2000 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

none During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2000 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 Australia marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the language of the host country (English), according with tradition and IOC guidelines. November 2005 Technical Manual on Ceremonies http://www.gamesmonitor.org.uk/files/Technical_Manual_on_Ceremonies.pdf International Olympic Committee 2019-10-06 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. Macedonia entered as "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia'" because of the naming dispute with Greece. 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. The Republic of the Congo entered as just "Congo" while the Democratic Republic of Congo entered with its full name. Iran, Micronesia, Moldova, Laos, Brunei and the United States all entered under their formal names, respectively "Islamic Republic of Iran", "Federated States of Micronesia", "Republic of Moldova", "Lao People's Democratic Republic", "Brunei Darussalam" and "United States of America". A record of 199 nations entered the stadium with the exception of Afghanistan, a nation banned by the IOC in 1999 because of the extremist rule of the Taliban's oppression on women and its sports.Eligible for Athens: Afghanistan welcomed back into IOC fold http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2003/06/29/afghanistan_ioc/ Sports Illustrated CNN 29 June 2003 11 September 2013 27 March 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050327142124/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2003/06/29/afghanistan_ioc/ deadRobbins Liz Eligible for Athens: Afghanistan welcomed back into IOC fold https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/07/sports/olympics-unveiling-new-face-of-afghan-freedom.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm The New York Times 7 June 2004 20 September 2013 The parade of nations also featured a unified entrance by the athletes of the North and South Korea, holding a specially designed unification flag bearing the name "Korea": a white background flag with a blue map of the Korean peninsula; however, the two teams competed separately.Olympic spirit: North, South Koreans march together in Ceremonies http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/09/14/koreas_marchers_ap/ Sports Illustrated CNN 14 September 2000 20 September 2013 21 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921061458/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/olympics/news/2000/09/14/koreas_marchers_ap/ dead Four athletes from East Timor marched directly in the opening ceremonies as individual Olympic athletes before the host nation. Without the existence of the National Olympic Committee, they were allowed to compete under the Olympic flag.Hersh Phillip Four Participants In Sydney Wear 'Individual Olympic Athletes' Badges. They're From Devastated East Timor, And Their Presence Embodies The Games' True Spirit https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/09/09/four-participants-in-sydney-wear-individual-olympic-athletes-badges-theyre-from-devastated-east-timor-and-their-presence-embodies-the-games-true-spirit/ Chicago Tribune 9 September 2000 20 September 2013 Notable flag bearers in the opening ceremony featured the following athletes: windsurfer Nikolaos Kaklamanakis (Greece), Olympic beach volleyball champion Sandra Pires (Brazil), tennis player Nicolás Massú (Chile), heavyweight boxing champion Félix Savón (Cuba), long-distance runner Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia), sprint kayaker and five-time gold medalist Birgit Fischer (Germany), coxless pairs rower and double gold medalist Matthew Pinsent (Great Britain), show jumper Princess Haya (Jordan), discus thrower and 1992 Olympic champion Romas Ubartas (Lithuania), dressage rider Anky van Grunsven (Netherlands), middle-distance runner Vebjørn Rodal (Norway), two-time Greco-Roman wrestling champion Andrzej Wroński (Poland), five-time rowing champion Elisabeta Lipă (Romania), four-time Olympic handballer Andrey Lavrov (Russia), six-time Olympic water polo player Manuel Estiarte (Spain), and basketball players Carlton Myers (Italy) and Andrew Gaze (Australia). 