2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the opening ceremony that originating with the 1896 Olympic Games. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games paraded behind their national flag into the Olympic Stadium. The flag bearer was an athlete of each national delegation chosen, to represent the athletes, either by the National Olympic Committee or by the national team.

Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in French, English, (the official languages of the Olympics) and Mandarin Chinese with music accompanying the athletes as they marched into the stadium.

The Marshall Islands, Montenegro, and Tuvalu debuted at these Games,[1] and Serbia competed under its name for the first time after the 1912 Summer Olympics. Montenegro and Serbia were previously one country as the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

Parade order

Per tradition, Greece entered first as the spiritual home of the Olympic Games, and the host country, China, entered last. All nations in between marched in the order of their names in Chinese, the host country's language.

As Chinese does not have an alphabetical order, the National Olympic Committees were sorted based on stroke count in Simplified Chinese characters.[2] Specifically:

  • Characters with fewer strokes march earlier, so Australia (澳大利亚) marched before Zambia (赞比亚) because 澳 has 15 strokes and 赞 has 16 strokes.
  • If the initial characters have the same number of strokes, then the stroke orders of the two characters are grouped in the order 橫竖撇捺折 (horizontal/vertical/left falling/right falling/fold). For example, Yemen (也门) marched before Maldives (马尔代夫) because 也 has three strokes in the order ㇆丨㇟ (525), while 马 has three strokes in the order ㇕㇉㇐ (551).
    • Multiple Chinese sources reported that if the initial characters had the same number of strokes, the second characters would be used.[3][4] However, this is inaccurate as Chad (乍得, stroke count 5-11) marched before Ghana (加纳, stroke count 5-7) because 乍 (stroke order ㇒㇐丨㇐㇐ (31211)) is ordered in front of 加 (stroke order ㇆㇓丨㇕㇐ (53251)).
  • If the stroke order groups are still the same, the initial characters tie and the second characters of each nation are used.
    • Excluding identical characters, a tie only occurred once, with The Gambia (冈比亚) and Benin (贝宁). 冈 has four strokes in the order 丨㇆㇒㇏ (2534), and 贝 has four strokes in the order 丨㇕㇓㇏ (2534), so the second characters were used. 比 has 4 strokes and 宁 has 5 strokes, so The Gambia marched before Benin.
    • Note that this differs from GB stroke-based order, which also uses the 橫竖撇捺折 system. Under GB stroke-based order, the comparison between ㇆ and ㇕ would have been the tiebreaker, with ㇕ ordering before ㇆ due to having fewer turns. This would have caused 贝 to be ordered before 冈 instead of the two characters tying, and Benin would have marched before The Gambia.
  • If the second characters still have the same number of strokes, then the stroke order groups are used again. For example, Djibouti (吉布提) marched before Kyrgyzstan (吉尔吉斯斯坦) because 布 has five strokes in the order ㇐㇒丨㇆丨 (13252), while 尔 has five strokes in the order ㇒㇖㇚㇒㇔ (35234).
  • If the third characters still have the same number of strokes, the stroke order groups are not used and it skips to the fourth character. Excluding identical characters, this only occurred once: the US Virgin Islands (美属维尔京群岛) marched before American Samoa (美属萨摩亚), since 维 and 萨 both have 11 strokes, ㇜ (5) sorting behind ㇐ (1) is ignored, and 尔 (5 strokes) sorts in front of 摩 (15 strokes).

Two nations were ordered based on a different name:

  • Macedonia marched under its then-provisional designation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国), but was sorted under "Macedonia" (马其顿 Mǎqídùn).
  • The United Arab Emirates marched under its short name in Chinese (阿联酋 Āliánqiú), but was sorted under its full name (阿拉伯联合酋长国 Ālābó Liánhé Qiúzhǎngguó).

Three nations marched out of order:

