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Afghanistan | Ghulam Dastagir | Wrestling |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Albanien | Afërdita Tusha | Shooting |
| 6 |  | Algerien | Azzedine Azzouzi | Athletics |
| 7 |  | Argentinien | Carlos Cesar Delia | Equestrian |
| 8 |  | Australien | Dennis Green | Canoe Sprint |
| 9 | .png){kind=small} | Bahamas | ||
| 10 |  | Barbados | Anthony Phillips | Weightlifting |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Belgien | Gaston Roelants | Athletics |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Bermuda | Kirk Cooper | Sailing |
| 13 |  | Bolivien | Roberto Nielsen-Reyes | Equestrian |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Brasilien | Luiz Cláudio Menon | Basketball |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Britisch Honduras | Gimore Hinksen | Non-competitor |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Bulgarien | Dimitar Zlatanov | Volleyball |
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Burma | Win Maung | Football[2] |
| 18 |  | Chile | René Varas | Equestrian |
| 19 |  | Costa Rica | ||
| 20 |  | Dänemark | Peder Pedersen | Cycling |
| 21 |  | Dahomey | ||
| 22 |  | DDR[n 1] | Manfred Wolke | Boxing |
| 23 |  | Dominikanische Republik | Emilio Berroa | Weightlifting |
| 24 | .svg.png){kind=small} | DVR Korea[n 2] | Kim Man-Dok | Tennis |
| 25 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Ecuador | Abdalá Bucaram | Athletics |
| 26 |  | Elfenbeinküste | Simbara Maki | Athletics |
| 27 |  | El Salvador | Salvador Vilanova | Swimming |
| 28 |  | Fidschi | Usia Sotutu | Athletics |
| 29 |  | Finnland | Ilkka Nummisto | Canoe Sprint |
| 30 |  | Frankreich | Jean-Claude Magnan | Fencing |
| 31 |  | Gabun | Matias Moussobou | Boxing |
| 32 |  | Ghana | Sam Bugri | Athletics |
| 33 |  | Großbritannien | David Broome | Equestrian |
| 34 |  | Guatemala | Víctor Castellanos | Shooting |
| 35 |  | Guyana | Gordon Sankis | Cycling |
| 36 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Haiti | Jules Meliner | Athletics |
| 37 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Hong Kong | Peter Rull Sr. | Shooting |
| 38 |  | Indien | D.N. Devine Jones | Boxing |
| 39 |  | Indonesien | Wiem Gommies | Boxing |
| 40 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Iran | Abdollah Movahed | Wrestling |
| 41 |  | Irland | Ronnie McMahon | Equestrian |
| 42 |  | Island | Geir Hallsteinsson | Handball |
| 43 |  | Israel | Henry Hershkowitz | Shooting |
| 44 |  | Italien | Abdon Pamich | Athletics |
| 45 |  | Jamaika | Lennox Miller | Athletics |
| 46 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Japan | Masatoshi Shinomaki | Judo |
| 47 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Jugoslawien | Mirko Sandić | Water Polo |
| 48 |  | Jungferninseln | William Peets | Boxing |
| 49 |  | Kambodscha | Chaing Cheng | Boxing |
| 50 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Kamerun | Gaston Malam | Athletics |
| 51 |  | Kanada | Douglas Rogers | Judo |
| 52 |  | Kenia | Kipchoge Keino | Arhletics |
| 53 |  | Kolumbien | Alfonso Pérez | Boxing |
| 54 |  | Kongo | ||
| 55 | .png){kind=small} | Korea | Kim Ji-hak | |
| 56 |  | Kuba | Teófilo Stevenson | Boxing |
| 57 |  | Kuwait | Younis Abdallah Rabee | Athletics |
| 58 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Lesotho | Motsapi Moorosi | Athletics |
| 59 |  | Libanon | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Weightlifting |
| 60 |  | Liberia | Thomas Howe | Athletics |
| 61 |  | Liechtenstein | Eduard von Falz-Fein | Non competitor |
| 62 |  | Luxemburg | Charles Sowa | Boxing |
| 63 |  | Madagaskar | Jean-Aimé Randrianalijaona | Athletics |
| 64 |  | Malawi | Martin Matupi | Athletics |
| 65 |  | Malaysia | Mohamed Bakar | Football |
| 66 |  | Mali | Namakoro Niaré | Athletics |
