2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

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The flag bearers of 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into the main Olympic Stadium, during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing on 24 August 2008. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes without any distinction or grouping by nationality. The blending of all the athletes is a tradition that dates from the 1956 Summer Olympics, after a suggestion by Australian-born British student John Ian Wing, who thought it would be a way of bringing the athletes of the world together as "one nation." The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

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The following is a list of each country's 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, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.[1]

This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in simplified Chinese, country name in pinyin, flag bearer name, and flag bearer sport.
Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece (GRE) 希腊 Xīlà Hrysopiyi Devetzi Athletics
2  Guinea (GUI) 几内亚 Jīnèiyà Mariama Dalanda Barry Taekwondo
3  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) 几内亚比绍 Jīnèiyà Bǐshào Alberto Dias Official
4  Turkey (TUR) 土耳其 Tǔěrqí Azize Tanrıkulu Taekwondo
5  Turkmenistan (TKM) 土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn No flag bearer
6  Yemen (YEM) 也门 Yěmén Mohammed Al-Boual Official
7  Maldives (MDV) 马尔代夫 Mǎěrdàifū Ali Shareef Athletics
8  Malta (MLT) 马耳他 Mǎěrtā Ryan Gambin Swimming
9  Madagascar (MAD) 马达加斯加 Mǎdájiāsījiā Jean de Dieu Soloniaina Boxing
10  Malaysia (MAS) 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Elizabeth Jimie Diving
11  Mali (MLI) 马里 Mǎlǐ Daba Modibo Keïta Taekwondo
12  Malawi (MAW) 马拉维 Mǎlāwéi Lucia Chandamale Athletics
13  Macedonia (MKD) 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó Atanas Nikolovski Canoe / Kayak
14  Marshall Islands (MHL) 马绍尔群岛 Mǎshàoěr Qúndǎo Anju Jason Taekwondo
15  Cayman Islands (CAY) 开曼群岛 Kāimàn Qúndǎo Shaune Fraser Swimming
16  Bhutan (BHU) 不丹 Bùdān Tashi Peljor Archery
17  Ecuador (ECU) 厄瓜多尔 Èguāduōěr Carlos Góngora Boxing
18  Eritrea (ERI) 厄立特里亚 Èlìtélǐyà Nebiat Habtemariam Athletics
19  Jamaica (JAM) 牙买加 Yámǎijiā Usain Bolt Athletics
20  Belgium (BEL) 比利时 Bǐlìshí Tia Hellebaut Athletics
21  Vanuatu (VAN) 瓦努阿图 Wǎnǔātú Priscila Tommy Table tennis
22  Israel (ISR) 以色列 Yǐsèliè Shahar Tzuberi Sailing
23  Japan (JPN) 日本 Rìběn Kosuke Kitajima Swimming
24  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 中华台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi Sung Yu-chi Taekwondo
25  Central African Republic (CAF) 中非 Zhōngfēi Aymard Bosse Beranger Athletics
26  Hong Kong (HKG) 中国香港 Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng Law Hiu Fung Rowing
27  The Gambia (GAM) 冈比亚 Gāngbǐyà Badou Jack Boxing
28  Benin (BEN) 贝宁 Bèiníng Fabienne Feraez Athletics