  • During the 2000, 2004, and 2006 Olympics, South Korea (韩国) and North Korea (朝鲜民主主义人民共和国) had marched as one team under the Korean Unification Flag. However, during these 2008 Olympics, negotiations failed for political reasons. Despite this, by coincidence in Simplified Chinese, the sort order would have placed North Korea immediately after South Korea, since 韩 and 朝 both have 12 strokes starting with ㇐丨丨㇕ (1225) which no other 12-stroke country starts with. The organizing team left this as-is, but North Korea refused to march next to South Korea and successfully requested to be moved three teams later in the parade order.[5] South Korea marched under its short name "Korea" in French and English.
  • Under the original sort order, Israel (以色列) (㇙㇔㇓㇏ (5434)) would have marched immediately after Palestine (巴勒斯坦) (㇕丨㇐㇟ (5215)), but instead marched 22 teams earlier, apparently under the fiction (丨㇔㇓㇏ (2434)) between Vanuatu (瓦努阿图) (㇐㇙㇈㇔ (1554)) and Japan (日本) (丨㇕㇐㇐ (2511)).
    • During the 2022 Winter Olympics in which Palestine did not compete, this did not occur and Israel marched after Pakistan (巴基斯坦), which starts with the same character as Palestine.
  • For unknown reasons, Tonga (汤加) marched after Andorra (安道尔) and other nations beginning with 安, even though 汤 (㇔㇔㇀㇡㇒㇒ (441533)) sorts in front of 安 (㇔㇔㇖㇛㇒㇐ (445531)). By comparison, Zimbabwe (津巴布韦) marched in front of Tunisia (突尼斯) as expected, under the same circumstances (津 and 突 both have 9 strokes and begin with a comparison between ㇔㇔㇀ (441) and ㇔㇔㇖ (445)).
  • Multiple sources reported that Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) (中华台北) and the Central African Republic (中非) had switched places to prevent Taiwan from marching next to Hong Kong (中国香港),[6][7] but this is inaccurate as 非 (丨㇐㇐㇐丨㇐㇐㇐ (21112111)) is naturally ordered before 国 (丨㇕㇐㇐丨㇐㇔㇐ (25112141)). Taiwan had originally requested to march under 台 Tái.[7][8]
    • Zaobao reported that a contingency plan had been set up so that if Central African Republic athletes did not arrive at the opening ceremony, a BOCOG volunteer would still hold the country's placard and march between Taiwan and Hong Kong.[7] However, this is not unusual (for example, the same occurred during the 2016 Summer Olympics parade when athletes from Eritrea did not arrive until after the opening ceremony).

