1984 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

none During the parade of nations portion of the 1984 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 of the United States marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the language of the host country (English), according to tradition and IOC guidelines. November 2005 Technical Manual on Ceremonies https://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/files/Technical_Manual_on_Ceremonies.pdf International Olympic Committee 6 October 2019 40 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 (commonly known as Taiwan) 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 (commonly known as China), which entered as the "People's Republic of China" under C. A record 140 nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 7,078 athletes.Harvey Randy Close to the Flame https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-26-sp-12049-story.html Los Angeles Times 26 February 1999 11 August 2014 Eighteen nations made their Olympic debut, namely Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Grenada, Mauritania, Mauritius, North Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and the United Arab Emirates. The People's Republic of China made its first appearance at the Summer Olympics since 1952, while the Republic of China participated for the first time under the name Chinese Taipei as a result of the IOC agreement. Thirteen countries, namely Afghanistan, Angola, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, East Germany, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, and Vietnam, were part of the Soviet Union-boycott of these Games.1984: Moscow pulls out of US Olympics http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/8/newsid_2518000/2518931.stm BBC Sport 11 August 2014Burns John F. Moscow Will Keep Its Team From Los Angeles Olympics The New York Times 9 May 1984 Apart from the People's Republic of China (a communist country that had substantially warmer relations with the United States than with the Soviet Union, following the Sino–Soviet split),https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/china-us-relations U.S.-China Chronology - Countries - Office of the Historian 2021-08-20 2019-12-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20191204132934/https://history.state.gov/countries/issues/china-us-relations dead Romania and Yugoslavia were among the socialist countries to disregard the boycott and attend the Games. Albania, Iran, Burkina Faso and Libya also did not compete at the Games, citing political reasons unrelated to the Soviet Union.Around the Olympics; Iran Announces Boycott Of the 1984 Olympics https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/02/world/around-the-world-iran-announces-boycott-of-the-1984-olympics.html The New York Times 2 August 1983 11 August 2014 Notable flag bearers in the opening ceremony featured the following athletes: six-time Olympian and Star sailor Hubert Raudaschl (Austria); defending Olympic champions Stelios Mygiakis (Greece) in Greco-Roman wrestling, Esko Rechardt in Finn sailing, Angelo Parisi (France) in heavyweight judo, Sara Simeoni (Italy) in women's high jump, Corneliu Ion (Romania) in rapid fire pistol shooting, and Alejandro Abascal (Spain) in the Flying Dutchman; middle-distance runner and 1976 Olympic champion John Walker; dressage rider Christine Stückelberger (Switzerland); professional basketball player Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia), who led his men's team to capture the gold medal in Moscow four years earlier; and hammer thrower Ed Burke (United States), who competed in his third appearance