1992 Summer Olympics national flag bearers


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, 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. The Unified Team that was composed of former Soviet states, marched with Olympic flag, then followed by 12 flag bearers carrying the flags of 12 nations.
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 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, which entered as the "People's Republic of China" under C. The Republic of the Congo entered as the "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. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.
OrderNationSpanish NameCatalan NameFrench OrderFlag bearerSport
1GreciaGrèciaGrèceLambros PapakostasAthletics
2AfganistánAfganistanAfghanistan
3SudáfricaSud-àfricaAfrique du SudJan TauAthletics
4AlbaniaAlbàniaAlbanieKristo RoboShooting
5ArgeliaAlgèriaAlgérie
6AlemaniaAlemanyaAllemagneManfred KleinRowing
7AndorraAndorraAndorreMargarida MorenoAthletics
8AngolaAngolaAngola
9AntiguaAntiguaAntigua
10Antillas NeerlandesasAntilles NeerlandesesAntilles néerlandaisesMichel DaouShooting
11Arabia SauditaAràbia SauditaArabie saouditeMedhadi Al-DosariCycling
12ArgentinaArgentinaArgentineMarcelo GarraffoField hockey
13ArubaArubaArubaLucien DirkszCycling
14AustraliaAustràliaAustralieJenny DonnetDiving
15AustriaÀustriaAutricheElisabeth TheurerEquestrian
16BahamasBahamesBahamasTroy KempAthletics
17BahréinBahrainBahreïnKhalid RabeeahChef de mission
18BangladésBangladeshBangladeshMohamed Mukhesur RahmanSwimming
19BarbadosBarbadosBarbade
20BélgicaBèlgicaBelgiqueFrans PeetersShooting
21BeliceBelizeBelize
22BenínBenínBeninSonya AgbéssiAthletics
23BermudasBermudesBermudesBrian WellmanAthletics
24ButánBhutanBhoutanJubzang JubzangArchery
25BoliviaBolíviaBolivie
26Bosnia y HerzegovinaBòsnia i HercegovinaBosnie-HerzegovineZlatan SaračevićAthletics
27BotsuanaBotswanaBotswana
28BrasilBrasilBrésilAurélio MiguelJudo
29BrunéiBruneiBrunei
30BulgariaBulgàriaBulgarieIvaylo YordanovWrestling
31Burkina FasoBurkina FasoBurkina FasoFranck ZioAthletics
32Islas CaimánIlles CaimanÎles CaïmansByron MarshSailing
33CamerúnKamerunCameroun
34CanadaCanadaCanadaMike SmithAthletics
35Central AfricaÀfrica CentralCentrafriqueMickaël ConjungoAthletics
36ChileXileChiliGert WeilAthletics
37República Popular ChinaRepública Popular de la XinaRépublique Populairé de ChineSong LigangBasketball
38ChipreXipreChypreMarios HadjiandreouAthletics
39ColombiaColòmbiaColombieBernardo TovarShooting
40República del CongoRepública del CongoRépublique du Congo
41Islas CookIlles CookÎles CookSam Nunuke PeraWeightlifting
42CoreaCoreaCorée
43Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica
44Costa de MarfilCosta d'IvoriCôte d'Ivoire
45CroaciaCroàciaCroatieGoran IvaniševićTennis
46CubaCubaCubaHéctor MiliánWrestling
47DinamarcaDinamarcaDanemarkJørgen Bojsen-MøllerSailing
48YibutiDjiboutiDjiboutiHussein Ahmed SalahAthletics
49República DominicanaRepública DominicanaRépublique DominicaineAltagracia ContrerasJudo
