List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics
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Clara Hughes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
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Hubert Brooks at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics
This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.[1][2]
Opening ceremonies[]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
# | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
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48 | 2020 | Summer | Miranda Ayim and Nathan Hirayama | Basketball and Rugby sevens | |
47 | 2018 | Winter | Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir | Figure skating | |
46 | 2016 | Summer | Rosannagh MacLennan | Gymnastics | [3] |
45 | 2014 | Winter | Hayley Wickenheiser | Hockey | |
44 | 2012 | Summer | Simon Whitfield | Triathlon | |
43 | 2010 | Winter | Clara Hughes | Speed skating | |
42 | 2008 | Summer | Adam van Koeverden | Kayaking | |
41 | 2006 | Winter | Danielle Goyette | Hockey | |
40 | 2004 | Summer | Nicolas Gill | Judo | |
39 | 2002 | Winter | Catriona Le May Doan | Speed skating | |
38 | 2000 | Summer | Caroline Brunet | Kayak racing | |
37 | 1998 | Winter | Jean-Luc Brassard | Freestyle skiing | |
36 | 1996 | Summer | Charmaine Crooks | Athletics | |
35 | 1994 | Winter | Kurt Browning | Figure skating | |
34 | 1992 | Summer | Mike Smith | Athletics | |
33 | 1992 | Winter | Sylvie Daigle | Short track speed skating | |
32 | 1988 | Summer | Carolyn Waldo | Synchronized swimming | |
31 | 1988 | Winter | Brian Orser | Figure skating | |
30 | 1984 | Summer | Alex Baumann[4] | Swimming | |
29 | 1984 | Winter | Gaétan Boucher | Speed skating | |
[NB 1] | 1980 | Summer | Sue Holloway | Canoe sprint | [5] |
28 | 1980 | Winter | Ken Read | Alpine skiing | |
27 | 1976 | Summer | Abby Hoffman | Athletics | |
26 | 1976 | Winter | Dave Irwin | Alpine skiing | |
25 | 1972 | Summer | Douglas Rogers | Judo | |
24 | 1972 | Winter | Karen Magnussen | Figure skating | |
23 | 1968 | Summer | Roger Jackson | Rowing | |
22 | 1968 | Winter | Nancy Greene | Alpine skiing | |
21 | 1964 | Summer | Gil Boa | Shooting | |
20 | 1964 | Winter | Ralf Olin | Speed skating | |
19 | 1960 | Summer | Carl Schwende | Fencing | |
18 | 1960 | Winter | Robert Paul | Figure skating | |
17 | 1956 | Summer | Bob Steckle | Wrestling | |
16 | 1956 | Winter | Norris Bowden | Figure skating | |
15 | 1952 | Summer | Bill Parnell | Athletics | |
14 | 1952 | Winter | Gordon Audley | Speed skating | |
13 | 1948 | Summer | Bob McFarlane | Athletics | |
12 | 1948 | Winter | Hubert Brooks | Hockey | |
[NB 2] | 1944 | Summer | none | Cancelled due to World War II | |
[NB 2] | 1944 | Winter | none | Cancelled due to World War II | |
[NB 2] | 1940 | Summer | none | Cancelled due to World War II | |
[NB 2] | 1940 | Winter | none | Cancelled due to World War II | |
11 | 1936 | Summer | Jim Worrall | Athletics | |
10 | 1936 | Winter | Walter Kitchen | Hockey | |
9 | 1932 | Summer | George Maughan | Boxing | |
8 | 1932 | Winter | Hack Simpson | Hockey | |
7 | 1928 | Summer | Joseph Wright Jr. | Rowing | |
6 | 1928 | Winter | John Porter | Hockey | |
5 | 1924 | Summer | Hec Phillips | Athletics | |
4 | 1924 | Winter | Ernie Collett | Hockey | |
3 | 1920 | Summer | Archie McDiarmid | Athletics | |
[NB 2] | 1916 | Summer | none | Cancelled due to World War I | |
2 | 1912 | Summer | Duncan Gillis | Athletics | |
1 | 1908 | Summer | Ed Archibald | Athletics |
Closing ceremonies[]
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Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.
# | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
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48 | 2020 | Summer | Damian Warner | Decathlon | |
47 | 2018 | Winter | Kim Boutin | Short track speed skating | |
46 | 2016 | Summer | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming | |
45 | 2014 | Winter | Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
Bobsleigh | [6] |
44 | 2012 | Summer | Christine Sinclair | Football (soccer) | |
43 | 2010 | Winter | Joannie Rochette | Figure skating | |
42 | 2008 | Summer | Karen Cockburn | Trampolining | |
41 | 2006 | Winter | Cindy Klassen | Speed skating | |
40 | 2004 | Summer | Adam van Koeverden | Kayak racing | |
39 | 2002 | Winter | Jamie Salé David Pelletier |
Figure skating | [7] |
38 | 2000 | Summer | Simon Whitfield | Triathlon | |
37 | 1998 | Winter | Catriona Le May Doan | Speed skating | |
36 | 1996 | Summer | Marnie McBean Kathleen Heddle |
Rowing | [8] |
35 | 1994 | Winter | Myriam Bedard | Biathlon | |
24 | 1992 | Summer | Silken Laumann | Rowing | [9] |
34 | 1992 | Winter | Nathalie Lambert | Short track speed skating | |
33 | 1988 | Summer | Lennox Lewis | Boxing | |
32 | 1988 | Winter | Karen Percy | Alpine skiing | [10] |
31 | 1984 | Summer | Linda Thom | Shooting | [11][12] |
30 | 1984 | Winter | Robert Wilson | Bobsleigh | [13] |
[NB 3] | 1980 | Summer | none | Canada boycotted this Olympics | |
29 | 1980 | Winter | Sylvia Burka | Speed skating | [14] |
28 | 1976 | Summer | Greg Joy | Athletics | [15] |
27 | 1976 | Winter | Cathy Priestner | Speed skating | [16] |
26 | 1972 | Summer | Jim Elder | Equestrian | [17] |
? | 1972 | Winter | |||
24 | 1968 | Summer | Ralph Hutton | Swimming | [18] |
? | 1968 | Winter | |||
? | 1964 | Summer | |||
? | 1964 | Winter | |||
20 | 1960 | Summer | Sig Ohlemann | Athletics | [19] |
19 | 1960 | Winter | Robert Paul | Figure skating | [20] |
? | 1956 | Summer | |||
17 | 1956 | Winter | André Bertrand | Alpine skiing | [21] |
? | 1952 | Summer | |||
? | 1952 | Winter |
See also[]
Footnotes[]
References[]
- ^ Canada. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ "Canadian Olympic Flag Bearers". TSN. Retrieved July 8, 2012.
- ^ Hossain, Asif (21 July 2016). "MacLennan to lead Team Canada as flag bearer at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Los Angeles 1984". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Photos: 50 years of Canada's Summer Olympics flag bearers". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Humphries and Moyse named Canada's flag bearers for Olympic closing ceremony | Globalnews.ca". 2014-02-23.
- ^ "James Worrall Flag Bearer Award". Petro-Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
- ^ Canadian Press (August 17, 2000). "Association says Brunet was "first" choice". Canoe.ca. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Andrew Bucholtz (July 5, 2012). "Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
- ^ Lindsey Craig (February 28, 2010). "Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday". July 29, 2012. CBC Sports.
- ^ "1984 Los Angeles: Linda Thom - Did You Know?". Olympic Magazine. CBC Digital Archives. July 1, 2004. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ Mike Rabun (August 14, 1984). "Golden Games end with glitter". Ottawa Citizen. United Press International. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "1984 Sarajevo". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013.
- ^ "Sylvia Burka". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ Gary Kingston (August 8, 2012). "'76 Olympian Greg Joy happy to see 'complete set' for Canadian high jumpers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
- ^ "1976 Innsbruck". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013.
- ^ "1972 Munich". Canadian Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
- ^ "Ralph Hutton". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Sig Ohlemann". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "Robert Paul". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- ^ "André Bertrand". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
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