29  Mauritius (MRI) 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī Stéphan Buckland Athletics
30  Mauritania (MTN) 毛里塔尼亚 Máolǐtǎníyà No flag bearer
31  Denmark (DEN) 丹麦 Dānmài Lotte Friis Swimming
32  Uganda (UGA) 乌干达 Wūgāndá Edwin Ekiring Badminton
33  Ukraine (UKR) 乌克兰 Wūkèlán Vasyl Lomachenko Boxing
34  Uruguay (URU) 乌拉圭 Wūlāguī Alejandro Foglia Sailing
35  Uzbekistan (UZB) 乌兹别克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn Artur Taymazov Wrestling
36  Barbados (BAR) 巴巴多斯 Bābāduōsī Ryan Brathwaite Athletics
37  Papua New Guinea (PNG) 巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà Dika Toua Weightlifting
38  Brazil (BRA) 巴西 Bāxī Maurren Maggi Athletics
39  Paraguay (PAR) 巴拉圭 Bālāguī Víctor Fatecha Athletics
40  Bahrain (BRN) 巴林 Bālín Ruqaya Al-Ghasra Athletics
41  Bahamas (BAH) 巴哈马 Bāhāmǎ Leevan Sands Athletics
42  Panama (PAN) 巴拿马 Bānámǎ No flag bearer
43  Pakistan (PAK) 巴基斯坦 Bājīsītǎn Zeeshan Ashraf Field hockey
44  Palestine (PLE) 巴勒斯坦 Bālèsītǎn No flag bearer
45  Cuba (CUB) 古巴 Gǔbā Leonel Suárez Athletics
46  Burkina Faso (BUR) 布基纳法索 Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ Idrissa Sanou Athletics
47  Burundi (BDI) 布隆迪 Bùlóngdí Francine Niyonizigiye Athletics
48  East Timor (TLS) 东帝汶 Dōngdìwèn Mariana Diaz Ximenez Athletics
49  Qatar (QAT) 卡塔尔 Kǎtǎěr Khâleel Al-Jabir Official
50  Rwanda (RWA) 卢旺达 Lúwàngdá Pamela Girimbabazi Swimming
51  Luxembourg (LUX) 卢森堡 Lúsēnbǎo Sascha Palgen Gymnastics
52  Chad (CHA) 乍得 Zhàdé No flag bearer
53  Belarus (BLR) 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī Andrei Aramnau Weightlifting
54  India (IND) 印度 Yìndù Vijender Kumar Boxing
55  Indonesia (INA) 印度尼西亚 Yìndùníxīyà Afait Budiman Official
56  Lithuania (LTU) 立陶宛 Lìtáowǎn Gintarė Volungevičiūtė Sailing
57  Niger (NIG) 尼日尔 Nírìěr Amada Sidiyane Coach
58  Nigeria (NGR) 尼日利亚 Nírìlìyà Bose Kaffo Table tennis
59  Nicaragua (NCA) 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā No flag bearer
60  Nepal (NEP) 尼泊尔 Níbóěr Deepak Bista Taekwondo
61  Ghana (GHA) 加纳 Jiānà Vida Anim Athletics
62  Canada (CAN) 加拿大 Jiānádà Karen Cockburn Gymnastics
63  Gabon (GAB) 加蓬 Jiāpéng Wilfried Bingangoye Athletics
64  San Marino (SMR) 圣马力诺 Shèng Mǎlìnuò Emanuele Nicolini Swimming
65  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 Shèng Wénsēntè hé Gélínnàdīngsī Kineke Alexander Athletics
66  Saint Lucia (LCA) 圣卢西亚 Shèng Lúxīyà Levern Spencer Athletics
67  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) 圣多美与普林西比 Shèng Duōměi hé Pǔlínxībǐ NOC assistant
68  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 圣基茨和尼维斯 Shèng Jīcí hé Níwéisī Virgil Hodge Athletics
69  Guyana (GUY) 圭亚那 Guīyànà Aliann Pompey Athletics
70  Djibouti (DJI) 吉布提 Jíbùtí Moussa Egueh Fardouza Coach
71  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 吉尔吉斯斯坦 Jíěrjísīsītǎn Bazar Bazarguruev Wrestling
72  Laos (LAO) 老撾 Lǎowō No flag bearer
73  Armenia (ARM) 亚美尼亚 Yàměiníyà Abutun Enokyan Wrestling