Brunei (文莱) was excluded from the Games by the IOC shortly before the Opening Ceremony as no athletes had been registered.[9] One of the published lists of flag bearers was later edited to note this.[10] Brunei athletes would have originally marched 36th between Uzbekistan and Barbados.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece 希腊 Xīlà Ilias Iliadis[11] Judo
2  Guinea 几内亚 Jīnèiyà Fatmata Fofanah[1] Athletics
3  Guinea-Bissau 几内亚比绍 Jīnèiyà Bǐshào Augusto Midana[1] Wrestling
4  Turkey 土耳其 Tǔěrqí Mehmet Özal[1] Wrestling
5  Turkmenistan 土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn Guwanç Nurmuhammedow[12] Judo
6  Yemen 也门 Yěmén Mohammed Al-Yafaee[1] Athletics
7  Maldives 马尔代夫 Mǎěrdàifū Aminath Rouya Hussain[1] Swimming
8  Malta 马耳他 Mǎěrtā Marcon Bezzina[13] Judo
9  Madagascar 马达加斯加 Mǎdájiāsījiā Jean de Dieu Soloniaina[1] Boxing
10  Malaysia 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Azizulhasni Awang[14] Cycling
11  Mali 马里 Mǎlǐ Daba Modibo Keita[15] Taekwondo
12  Malawi 马拉维 Mǎlāwéi Charlton Nyirenda[1] Swimming
13  Macedonia 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó Atanas Nikolovski[16] Canoeing
14  Marshall Islands 马绍尔群岛 Mǎshàoěr Qúndǎo Waylon Muller[17] Official
15  Cayman Islands 开曼群岛 Kāimàn Qúndǎo Ronald Forbes[1] Athletics
16  Bhutan 不丹 Bùdān Tashi Peljor[1] Archery
17  Ecuador 厄瓜多尔 Èguāduōěr Alexandra Escobar[1] Weightlifting
18  Eritrea 厄立特里亚 Èlìtélǐyà Simret Sultan Ghebremichael[1] Athletics
19  Jamaica 牙买加 Yámǎijiā Veronica Campbell[1] Athletics
20  Belgium 比利时 Bǐlìshí Sébastien Godefroid[18] Sailing
21  Vanuatu 瓦努阿图 Wǎnǔātú Priscila Tommy[19] Table tennis
22  Israel 以色列 Yǐsèliè Michael Kolganov[20] Canoeing
23  Japan 日本 Rìběn Ai Fukuhara[21] Table tennis
24  Chinese Taipei 中华台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi Lai Sheng-Jung[22] Softball
25  Central African Republic 中非 Zhōngfēi Mireille Derebona[1] Athletics
26  Hong Kong 中国香港 Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng Wong Kam-po[23] Cycling
27  The Gambia 冈比亚 Gāngbǐyà Badou Jack[1] Boxing
28  Benin 贝宁 Bèiníng Fabienne Feraez[1] Athletics
29  Mauritius 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī Stephan Buckland[1] Athletics
30  Mauritania 毛里塔尼亚 Máolǐtǎníyà Souleyman Chebal Moctar[1] Athletics
31  Denmark 丹麦 Dānmài Joachim Olsen[24] Athletics
32  Uganda 乌干达 Wūgāndá Ronald Serugo[1] Boxing
33  Ukraine 乌克兰 Wūkèlán Yana Klochkova[25] Swimming
34  Uruguay 乌拉圭 Wūlāguī Alejandro Foglia[26] Sailing
35  Uzbekistan 乌兹别克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn Dilshod Makhmudov[1] Boxing
36  Barbados 巴巴多斯 Bābāduōsī Bradley Ally[1] Swimming
37  Papua New Guinea 巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà Ryan Pini[1] Swimming
38  Brazil 巴西 Bāxī Robert Scheidt[27] Sailing
39  Paraguay 巴拉圭 Bālāguī Víctor Fatecha[28] Athletics
40  Bahrain 巴林 Bālín Rakia Al Gassra[29] Athletics
41  Bahamas 巴哈马 Bāhāmǎ Debbie Ferguson[1] Athletics
42  Panama 巴拿马 Bānámǎ Jesika Jiménez[1] Fencing
43  Pakistan 巴基斯坦 Bājīsītǎn Zeeshan Ashraf[30] Field hockey
44  Palestine 巴勒斯坦 Bālèsītǎn Nader Almassri[1] Athletics
45  Cuba 古巴 Gǔbā Mijaín López[31] Wrestling
46  Burkina Faso 布基纳法索 Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ Aïssata Soulama[32] Athletics
47  Burundi 布隆迪 Bùlóngdí Francine Niyonizigiye[32] Athletics
48  Timor-Leste 东帝汶 Dōngdìwèn Mariana Diaz Ximenez[1] Athletics
49  Qatar 卡塔尔 Kǎtǎěr Nasser Al-Attiyah[1] Shooting