50Republica Arabe de EgiptoRepública Arabe d'EgipteRépublique arabe d'ÉgypteMohamed KhorshedShooting
51Emiratos Arabes UnidosEmirats Àrabs UnitsÉmirats arabes unisMohamed Salem Al-TunaijiAthletics
52EcuadorEquadorÉquateurMaría CangáJudo
53Equipo UnificadoEquip UnificatÉquipe UnifiéeAlexander KarelinWrestling
54EstoniaEstòniaEstonieHeino LippAthletics
55Estados Unidos de AméricaEstats Units d'AmèricaÉtats-Unis d'AmériqueFrancie Larrieu SmithAthletics
56EtiopíaEtiòpiaÉthiopieAddis AbebeAthletics
57FiyiFijiFidji
58FinlandiaFinlàndiaFinlandeHarri KoskelaWrestling
59FranciaFrançaFranceJean-François LamourFencing
60GabónGabonGabon
61GambiaGàmbiaGambieDawda JallowAthletics
62GhanaGhanaGhanaJohn Myles-MillsAthletics
63Gran BretañaGran BretanyaGrande-BretagneSteve RedgraveRowing
64GranadaGrenadaGrenadaEugene LicorishAthletics
65GuamGuamGuamFrank FloresSwimming
66GuatemalaGuatemalaGuatemalaJulio SandovalShooting
67GuineaGuineaGuinéeSoryba DiakitéAthletics
68Guinea EcuatorialGuinea EquatorialGuinée équatorialeRuth MangueAthletics
69GuyanaGuyanaGuyanaAubrey RichmondCycling
70HaitíHaitíHaitiHermate SouffrantJudo
71HondurasHonduresHondurasAna Joselina FortinSwimming
72Hong KongHong KongHong Kong
73HungríaHongriaHongrieTibor KomáromiWrestling
74IndiaÍndiaIndeShiny Abraham-WilsonAthletics
75IndonesiaIndonèsiaIndonésieChristian HadinataBadminton
76IrakIraqIrakNazar KadirWeightlifting
77República Islámica de IránRepública Islàmica d'IranRépublique islamique d'IranAlireza SoleimaniWrestling
78IrlandaIrlandaIrlandeMichelle SmithSwimming
79IslandiaIslàndiaIslandeBjarni FriðrikssonJudo
80IsraelIsraelIsraëlEldad AmirSailing
81ItaliaItàliaItalieGiuseppe AbbagnaleRowing
82JamaicaJamaicaJamaïqueMerlene OtteyAthletics
83JapónJapóJaponKumi NakadaVolleyball
84JordaniaJordàniaJordanieFakhredin FouadAthletics
85KeniaKenyaKenyaPatrick SangAthletics
86KuwaitKuwaitKoweït
87LaosLaosLaosKhamsavath VilayphoneBoxing
88LesotoLesothoLesotho
89LetoniaLetòniaLettonieRaimonds BergmanisWeightlifting
90LibanoLíbanLiban
91LiberiaLibèriaLiberie
92Jamahiriya Árabe de LibiaJamahiriya Àrab de LíbiaJamahiriya arabe libyenne
93LiechtensteinLiechtensteinLiechtensteinManuela MarxerAthletics
94LituaniaLituàniaLituanieRaimundas MažuolisSwimming
95LuxemburgoLuxemburgLuxembourgYves ClausseSwimming
96MadagascarMadagascarMadagascarHeritovo RakotomangaBoxing
97MalaisiaMalàisiaMalaisieRazif SidekBadminton
98MalawiMalawiMalaui
99MaldivasMaldivesMaldives
100MalíMaliMali
101MaltaMaltaMalteLaurie PaceJudo
102MarruecosMarrocMarocLahcen Samsam AkkaAthletics
103Isla MauricioIla MauriciÎle Maurice
104MauritaniaMauritàniaMauritanie
105MéxicoMèxicMexiqueJesús MenaDiving
106MonacoMònacoMonacoChristophe VerdinoSwimming
107MongoliaMongòliaMongolieBadmaanyambuugiin Bat-ErdeneWrestling
108MozambiqueMoçambicMozambique
109Unión de MyanmarUnió de MyanmarUnion du Myanmar
110NamibiaNamíbiaNamibieFrankie FredericksAthletics
111NepalNepalNépal
112NicaraguaNicaraguaNicaraguaMagdiel GutiérrezWrestling