since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.3-Time Olympian & Olympic Flagbearer Ed Burke Sets World Record At PGSLC To Open National Masters, Meet Thru Sun https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/3-time-olympian--olympic-flagbearer-ed-burke-sets-world-record-at-pgslc-to-open-national-masters-meet-thru-sun-199557891.html PR Newswire 11 August 2014 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. This table is sortable by country name (in English), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. OrderCountryFlag bearerSport 1 GRE 1984 Summer Stelios Mygiakis Wrestling 2 ALG 1984 Summer Abdelkrim Bendjemil Handball 3 AND 1984 Summer Joan Tomàs Roca Shooting 4 ANT Antigua 1984 Summer Olympics Lester Benjamin Athletics 5 ARG 1984 Summer Ricardo Ibarra Rowing 6 AUS 1984 Summer Wayne Roycroft Equestrian 7 AUT 1984 Summer Hubert Raudaschl Sailing 8 BAH 1984 Summer Bradley Cooper Athletics 9 BRN 1984 Summer Youssef Mubarak Official 10 BAN 1984 Summer Saidur Rahman Dawn Athletics 11 BAR 1984 Summer Charles Pile Cycling 12 BEL 1984 Summer Edgar Henri Cuepper Equestrian 13 BIZ 1984 Summer Lindford Gillitt Cycling 14 BEN 1984 Summer Firmin Abissi Boxing 15 BER 1984 Summer Clarence Saunders Athletics 16 BHU 1984 Summer Thinley Dorji Archery 17 BOL 1984 Summer Saúl Mendoza Fencing 18 BOT 1984 Summer Norman Mangoye Official 19 BRA 1984 Summer Eduardo de Souza Sailing 20 IVB 1984 Summer Lindel Hodge Athletics 21 BIR 1984 Summer Latt Zaw Boxing 22 CMR 1984 Summer Issa Hayatou Official 23 CAN 1984 Summer Alex Baumann Swimming 24 CAY 1984 Summer Carson Ebanks Sailing 25 CAF 1984 Summer André Marie Sayet Boxing (coach) 26 CHA 1984 Summer Ousman Miangoto Athletics 27 CHI 1984 Summer Carlos Rossi Sailing 28 CHN People's Republic of China 1984 Summer Olympics Wang Libin Basketball 29 COL 1984 Summer Pablo Restrepo Swimming 30 CGO People's Republic of the Congo 1984 Summer Olympics Simone Nkabou Chef de mission 31 CRC 1984 Summer Elizabeth Jagush Shooting 32 CYP 1984 Summer Marios Kassianidis Athletics 33 DEN 1984 Summer Michael Markussen Cycling 34 DJI 1984 Summer Djama Robleh Athletics 35 DOM 1984 Summer Pedro Nolasco Boxing 36 ECU 1984 Summer Brigitte Morillo Equestrian 37 EGY 1984 Summer Mohamed Sayed Soliman Basketball 38 ESA 1984 Summer Kriscia García Athletics 39 GEQ 1984 Summer Secundino Borabota Athletics 40 FIJ 1984 Summer Viliame Takayawa Judo 41 FIN 1984 Summer Esko Rechardt Sailing 42 FRA 1984 Summer Angelo Parisi Judo 43 GAB 1984 Summer Odette Mistoul Athletics 44 GAM Gambia 1984 Summer Olympics Oumar Fye Athletics 45 FRG Federal Republic of Germany 1984 Summer Olympics Wilhelm Kuhweide Sailing 46 GHA 1984 Summer Makarios Djan Athletics 47 GBR 1984 Summer Lucinda Green Equestrian 48 GRN 1984 Summer Bernard Wilson Boxing 49 GUA 1984 Summer Oswaldo Méndez Equestrian 50 GUI 1984 Summer Abdoullaye Diallo Judo 51 GUY 1984 Summer Earl Haley Athletics 52 HAI 1984 Summer Ronald Agénor Tennis 53 HON 1984 Summer Carlos Soto Judo 54 HKG 1984 Summer Solomon Lee Shooting 55 ISL 1984 Summer Einar Vilhjálmsson Athletics 56 IND 1984 Summer Zafar Iqbal Field hockey 57 INA 1984 Summer Lukman Niode Swimming 58 IRQ 1984 Summer Ismail Salman Boxing 59 IRL 1984 Summer Gerry Mullins Equestrian 60 ISR 1984 Summer Zehava Shmueli Athletics 61 ITA 1984 Summer Sara Simeoni Athletics 62 CIV 1984 Summer Avognan Nogboum Athletics 63 JAM 1984 Summer Bertland Cameron Athletics 64 JPN 1984 Summer Shigenobu Murofushi Athletics 65 JOR 1984 Summer Mourad Barakat Chef de mission 66 KEN 1984 Summer James Omondi Boxing 67 KOR Korea 1984 Summer Olympics Ha Hyung-joo Judo 68 KUW 1984 Summer Tareq Al-Ghareeb Judo 69 LIB 1984 Summer Toni Khouri Chef de mission 70 LES 1984 Summer