2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations
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During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Maracanã Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard barrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.
Parade order[]
All nations paraded in an alphabetical order in Brazilian Portuguese, except the host country, Brazil, who entered last.
Countries and flag bearers[]
The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade.[1] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.
| Order | Nation | Brazilian Portuguese name | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Individual Paralympic Athletes (IPA) |
Atletas Paralímpicos Independentes | Ibrahim Al Hussein | Swimming |
| 2 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
Afeganistão | Athletics | |
| 3 |  South Africa (RSA) |
África do Sul | Ntombizanele Situ | Athletics |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) |
Alemanha | Markus Rehm | Athletics |
| 5 |  Angola (ANG) |
Angola | Esperança Gicaso | Athletics |
| 6 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
Arábia Saudita | Athletics | |
| 7 |  Algeria (ALG) |
Argélia | Madjid Djemai | Athletics |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) |
Argentina | Gustavo Fernández | Wheelchair tennis |
| 9 |  Armenia (ARM) |
Armênia | Greta Vardanyan | Powerlifting |
| 10 |  Aruba (ARU) |
Aruba | Swimming | |
| 11 |  Australia (AUS) |
Austrália | Bradley Ness | Wheelchair basketball |
| 12 |  Austria (AUT) |
Áustria | Cycling | |
| 13 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
Azerbaijão | Ilham Zakiyev | Judo |
| 14 |  Bahrain (BRN) |
Bareine | Fatema Nedham | Athletics |
| 15 |  Belarus (BLR) |
Belarus | Aliaksandr Tryputs | Athletics |
| 16 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Bélgica | Sven Decaesstecker | Swimming |
| 17 |  Benin (BEN) |
Benim | Athletics | |
| 18 |  Bermuda (BER) |
Bermuda | Jessica Cooper Lewis | Athletics |
| 19 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
Bósnia e Herzegovina | Athletics | |
| 20 |  Botswana (BOT) |
Botsuana | Athletics | |
| 21 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Bulgária | Ivanka Koleva | Athletics |
| 22 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) |
Burkina Faso | Athletics | |
| 23 |  Burundi (BDI) |
Burundi | Athletics | |
| 24 |  Cape Verde (CPV) |
Cabo Verde | Márcio Fernandes | Athletics |
| 25 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
Camarões | Christian Gobe | Athletics |
| 26 |  Cambodia (CAM) |
Camboja | Athletics | |
| 27 |  Canada (CAN) |
Canadá | Wheelchair basketball | |
| 28 |  Qatar (QAT) |
Catar | Athletics | |
| 29 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Cazaquistão | Swimming | |
| 30 |  Central African Republic (CAF) |
República Centro-Africana | Athletics | |
| 31 |  Chile (CHI) |
Chile | Powerlifting | |
| 32 |  China (CHN) |
República Popular da China | Rong Jing | Wheelchair fencing |
| 33 |  Cyprus (CYP) |
Chipre | Karolina Pelendritou | Swimming |
| 34 |  Colombia (COL) |
Colômbia | Nelson Crispin Corzo | Swimming |
| 35 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) |
Congo | Athletics | |
| 36 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) |
República Democrática do Congo | Rosette Luyina Kiese | Athletics |
| 37 |  South Korea (KOR) |
República da Coreia | Wheelchair tennis | |
| 38 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) |
Costa do Marfim | Powerlifting | |
| 39 |  Costa Rica (CRC) |
Costa Rica | Cycling | |
| 40 |  Croatia (CRO) |
Croácia | Branimir Budetić | Athletics |
| 41 |  Cuba (CUB) |
Cuba | Dalidaivis Rodriguez | Judo |
| 42 |  Denmark (DEN) |
Dinamarca | Equestrian | |
| 43 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
República Dominicana | Cycling | |
| 44 |  Egypt (EGY) |
Egito | Powerlifting | |
| 45 |  El Salvador (ESA) |
El Salvador | Herbert Aceituno | Powerlifting |
| 46 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Emirados Árabes Unidos | Athletics | |
| 47 |  Ecuador (ECU) |
Equador | Poleth Isamar Mendes Sanchez | Athletics |
| 48 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