74  Spain (ESP) 西班牙 Xībānyá Joan Llaneras Cycling
75  Bermuda (BER) 百慕大 Bǎimùdà Kiera Aitken Swimming
76  Liechtenstein (LIE) 列支敦士登 Lièzhīdūnshìdēng Oliver Geissmann Shooting
77  Republic of the Congo (CGO) 刚果(布) Gāngguǒ (Bù) Pamela Mouele-Mboussi Athletics
78  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 刚果(金) Gāngguǒ (Jīn) Eric Kibanza Judo
79  Iraq (IRQ) 伊拉克 Yīlākè Hussein Jebur Rowing
80  Iran (IRI) 伊朗 Yīlǎng Asghar Rahimi Hosseinieh Official
81  Guatemala (GUA) 危地马拉 Wēidìmǎlā Rita Sanz-Agero Modern pentathlon
82  Hungary (HUN) 匈牙利 Xiōngyálì Attila Vajda Canoe / Kayak
83  Dominican Republic (DOM) 多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó Felix Diaz Boxing
84  Dominica (DMA) 多米尼克 Duōmǐníkè Erison Hurtault Athletics
85  Togo (TOG) 多哥 Duōgē Lidi Bessi-Kama Official
86  Iceland (ISL) 冰岛 Bīngdǎo Sigfús Sigurðsson Handball
87  Guam (GUM) 关岛 Guāndǎo Maria Dunn Wrestling
88  Angola (ANG) 安哥拉 Āngēlā Filomena Trindade Handball
89  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 安提瓜和巴布达 Āntíguā hé Bābùdá Cliff Williams Official
90  Andorra (AND) 安道尔 Āndàoěr Daniel García González Judo
91  Tonga (TGA) 汤加 Tāngjiā Maamaloa Lolohea Weightlifting
92  Jordan (JOR) 约旦 Yuēdàn Nadin Dawani Taekwondo
93  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 赤道几内亚 Chìdào Jīnèiyà Emilia Mikue Ondo Athletics
94  Finland (FIN) 芬兰 Fēnlán Tero Pitkämäki Athletics
95  Croatia (CRO) 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà Tamara Boroš Table tennis
96  Sudan (SUD) 苏丹 Sūdān Abubaker Kaki Athletics
97  Suriname (SUR) 苏里南 Sūlǐnán Jurgen Themen Athletics
98  Libya (LBA) 利比亚 Lìbǐyǎ Mohamed Ben Saleh Judo
99  Liberia (LBR) 利比里亚 Lìbǐlǐyà No flag bearer
100  Belize (BIZ) 伯利兹 Bólìzī Tricia Flores Athletics
101  Cape Verde (CPV) 佛得角 Fódéjiǎo Nelson Cruz Athletics
102  Cook Islands (COK) 库克群岛 Kùkè Qúndǎo Tereapii Tapoki Athletics
103  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 沙特 Shātè Saad Al-Asmari Athletics (non-participant)
104  Algeria (ALG) 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Salim Iles Swimming
105  Albania (ALB) 阿尔巴尼亚 Āěrbāníyà Sahit Prizreni Wrestling
106  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 阿联酋 Ā Lián Qiú Omar Alsalfa Athletics
107  Argentina (ARG) 阿根廷 Āgēntíng Juan Esteban Curuchet Cycling
108  Oman (OMA) 阿曼 Āmàn Mansoor Al-Tauqi Official
109  Aruba (ARU) 阿鲁巴 Ālǔbā Jan Roodzant Swimming
110  Afghanistan (AFG) 阿富汗 Āfùhàn Rohullah Nikpai Taekwondo
111  Azerbaijan (AZE) 阿塞拜疆 Āsāibàijiāng Shahin Imranov Boxing
112  Namibia (NAM) 纳米比亚 Nàmǐbǐyà Mannie Heymans Cycling
113  Tanzania (TAN) 坦桑尼亚 Tǎnsāngníyà Fabiano Joseph Naasi Athletics
114  Latvia (LAT) 拉脱维亚 Lātuōwéiyà Maris Strombergs Cycling
115  Great Britain (GBR) 英国 Yīngguó Chris Hoy Cycling
116  British Virgin Islands (IVB) 英属维尔京群岛 Yīngshǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Tahesia Harrigan Athletics
117  Kenya (KEN) 肯尼亚 Kěnníyà Wilfred Bungei Athletics
118  Romania (ROU) 罗马尼亚 Luōmǎníyà Georgeta Andrunache Rowing