50  Rwanda 卢旺达 Lúwàngdá Pamela Girimbabazi[1] Swimming
51  Luxembourg 卢森堡 Lúsēnbǎo Raphaël Stacchiotti[1] Swimming
52  Chad 乍得 Zhàdé Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert[1] Athletics
53  Belarus 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī Alexandr Romankov[1] Fencing
54  India 印度 Yìndù Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore[33] Shooting
55  Indonesia 印度尼西亚 Yìndùníxīyà I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana[34] Sailing
56  Lithuania 立陶宛 Lìtáowǎn Šarūnas Jasikevičius[35] Basketball
57  Niger 尼日尔 Nírìěr Mohamed Alhousseini Alhassan[1] Swimming
58  Nigeria 尼日利亚 Nírìlìyà Bose Kaffo[1] Table tennis
59  Nicaragua 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā Alexis Argüello[36] Boxing (non-participant)
60  Nepal 尼泊尔 Níbóěr Deepak Bista[37] Taekwondo
61  Ghana 加纳 Jiānà Vida Anim[1] Athletics
62  Canada 加拿大 Jiānádà Adam van Koeverden[38] Canoeing
63  Gabon 加蓬 Jiāpéng Mélanie Engoang[1] Judo
64  San Marino 圣马力诺 Shèng Mǎlìnuò Daniela Del Din[1] Shooting
65  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 Shèng Wénsēntè hé Gélínnàdīngsī Kineke Alexander[1] Athletics
66  Saint Lucia 圣卢西亚 Shèng Lúxīyà Levern Spencer[1] Athletics
67  São Tomé and Príncipe 圣多美和普林西比 Shèng Duōměi hé Pǔlínxībǐ Celma Bonfim da Graça[1] Athletics
68  Saint Kitts and Nevis 圣基茨和尼维斯 Shèng Jīcí hé Níwéisī Virgil Hodge[1] Athletics
69  Guyana 圭亚那 Guīyànà Niall Roberts[1] Swimming
70  Djibouti 吉布提 Jíbùtí Salah Houssein Ahmed[39] Athletics (non-participant)
71  Kyrgyzstan 吉尔吉斯斯坦 Jíěrjísīsītǎn Talant Dzhanagulov[1] Judo
72  Laos 老挝 Lǎowō Souksavanh Tonsacktheva[1] Athletics
73  Armenia 亚美尼亚 Yàměiníyà Albert Azaryan[40] Gymnastics
74  Spain 西班牙 Xībānyá David Cal Figueroa[41] Canoeing
75  Bermuda 百慕大 Bǎimùdà Jillian Terceira[1] Equestrian
76  Liechtenstein 列支敦士登 Lièzhīdūnshìdēng Marcel Tschopp[42] Athletics (marathon)
77  Republic of the Congo 刚果（布） Gāngguǒ (Bù) Pamela Mouele-Mboussi[1] Athletics
78  Democratic Republic of the Congo 刚果（金） Gāngguǒ (Jīn) Franka Magali[1] Athletics
79  Iraq 伊拉克 Yīlākè Hamza Hussein[1] Rowing
80  Iran 伊朗 Yīlǎng Homa Hosseini[43] Rowing
81  Guatemala 危地马拉 Wēidìmǎlā Kevin Cordón[44] Badminton
82  Hungary 匈牙利 Xiōngyálì Zoltán Kammerer[45] Canoeing
83  Dominican Republic 多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó Félix Sánchez[46] Athletics
84  Dominica 多米尼克 Duōmǐníkè Jerome Romain[1] Athletics
85  Togo 多哥 Duōgē Benjamin Boukpeti[1] Canoeing
86  Iceland 冰岛 Bīngdǎo Örn Arnarson[47] Swimming
87  Guam 关岛 Guāndǎo Ricardo Blas Jr.[1] Judo
88  Angola 安哥拉 Āngēlā João N'tyamba[1] Athletics
89  Antigua and Barbuda 安提瓜和巴布达 Āntíguā hé Bābùdá James Grayman[1] Athletics
90  Andorra 安道尔 Āndàoěr Montserrat García Riberaygua[1] Canoeing
91  Tonga 汤加 Tāngjiā Ana Po'uhila[1] Athletics
92  Jordan 约旦 Yuēdàn Zeina Shaban[48] Table tennis
93  Equatorial Guinea 赤道几内亚 Chìdào Jīnèiyà Emilia Mikue Ondo[1] Athletics
94  Finland 芬兰 Fēnlán Juha Hirvi[49] Shooting
95  Croatia 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà Ivano Balić[50] Handball
96  Sudan 苏丹 Sūdān Abubaker Kaki[1] Athletics
97  Suriname 苏里南 Sūlǐnán Anthony Nesty[1] Swimming
98  Libya 利比亚 Lìbǐyǎ Mohamed Ben Saleh[51] Judo
99  Liberia 利比里亚 Lìbǐlǐyà Jangy Addy[1] Athletics
100  Belize 伯利兹 Bólìzī Jonathan Williams[1] Athletics
101  Cape Verde 佛得角 Fódéjiǎo Wânia Monteiro[1] Gymnastics
102  Cook Islands 库克群岛 Kùkè Qúndǎo Sam Pera Junior[52] Weightlifting