Eslováquia | Jan Riapos | Table tennis |
| 49 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
Eslovênia | Shooting | |
| 50 |  Spain (ESP) |
Espanha | José Manuel Ruiz Reyes | Table tennis |
| 51 |  United States (USA) |
Estados Unidos da América | Allison Jones | Cycling |
| 52 |  Estonia (EST) |
Estônia | Sirly Tiik | Athletics |
| 53 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
Etiópia | Tamiru Demisse | Athletics |
| 54 |  Macedonia (MKD) |
Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia | Olivera Nakovska-Bikova | Shooting |
| 55 |  Faroe Islands (FRO) |
Ilhas Feroé | Krista Mørkøre | Swimming |
| 56 |  Fiji (FIJ) |
Fiji | Merewalesi Roden | Table tennis |
| 57 |  Philippines (PHI) |
Filipinas | Josephine Medina | Table tennis |
| 58 |  Finland (FIN) |
Finlândia | Equestrian | |
| 59 |  France (FRA) |
França | Michaël Jeremiasz | Wheelchair tennis |
| 60 |  Gabon (GAB) |
Gabão | Athletics | |
| 61 |  The Gambia (GAM) |
Gâmbia | Athletics | |
| 62 |  Ghana (GHA) |
Gana | Athletics | |
| 63 |  Georgia (GEO) |
Geórgia | Zviad Gogotchuri | Judo |
| 64 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Grã-Bretanha | Lee Pearson | Equestrian |
| 65 |  Greece (GRE) |
Grécia | Grigorios Polychronidis | Boccia |
| 66 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
Guatemala | Athletics | |
| 67 |  Guinea (GUI) |
Guiné | Athletics | |
| 68 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) |
Guiné-Bissau | Athletics | |
| 69 |  Haiti (HAI) |
Haiti | Athletics | |
| 70 |  Honduras (HON) |
Honduras | Swimming | |
| 71 |  Hong Kong (HKG) |
Hong Kong, China | Yu Chui Yee | Wheelchair fencing |
| 72 |  Hungary (HUN) |
Hungria | Gitta Raczko | Swimming |
| 73 |  India (IND) |
Índia | Devendra Jhajharia | Athletics |
| 74 |  Indonesia (INA) |
Indonésia | Agus Ngaimin | Swimming |
| 75 |  Iran (IRI) |
República Islâmica do Irã | Eshrat Kordestani | Sitting volleyball |
| 76 |  Iraq (IRQ) |
Iraque | Rasool Mohsin | Powerlifting |
| 77 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Irlanda | John Twomey | Sailing |
| 78 |  Iceland (ISL) |
Islândia | Jon Margeir Sverrisson | Swimming |
| 79 |  Israel (ISR) |
Israel | Shraga Weinberg | Wheelchair tennis |
| 80 |  Italy (ITA) |
Itália | Martina Caironi | Athletics |
| 81 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
Jamaica | Athletics | |
| 82 |  Japan (JPN) |
Japão | Yui Kamiji | Wheelchair tennis |
| 83 |  Jordan (JOR) |
Jordânia | Khetam Abuawad | Table tennis |
| 84 |  Kuwait (KUW) |
Kuwait | Hamad Aladwani | Athletics |
| 85 |  Laos (LAO) |
República Popular Democrática do Laos | Powerlifting | |
| 86 |  Lesotho (LES) |
Lesoto | Athletics | |
| 87 |  Latvia (LAT) |
Letônia | Diana Dadzite | Athletics |
| 88 |  Libya (LBA) |
Líbia | Ghazalah Alaqouri | Powerlifting |
| 89 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
Lituânia | Edgaras Matakas | Swimming |
| 90 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
Luxemburgo | Cycling | |
| 91 |  Macau (MAC) |
Macau, China | Swimming | |
| 92 |  Madagascar (MAD) |
Madagascar | Athletics | |
| 93 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
Malásia | Abdul Latif Romly | Athletics |
| 94 |  Malawi (MAW) |
Maláui | Taonere Banda | Athletics |
| 95 |  Mali (MLI) |
Mali | Oumar Sidibe | Athletics |
| 96 |  Malta (MLT) |
Malta | Swimming | |
| 97 |  Morocco (MAR) |
Marrocos | Azeddine Nouiri | Athletics |
| 98 |  Mauritius (MRI) |
Maurício | Swimming | |
| 99 |  Mexico (MEX) |
México | Nely Miranda | Athletics |
| 100 |  Mozambique (MOZ) |
Moçambique | Edmilsa Governo | Athletics |
| 101 |  Moldova (MDA) |
República da Moldova | Larisa Marinenkova | Powerlifting |
| 102 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
Mongólia | Dambadondogiin Baatarjav | Archery |
| 103 |  Montenegro (MNE) |
Montenegro | Swimming | |
| 104 |  Myanmar (MYA) |
Myanmar | Swimming | |
| 105 |  Namibia (NAM) |
Namíbia | Johanna Benson | Athletics |
| 106 |  Nepal (NEP) |
Nepal | Athletics | |
| 107 |  Nicaragua (NCA) |
Nicarágua | Athletics | |
| 108 |  Niger (NIG) |
Níger | Athletics | |
| 109 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
Nigéria | Lucy Ejike | Powerlifting |