119  Palau (PLW) 帕劳 Pàláo Amber Yobech Swimming
120  Tuvalu (TUV) 图瓦卢 Túwǎlú Okilani Tinilau Athletics
121  Venezuela (VEN) 委内瑞拉 Wěinèiruìlā Dalia Contreras Taekwondo
122  Solomon Islands (SOL) 所罗门群岛 Suǒluōmén Qúndǎo Pauline Kwalea Athletics
123  France (FRA) 法国 Fǎguó Tony Estanguet Canoe / Kayak
124  Poland (POL) 波兰 Bōlán Tomasz Majewski Athletics
125  Puerto Rico (PUR) 波多黎各 Bōduō Lígè McWilliams Arroyo Boxing
126  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 波黑 Bōhēi Amel Mekić Judo
127  Bangladesh (BAN) 孟加拉国 Mèngjiālāguó Beauty Nazmun Nahar Athletics
128  Bolivia (BOL) 玻利维亚 Bōlìwéiyà Fadrique Iglesias Athletics
129  Norway (NOR) 挪威 Nuówēi Gro Hammerseng Handball
130  South Africa (RSA) 南非 Nánfēi Sifiso Nhlapo Cycling
131  Cambodia (CAM) 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài Hem Bunting Athletics
132  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 哈萨克斯坦 Hāsàkèsītǎn Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Boxing
133  Kuwait (KUW) 科威特 Kēwēitè Mohammad Al Azemi Athletics
134  Ivory Coast (CIV) 科特迪瓦 Kētè Díwǎ Sebastien Konan Taekwondo
135  Comoros (COM) 科摩罗 Kēmóluó Youssouf Mhadjou Athletics
136  Bulgaria (BUL) 保加利亚 Bǎojiālìyà Matey Kaziyski Volleyball
137  Russia (RUS) 俄罗斯 Éluōsī / Éluósī Andrey Silnov Athletics
138  Syria (SYR) 叙利亚 Xùlìyà Kenan Zaheraldeen Official
139  United States (USA) 美国 Měiguó Khatuna Lorig Archery
140  Virgin Islands (ISV) 美属维尔京群岛 Měishǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo John Jackson Boxing
141  American Samoa (ASA) 美属萨摩亚 Měishǔ Sàmóyà Shanahan Sanitoa Athletics
142  Honduras (HON) 洪都拉斯 Hóngdūlāsī Miguel Ferrera Taekwondo
143  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 津巴布韦 Jīnbābùwéi Kirsty Coventry Swimming
144  Tunisia (TUN) 突尼斯 Tūnísī No flag bearer
145  Thailand (THA) 泰国 Tàiguó Somjit Jongjohor Boxing
146  Egypt (EGY) 埃及 Aījí Amro El Geziry Modern Pentathlon
147  Ethiopia (ETH) 埃塞俄比亚 Aīsāiébǐyà Kenenisa Bekele Athletics
148  Lesotho (LES) 莱索托 Láisuǒtuō Emanuel Thabiso Nketu Boxing
149  Mozambique (MOZ) 莫桑比克 Mòsāngbǐkè Chakyl Camal Swimming
150  Netherlands (NED) 荷兰 Hélán Maarten van der Weijden Swimming
151  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 荷属安的列斯 Héshǔ Āndelièsī Churandy Martina Athletics
152  Grenada (GRN) 格林纳达 Gélínnàdá Neisha Bernard-Thomas Athletics
153  Georgia (GEO) 格鲁吉亚 Gélǔjíyà Revazi Mindorashvili Wrestling
154  Somalia (SOM) 索马里 Suǒmǎlǐ Khadija Adan Dahir Official
155  Colombia (COL) 哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà Juan Guillermo Urán Diving
156  Costa Rica (CRC) 哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdá Líjiā Allan Segura Athletics
157  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) 特立尼达和多巴哥 Tèlìnídá hé Duōbāgē Richard Thompson Athletics
158  Peru (PER) 秘鲁 Bìlǔ Peter López Taekwondo
159  Ireland (IRL) 爱尔兰 Aìěrlán Kenny Egan Boxing
160  Estonia (EST) 爱沙尼亚 Aìshāníyà Gerd Kanter Athletics
161  Haiti (HAI) 海地 Hǎidì Dodeley Orelus Official