Mochochonono Mokhutlole Chef de mission 71 LBR 1984 Summer Wallace Obey Athletics 72 LIE 1984 Summer Manuela Marxer Athletics 73 LUX 1984 Summer Jeannette Goergen Archery 74 MAD 1984 Summer Jean-Luc Bezoky Boxing 75 MAW 1984 Summer Fletcher Kapito Boxing 76 MAS 1984 Summer Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad Shooting 77 MLI 1984 Summer Karamoke Kory Konte Chef de mission 78 MLT 1984 Summer Peter Bonello Sailing 79 MTN 1984 Summer Oumar Samba Sy Wrestling 80 MRI 1984 Summer Vivian Coralie Athletics 81 MEX 1984 Summer Ivar Sisniega Modern pentathlon 82 MON 1984 Summer Jean-Luc Adorno Swimming 83 MAR 1984 Summer Lahcen Samsam Akka Athletics 84 MOZ 1984 Summer Daniel Firmino Official 85 NEP 1984 Summer Khadga Ranabhat Official 86 NED 1984 Summer Ton Buunk Water polo 87 AHO 1984 Summer Evert Johan Kroon Swimming 88 NZL 1984 Summer John Walker Athletics 89 NCA 1984 Summer Gustavo Herrera Official 90 NIG 1984 Summer Boubagar Soumana Boxing 91 NGR 1984 Summer Yusuf Alli Athletics 92 NOR 1984 Summer Alf Hansen Rowing 93 OMA 1984 Summer Mohamed Al-Busaidi Official 94 PAK 1984 Summer Manzoor Hussain Field hockey 95 PAN 1984 Summer José Díaz Weightlifting 96 PNG 1984 Summer Iammogapi Launa Athletics 97 PAR 1984 Summer Max Narváez Judo 98 PER 1984 Summer Edwin Vásquez Shooting (official) 99 PHI 1984 Summer Isidro del Prado Athletics 100 POR 1984 Summer António Roquete Judo 101 PUR 1984 Summer Fernando Cañales Swimming 102 QAT 1984 Summer Waheed Khamis Al-Salem Athletics 103 ROM 1984 Summer Corneliu Ion Shooting 104 RWA 1984 Summer Emmanuel Twagirayezu Athletics (coach) 105 SMR 1984 Summer Maurizio Zonzini Gymnastics 106 KSA 1984 Summer Safaq Al-Anzi Shooting 107 SEN 1984 Summer Amadou Ciré Baal Shooting 108 SEY 1984 Summer Denis Rose Athletics 109 SLE 1984 Summer David Sawyerr Athletics 110 SIN 1984 Summer Ang Peng Siong Swimming 111 SOL 1984 Summer Tommy Baurohttps://www.olympedia.org/athletes/8063 Tommy Bauro Olympedia OlyMADMen 10 December 2023 Boxing 112 SOM 1984 Summer Abdi Bile Athletics 113 ESP 1984 Summer Alejandro Abascal Sailing 114 SRI 1984 Summer Lalin Jirasinha Sailing 115 SUD 1984 Summer Abdul Al-Lalif Official 116 SUR 1984 Summer Siegfried Cruden Athletics 117 SWZ 1984 Summer Lenford Dlamine Official 118 SWE 1984 Summer Hans Svensson Rowing 119 SUI 1984 Summer Christine Stückelberger Equestrian 120 SYR 1984 Summer Joseph Atiyeh Wrestling 121 TPE 1984 Summer Lee Fu-an Athletics 122 TAN 1984 Summer Michael Nassoro Boxing 123 THA 1984 Summer Rangsit Yanothai Shooting 124 TOG 1984 Summer Denou Koffi Athletics 125 TGA 1984 Summer Fine Sani Boxing 126 TRI Trinidad & Tobago 1984 Summer Olympics Hasely Crawford Athletics 127 TUN 1984 Summer Fethi Baccouche Athletics 128 TUR 1984 Summer Mehmet Yurdadönhttps://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=TUR Flagbearers for Türkiye Olympedia 8 January 2024 Athletics 129 UGA 1984 Summer Ruth Kyalisima Athletics 130 UAE 1984 Summer Mubarak Ismail Athletics 131 URU 1984 Summer Carlos Peinado Basketball 132 VEN 1984 Summer William Wuycke Athletics 133 ISV 1984 Summer Jodie Lawaetz Swimming 134 SAM Western Samoa 1984 Summer Olympics Apelu Ioane Boxing 135 YAR Yemen Arab Republic 1984 Summer Olympics Ahmed Al-Ozari Official 136 YUG 1984 Summer Dražen Dalipagić Basketball 137 ZAI 1984 Summer Christine Bakombo Athletics 138 ZAM 1984 Summer Dave Lishebo Athletics 139 ZIM 1984 Summer Zephaniah Ncube Athletics 140 USA United States of America 1984 Summer Olympics Ed Burke Athletics References See also 1980 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 1988 Summer Olympics national flag bearers Flag bearers Category:Lists of Olympic flag bearers Category:Los Angeles sports-related lists