| 110 |  Norway (NOR) |
Noruega | Sailing | |
| 111 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
Nova Zelândia | Holly Robinson | Athletics |
| 112 |  Oman (OMA) |
Omã | Athletics | |
| 113 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Países Baixos | Marlou van Rhijn | Athletics |
| 114 |  Palestine (PLE) |
Palestina | Husam Azzam | Athletics |
| 115 |  Panama (PAN) |
Panamá | Athletics | |
| 116 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) |
Papua Nova Guiné | Joyleen Jeffrey | Athletics |
| 117 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
Paquistão | Haider Ali | Shooting |
| 118 |  Peru (PER) |
Peru | Cycling | |
| 119 |  Poland (POL) |
Polônia | Rafał Wilk | Cycling |
| 120 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Porto Rico | Swimming | |
| 121 |  Portugal (POR) |
Portugal | Boccia | |
| 122 |  Kenya (KEN) |
Quênia | Henry Kirwa | Athletics |
| 123 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
Quirguistão | Powerlifting | |
| 124 |  North Korea (PRK) |
República Popular Democrática da Coreia | Athletics | |
| 125 |  Romania (ROU) |
Romênia | Carol-Eduard Novak | Cycling |
| 126 |  Rwanda (RWA) |
Ruanda | Athletics | |
| 127 |  Samoa (SAM) |
Samoa | Maggie Aiono | Athletics |
| 128 |  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) |
São Tomé e Príncipe | Athletics | |
| 129 |  Seychelles (SEY) |
Seicheles | Athletics | |
| 130 |  Senegal (SEN) |
Senegal | Wrestling | |
| 131 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) |
Serra Leoa | George Wyndham | Table tennis |
| 132 |  Serbia (SRB) |
Sérvia | Borislava Perić-Ranković | Table tennis |
| 133 |  Singapore (SIN) |
Singapura | Yip Pin Xiu | Swimming |
| 134 |  Syria (SYR) |
República Árabe da Síria | Athletics | |
| 135 |  Somalia (SOM) |
Somália | Athletics | |
| 136 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) |
Sri Lanka | Athletics | |
| 137 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Suécia | Maja Reichard | Swimming |
| 138 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
Suíça | Sandra Graf | Athletics |
| 139 |  Suriname (SUR) |
Suriname | Athletics | |
| 140 |  Tajikistan (TJK) |
Tadjiquistão | Athletics | |
| 141 |  Thailand (THA) |
Tailândia | Rawat Tana | Athletics |
| 142 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Taipé Chinesa | Lin Tzu-hui | Powerlifting |
| 143 |  Tanzania (TAN) |
República Unida da Tanzânia | Athletics | |
| 144 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
República Tcheca | Jiří Ježek | Cycling |
| 145 |  East Timor (TLS) |
República Democrática de Timor-Leste | Athletics | |
| 146 |  Togo (TOG) |
Togo | Powerlifting | |
| 147 |  Tonga (TGA) |
Tonga | Athletics | |
| 148 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) |
Trinidad e Tobago | Akeem Stewart | Athletics |
| 149 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
Tunísia | Hania Aidi | Athletics |
| 150 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) |
Turcomenistão | Sergey Meladze | Powerlifting |
| 151 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Turquia | Mesme Taşbağ | Judo |
| 152 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
Ucrânia | Margaryta Pryvalykhina | Sitting volleyball |
| 153 |  Uganda (UGA) |
Uganda | David Emong | Athletics |
| 154 |  Uruguay (URU) |
Uruguai | Henry Borges | Judo |
| 155 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Uzbequistão | Doniyor Saliev | Athletics |
| 156 |  Venezuela (VEN) |
Venezuela | Sol Rojas | Athletics |
| 157 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
Vietnã | Nguyễn Thành Trung | Swimming |
| 158 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) |
Ilhas Virgens Americanas | Athletic | |
| 159 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
Zimbábue | Takudzwa Gwariro | Rowing |
| 160 |  Brazil (BRA) |
Brasil | Shirlene Coelho | Athletics |
See also[]
- 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations
References[]
- ^ "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
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- 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Lists of Paralympic flag bearers
- Parades in Brazil