| 67 |  | Malta | Joseph Grech | Shooting |
| 68 |  | Marokko | ||
| 69 |  | Mexiko | Felipe Muñoz | Swimming |
| 70 |  | Monaco | Jean-Charles Seneca | Fencing |
| 71 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Mongolei | Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran | Wrestling |
| 72 |  | Nepal | Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri | |
| 73 |  | Neuseeland | Les Mills | Athletics |
| 74 |  | Nicaragua | Don Vélez | |
| 75 |  | Niederlande | Nico Spits | Field Hockey |
| 76 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Niederländische Antillen | Bèto Adriana | |
| 77 |  | Niger | Issaka Dabore | |
| 78 |  | Nigeria | Benedict Majekodunmi | Athletics |
| 79 |  | Norwegen | Harald Barlie | Wrestling |
| 80 |  | Obervolta | ||
| 81 |  | Österreich | Hubert Raudaschl | Sailing |
| 82 |  | Pakistan | Mohammad Malik Arshad | |
| 83 |  | Panama | Donaldo Arza | Boxing |
| 84 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Paraguay | Arnulfo Ruben Becker | |
| 85 |  | Peru | Enrique Barza | Fencing |
| 86 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Philippinen | Jimmy Mariano | Basketball |
| 87 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Polen | Waldemar Baszanowski | Weightlifting |
| 88 |  | Portugal | Armando Ardegalega | Athletics |
| 89 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Puerto Rico | Arnaldo Bistol | Athletics |
| 90 |  | Republik China | Chi Cheng | Athletics |
| 91 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Rumänien | Aurel Vernescu | Canoeing |
| 92 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Sambia | ||
| 93 | .svg.png){kind=small} | San Marino | Casale Pilade | Shooting |
| 94 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Saudi-Arabien | Bilal Said Al-Azma | Athletics |
| 95 |  | Schweden | Jan Jönsson | Equestrian |
| 96 |  | Schweiz | Urs von Wartburg | Athletics |
| 97 |  | Senegal | Robert N'Diaye | Wrestling |
| 98 |  | Singapur | Pat Chan | Swimming |
| 99 |  | Somalia | Mohamed Aboker | Athletics |
| 100 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Spanien | Francisco Fernández Ochoa | Non competitor |
| 101 |  | Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Lucien Rosa | Athletics |
| 102 |  | Sudan | Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih | Boxing |
| 103 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Suriname | Sammy Monsels | Athletics |
| 104 |  | Swasiland | Richard Mabuza | Athletics (marathon) |
| 105 | %3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963%E2%80%931972).svg.png){kind=small} | Syrien | Mounzer Katib | Shooting |
| 106 |  | Tansania | Claver Kamanya | Athletics |
| 107 |  | Thailand | Rangsit Yanothai | Shooting |
| 108 |  | Togo | Roger Kangni | Athletics |
| 109 |  | Trinidad und Tobago | Hasely Crawford | Athletics |
| 110 |  | Tschad | Ahmed Senoussi | Athletics (high jump) |
| 111 |  | Tschechoslowakei | Ludvík Daněk | Athletics |
| 112 |  | Türkei | Giyasettin Yilmaz | Wrestling |
| 113 | .svg.png){kind=small} | Tunesien | Salem Boughattas | Athletics |
| 114 | .svg.png){kind=small} | UdSSR[n 3] | Aleksandr Medved | Wrestling |
| 115 |  | Uganda | John Akii-Bua | Athletics |
| 116 |  | Ungarn | Gergely Kulcsár | Athletics |
| 117 |  | Uruguay | Darwin Piñeyrúa | Athletics |
| 118 |  | USA | Olga Fikotová | Athletics |
| 119 | .png){kind=small} | Venezuela | Francisco Rodríguez | Boxing |
| 120 |  | Vietnam | Ho Minh Thu | Archery |
| 121 |  | Deutschland | Detlef Lewe | Canoe Sprint |
- Notes
- DDR – Deutsche Demokratische Republik
- DVRK – Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea
- UdSSR - Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken
References
- Munich 1972 Opening Ceremony YouTube
- "Win Maung Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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