162  Czech Republic (CZE) 捷克 Jiékè Vera Cechlova Athletics
163  Kiribati (KIR) 基里巴斯 Jīlǐbāsī Birimaka Tekanene Official
164  Philippines (PHI) 菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn Miguel Molina Swimming
165  El Salvador (ESA) 萨尔瓦多 Sàěrwǎduō Eva Dimas Weightlifting
166  Samoa (SAM) 萨摩亚 Sàmóyà Aunese Curreen Athletics
167  Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) 密克罗尼西亚 Mìkèluóníxīyà Debra Daniel Swimming
168  Tajikistan (TJK) 塔吉克斯坦 Tǎjíkèsītǎn Yusup Abdusalomov Wrestling
169  Vietnam (VIE) 越南 Yuènán Nguyen Van Hung Taekwondo
170  Botswana (BOT) 博茨瓦纳 Bócíwǎnà Khumiso Ikgopoleng Boxing
171  Sri Lanka (SRI) 斯里兰卡 Sīlǐ Lánkǎ Susanthika Jayasinghe Athletics
172  Swaziland (SWZ) 斯威士兰 Sīwēishìlán Luke Hall Swimming
173  Slovenia (SLO) 斯洛文尼亚 Sīluòwénníyà Spela Ponomarenko Canoe / Kayak
174  Slovakia (SVK) 斯洛伐克 Sīluòfákè Michal Riszdorfer Canoe / Kayak
175  Portugal (POR) 葡萄牙 Pútáoyá Vanessa Fernandes Triathlon
176  South Korea (KOR) 韩国 Hánguó Jang Miran Weightlifting
177  Fiji (FIJ) 斐济 Fěijì Carl Probert Swimming
178  Cameroon (CMR) 喀麦隆 Kāmàilóng No flag bearer
179  Montenegro (MNE) 黑山 Hēishān Veljko Uskoković Water polo
180  North Korea (PRK) 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 Cháoxiǎn Mínzhŭ Zhŭyì Rénmín Gònghéguó Pak Hyon-Suk Weightlifting
181  Chile (CHI) 智利 Zhìlì Soraya Jadué Rowing
182  Austria (AUT) 奥地利 Aòdìlì Ludwig Paischer Judo
183  Myanmar (MYA) 缅甸 Miǎndiàn No flag bearer
184  Switzerland (SUI) 瑞士 Ruìshì Sergei Aschwanden Judo
185  Sweden (SWE) 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Jorgen Persson Table tennis
186  Nauru (NRU) 瑙鲁 Nǎolǔ Itte Detenamo Weightlifting
187  Mongolia (MGL) 蒙古 Mēnggǔ Badar Uugan Enkhbat Boxing
188  Singapore (SIN) 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Li Jiawei Table tennis
189  New Zealand (NZL) 新西兰 Xīn Xīlán Caroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-Swindell Rowing
190  Italy (ITA) 意大利 Yìdàlì Clemente Russo Boxing
191  Senegal (SEN) 塞内加尔 Sāinèijiāěr Bineta Diedhiou Taekwondo
192  Serbia (SRB) 塞尔维亚 Sāiěrwéiyà Sasa Starovic Volleyball
193  Seychelles (SEY) 塞舌尔 Sàishéěr Tony Lespoir Canoe / Kayak
194  Sierra Leone (SLE) 塞拉利昂 Sàilā Lìáng Michaela Kargbo Athletics
195  Cyprus (CYP) 塞浦路斯 Sāipǔlùsī Andri Eleftheriou Shooting
196  Mexico (MEX) 墨西哥 Mòxīgē Tatiana Ortiz Diving
197  Lebanon (LIB) 黎巴嫩 Líbānèn No flag bearer
198  Germany (GER) 德国 Déguó Katrin Wagner Canoe / Kayak
199  Moldova (MDA) 摩尔多瓦 Móěrduōwǎ Nicolae Ceban Wrestling
200  Monaco (MON) 摩纳哥 Mónàgē No flag bearer
201  Morocco (MAR) 摩洛哥 Móluògē No flag bearer
202  Australia (AUS) 澳大利亚 Àodàlìyǎ Stephanie Rice Swimming
203  Zambia (ZAM) 赞��亚 Zànbǐyà Rachael Nachula Athletics
204  China (CHN) 中国 Zhōngguó Zhang Ning Badminton

References[]

  1. ^ ""List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 - Closing Ceremony"" (PDF). olympic.org. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
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