113NígerNígerNigerAbdou ManzoAthletics
114NigeriaNigèriaNigériaInnocent EgbunikeAthletics
115NoruegaNoruegaNorvègeJorunn HorgenSailing
116Nueva ZelandaNova ZelandaNouvelle-ZélandeMark ToddEquestrian
117OmánOmanOman
118UgandaUgandaOugandaFred MutuwetaBoxing
119PakistanPakistanPakistanShahbaz AhmedField hockey
120PanamáPanamàPanama
121Papúa Nueva GuineaPapua Nova GuineaPapouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
122ParaguayParaguaiParaguayRamón Jiménez GaonaAthletics
123Países BajosPaïsos BaixosPays-BasCarina BenningaField hockey
124PeruPeruPérouFrancisco BozaShooting
125FilipinasFilipinesPhilippinesArlo ChavezBoxing
126PoloniaPolòniaPologneWaldemar LegieńJudo
127Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPorto RicoLuis MartínezJudo
128PortugalPortugalPortugalFilipa CavalleriJudo
129CatarQatarQatar
130República Democrática Popular de CoreaRepública Democràtica Popular de CoreaRépublique démocratique populaire de CoréeKim Gil-namBoxing
131RumaniaRomaniaRoumanieCostel GrasuAthletics
132RuandaRwandaRwandaMarcianne MukamurenziAthletics
133San MarinoSant MaríSaint-MarinSara CasadeiSwimming
134San Vicente y GranadinasSant Vicent i GrenadinesSaint-Vincent-et-GrenadinesEversley LinleyAthletics
135Islas SalomónIlles SalomóÎles SolomonLeslie AtaWeightlifting
136El SalvadorEl SalvadorSalvadorMaría José MarencoSwimming
137Samoa AmericanasSamoa nord-americanaSamoa américainesMika MasoeBoxing
138Samoa OccidentalesSamoa OccidentalsSamoa occidentalEmilio LetiBoxing
139SenegalSenegalSénégal
140SeychellesSeychellesSeychelles
141Sierra LeonaSerra LeoneSierra LeoneSanusi TurayAthletics
142SingapurSingapurSingapour
143EsloveniaEslovèniaSlovénieRajmond DebevecShooting
144SomaliaSomàliaSomalie
145SudanSudanSoudan
146Sri LankaSri LankaSri Lanka
147SueciaSuèciaSuèdeStefan EdbergTennis
148SuizaSuïssaSuisseDaniel GiubelliniGymnastics
149SurinamSurinamSurinameTommy AsingaAthletics
150SuazilandiaSwazilàndiaSwaziland
151SiriaSíriaSyrie
152Chinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiChinese TaipeiWang Kuang-shihBaseball
153TanzaniaTanzàniaTanzanie
154ChadTxadTchad
155República Federal Checa y EslovacaRepública Federal de TxecoslovàquiaRépublique fédérale tchèque et slovaqueJozef LohyňaWrestling
156TailandiaTailàndiaThailandie
157TogoTogoTogo
158TongaTongaTonga
159Trinidad y TobagoTrinitat i TobagoTrinité-et-TobagoIan MorrisAthletics
160TunisiaTunísiaTunisieFadhel KhayatiAthletics
161TurquiaTurquiaTurquieKerem ErsüArchery
162UruguayUruguaiUruguayRicardo FabiniSailing
163VanuatuVanuatuVanuatuBaptiste FiriamAthletics
164VenezuelaVeneçuelaVenezuelaMaría Elena GiustiSynchronized swimming
165Islas VirgenesIlles VergesÎles ViergesNeville HodgeAthletics
166Islas Virgenes BritanicasIlles Verges BritàniquesÎles Vierges brittaniquesKarl ScatliffeAthletics
167VietnamVietnamVietnam
168YemenIemenYemen
169ZaireZaireZaïreMuyegbe MubalaAthletics
170ZambiaZàmbiaZambieNgozi MwanamwambwaAthletics
171ZimbabueZimbabweZimbabwe
172EspañaEspanyaEspagneFelipe de BorbónSailing