103  Saudi Arabia 沙特 Shātè Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi[1] Athletics
104  Algeria 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Salim Iles[1] Swimming
105  Albania 阿尔巴尼亚 Āěrbāníyà Sahit Prizreni[53] Wrestling
106  United Arab Emirates 阿联酋 Āliánqiú Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[54] Taekwondo
107  Argentina 阿根廷 Āgēntíng Emanuel Ginóbili[55] Basketball
108  Oman 阿曼 Āmàn Dadallah Al-Bulushi[1] Shooting
109  Aruba 阿鲁巴 Ālǔbā Fiderd Vis[1] Judo
110  Afghanistan 阿富汗 Āfùhàn Nesar Ahmad Bahave[1] Taekwondo
111  Azerbaijan 阿塞拜疆 Āsāibàijiāng Farid Mansurov[56] Wrestling
112  Namibia 纳米比亚 Nàmǐbǐyà Mannie Heymans[57] Cycling
113  Tanzania 坦桑尼亚 Tǎnsāngníyà Fabiano Joseph Naasi[1] Athletics
114  Latvia 拉脱维亚 Lātuōwéiyà Vadims Vasiļevskis[58] Athletics
115  Great Britain 英国 Yīngguó Mark Foster[59] Swimming
116  British Virgin Islands 英属维尔京群岛 Yīngshǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Tahesia Harrigan[1] Athletics
117  Kenya 肯尼亚 Kěnníyà Grace Momanyi[60] Athletics
118  Romania 罗马尼亚 Luōmǎníyà Valeria Bese[61] Handball
119  Palau 帕劳 Pàláo Elgin Loren Elwais[1] Wrestling
120  Tuvalu 图瓦卢 Túwǎlú Logona Esau[1] Weightlifting
121  Venezuela 委内瑞拉 Wěinèiruìlā María Soto[1] Softball
122  Solomon Islands 所罗门群岛 Suǒluōmén Qúndǎo Wendy Hale[62] Weightlifting
123  France 法国 Fǎguó Tony Estanguet[63] Canoeing
124  Poland 波兰 Bōlán Marek Twardowski[64] Canoeing
125  Puerto Rico 波多黎各 Bōduō Lígè McWilliams Arroyo[65] Boxing
126  Bosnia and Herzegovina 波黑 Bōhēi Amel Mekić[66] Judo
127  Bangladesh 孟加拉国 Mèngjiālāguó Rubel Rana[67] Swimming
128  Bolivia 玻利维亚 Bōlìwéiyà César Menacho[1] Shooting
129  Norway 挪威 Nuówēi Ruth Kasirye[68] Weightlifting
130  South Africa 南非 Nánfēi Natalie du Toit[1] Swimming
131  Cambodia 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài Hem Bunting[1] Athletics
132  Kazakhstan 哈萨克斯坦 Hāsàkèsītǎn Bakhyt Akhmetov[1] Weightlifting
133  Kuwait 科威特 Kēwēitè Abdullah Alrashidi[1] Shooting
134  Ivory Coast 科特迪瓦 Kētè Díwǎ Affoue Amandine Allou[1] Athletics
135  Comoros 科摩罗 Kēmóluó Ahamada Feta[1] Athletics
136  Bulgaria 保加利亚 Bǎojiālìyà Petar Stoychev[69] Swimming
137  Russia 俄罗斯 Éluōsī / Éluósī Andrei Kirilenko[70] Basketball
138  Syria 叙利亚 Xùlìyà Ahed Joughili[1] Weightlifting
139  United States 美国 Měiguó Lopez Lomong[71] Athletics
140  Virgin Islands 美属维尔京群岛 Měishǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Josh Laban[1] Swimming
141  American Samoa 美属萨摩亚 Měishǔ Sàmóyà Silulu A'etonu[1] Judo
142  Honduras 洪都拉斯 Hóngdūlāsī Miguel Ferrera[1] Taekwondo
143  Zimbabwe 津巴布韦 Jīnbābùwéi Brian Dzingai[1] Athletics
144  Tunisia 突尼斯 Tūnísī Anis Chedly[1] Judo
145  Thailand 泰国 Tàiguó Worapoj Petchkoom[32] Boxing
146  Egypt 埃及 Aījí Karam Gaber[1] Wrestling
147  Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚 Aīsāiébǐyà Miruts Yefter[1] Coach
148  Lesotho 莱索托 Láisuǒtuō Tsotang Maine[1] Athletics
149  Mozambique 莫桑比克 Mòsāngbǐkè Kurt Couto[1] Athletics
150  Netherlands 荷兰 Hélán Jeroen Delmee[1] Field hockey
151  Netherlands Antilles 荷属安的列斯 Héshǔ Āndelièsī Churandy Martina[1] Athletics
152  Grenada 格林纳达 Gélínnàdá Alleyne Francique[1] Athletics
153  Georgia 格鲁吉亚 Gélǔjíyà Ramaz Nozadze[1] Wrestling
154  Somalia 索马里 Suǒmǎlǐ Duran Farah[1] Chef de mission (non-participant)
155  Colombia 哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà María Luisa Calle[72] Cycling
156  Costa Rica 哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdá Líjiā Allan Segura[1] Athletics
157  Trinidad and Tobago 特立尼达和多巴哥 Tèlìnídá hé Duōbāgē George Bovell III[1] Swimming
158  Peru 秘鲁 Bìlǔ Sixto Barrera[73] Wrestling
159  Ireland 爱尔兰 Aìěrlán Ciara Peelo[74] Sailing
160  Estonia 爱沙尼亚 Aìshāníyà Martin Padar[75] Judo
161  Haiti 海地 Hǎidì Joel Brutus[1] Judo
162  Czech Republic 捷克 Jiékè Štěpánka Hilgertová[76] Canoeing
163  Kiribati 基里巴斯 Jīlǐbāsī David Katoatau[1] Weightlifting
164  Philippines 菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn Manny Pacquiao[n 1][78] Boxing (non-participant)
165  El Salvador 萨尔瓦多 Sàěrwǎduō Eva Dimas[1] Weightlifting
166  Samoa 萨摩亚 Sàmóyà Ele Opeloge[1] Weightlifting
167  Federated States of Micronesia 密克罗尼西亚联邦 Mìkèluóníxīyà Liánbāng Manuel Minginfel[1] Weightlifting
168  Tajikistan 塔吉克斯坦 Tǎjíkèsītǎn Dilshod Nazarov[1] Athletics
169  Vietnam 越南 Yuènán Nguyen Dinh Cuong[1] Athletics
170  Botswana 博茨瓦纳 Bócíwǎnà Samantha Paxinos[1] Swimming
171  Sri Lanka 斯里兰卡 Sīlǐ Lánkǎ Susanthika Jayasinghe[79] Athletics
172  Swaziland 斯威士兰 Sīwēishìlán Temalangeni Dlamini[1] Athletics
173  Slovenia 斯洛文尼亚 Sīluòwénníyà Urška Žolnir[80] Judo
174  Slovakia 斯洛伐克 Sīluòfákè Elena Kaliská[81] Canoeing
175  Portugal 葡萄牙 Pútáoyá Nelson Évora[82] Athletics
176  South Korea 韩国 Hánguó Jang Sung-ho[83] Judo
177  Fiji 斐济 Fěijì Makelesi Bulikiobo[84] Athletics
178  Cameroon 喀麦隆 Kāmàilóng Frank Moussima[85] Judo
179  Montenegro 黑山 Hēishān Veljko Uskoković[86] Water polo
180  North Korea 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 Cháoxiǎn Mínzhǔzhǔyì Rénmín Gònghéguó Pang Mun-Il[1] Athletics (official)
181  Chile 智利 Zhìlì Fernando González[87] Tennis
182  Austria 奥地利 Aòdìlì Hans-Peter Steinacher[88] Sailing
183  Myanmar 缅甸 Miǎndiàn Phone Myint Tayzar[1] Canoeing
184  Switzerland 瑞士 Ruìshì Roger Federer[89] Tennis
185  Sweden 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Christian Olsson[90] Athletics
186  Nauru 瑙鲁 Nǎolǔ Itte Detenamo[1] Weightlifting
187  Mongolia 蒙古 Měnggǔ Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan[91] Judo
188  Singapore 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Li Jiawei[92] Table tennis
189  New Zealand 新西兰 Xīn Xīlán Mahé Drysdale[1] Rowing
190  Italy 意大利 Yìdàlì Antonio Rossi[93] Canoeing
191  Senegal 塞内加尔 Sàinèijiāěr Bineta Diedhiou[1] Taekwondo
192  Serbia 塞尔维亚 Sàiěrwéiyà Jasna Šekarić[94] Shooting
193  Seychelles 塞舌尔 Sàishéěr Georgie Cupidon[1] Badminton
194  Sierra Leone 塞拉利昂 Sàilā Lìáng Solomon Bayoh[1] Athletics
195  Cyprus 塞浦路斯 Sàipǔlùsī George Achilleos[1] Shooting
196  Mexico 墨西哥 Mòxīgē Paola Espinosa[95] Diving
197  Lebanon 黎巴嫩 Líbānèn Ziad Richa[1] Shooting
198  Germany 德国 Déguó Dirk Nowitzki[96] Basketball
199  Moldova 摩尔多瓦 Móěrduōwǎ Nicolae Ceban[1] Wrestling
200  Monaco 摩纳哥 Mónàgē Mathias Raymond[1] Rowing
201  Morocco 摩洛哥 Móluògē Abdelkader Kada[1] Athletics (coach)
202  Australia 澳大利亚 Àodàlìyǎ James Tomkins[1] Rowing
203  Zambia 赞比亚 Zànbǐyà Hastings Bwalya[1] Boxing
204  China 中国 Zhōngguó Yao Ming[97] Basketball
Notes
  1. ^ Miguel Molina was originally chosen, but Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo chose Pacquiao to become the flagbearer following his victory over David Díaz.[77]

See also

  • 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
  • 2008 Summer Paralympics national flag bearers
  • 2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers
  • 2022 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

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