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. Order Nation Flag bearer Sport 1 GRE 2000 Summer Nikolaos Kaklamanakis Sailing 2 ALB 2000 Summer Ilirjan Suli Weightlifting 3 ALG 2000 Summer Djabir Saïd-Guerni Athletics 4 ASA 2000 Summer Lisa Misipeka Athletics 5 AND 2000 Summer Antoni Bernadó Athletics 6 ANG 2000 Summer Nádia Cruz Swimming 7 ANT 2000 Summer Heather Samuel Athletics 8 ARG 2000 Summer Carlos Espínola Sailing 9 ARM 2000 Summer Haykaz Galstyan Wrestling 10 ARU 2000 Summer Richard Rodriguez Athletics 11 AUT 2000 Summer Wolfram Waibel Jr. Shooting 12 AZE 2000 Summer Namig Abdullayev Wrestling 13 BAH 2000 Summer Pauline Davis-Thompson Athletics 14 BRN 2000 Summer Dawood Youssef Swimming 15 BAN 2000 Summer Sabrina Sultana Shooting 16 BAR 2000 Summer Andrea Blackett Athletics 17 BLR 2000 Summer Siarhei Lishtvan Wrestling 18 BEL 2000 Summer Ulla Werbrouck Judo 19 BIZ 2000 Summer Emma Wade Athletics 20 BEN 2000 Summer Laure Kuetey Athletics 21 BER 2000 Summer Mary Jane Tumbridge Equestrian 22 BHU 2000 Summer Jubzhang Jubzhang Archery 23 BOL 2000 Summer Marco Condori Athletics 24 BIH 2000 Summer Elvir Krehmić Athletics 25 BOT 2000 Summer Gilbert Khunwane Boxing 26 BRA 2000 Summer Sandra Pires Beach volleyball 27 IVB 2000 Summer Keita Cline Athletics 28 BRU Brunei Darussalam 2000 Summer Olympics Haseri Asli Athletics 29 BUL 2000 Summer Ivo Yanakiev Rowing 30 BUR 2000 Summer Sarah Tondé Athletics 31 BDI 2000 Summer Diane Nukuri Athletics 32 CAM 2000 Summer To Rithya Athletics 33 CMR 2000 Summer Cécile Ngambi Athletics (non-participant) 34 CAN 2000 Summer Caroline Brunet Canoeing 35 CPV 2000 Summer Isménia do Frederico Athletics 36 CAY 2000 Summer Kareem Streete-Thompson Athletics 37 CAF 2000 Summer Mickaël Conjungo Athletics 38 CHA 2000 Summer Gana Abba Kimet Athletics 39 CHI 2000 Summer Nicolás Massú Tennis 40 CHN People's Republic of China 2000 Summer Olympics Liu Yudong Basketball 41 COL 2000 Summer María Isabel Urrutia Weightlifting 42 COM 2000 Summer Shareef Mohammed Official 43 CGO Congo 2000 Summer Olympics Marien Michel Ngouabi Swimming 44 COK 2000 Summer Turia Vogel Sailing 45 CRC 2000 Summer Karina Fernández Triathlon 46 CIV Côte d'Ivoire 2000 Summer Olympics Ibrahim Meité Athletics 47 CRO 2000 Summer Zoran Primorac Table tennis 48 CUB 2000 Summer Félix Savón Boxing 49 CYP 2000 Summer Antonakis Andreou Shooting 50 CZE 2000 Summer Martin Doktor Canoeing 51 COD 2000 Summer Mwenze Kalombo Athletics 52 DEN 2000 Summer Jesper Bank Sailing 53 DJI 2000 Summer Djama Robleh Athletics (non-participant) 54 DMA 2000 Summer Marcia Daniel Athletics 55 DOM 2000 Summer Wanda Rijo Weightlifting 56 ECU 2000 Summer Martha Tenorio Athletics 57 EGY 2000 Summer Yahia Rashwan Taekwondo 58 ESA 2000 Summer Eva Dimas Weightlifting 59 GEQ 2000 Summer Eric Moussambani Swimming 60 ERI 2000 Summer Nebiat Habtemariam Athletics 61 EST 2000 Summer Tõnu Tõniste Sailing 62 ETH 2000 Summer Derartu Tulu Athletics 63 FIJ 2000 Summer Tony Philp Sailing 64 FIN 2000 Summer Olli-Pekka Karjalainen Athletics 65 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2000 Summer Olympics Lazar Popovski Canoeing 66 FRA 2000 Summer David Douillet Judo 67 GAB 2000 Summer Mélanie Engoang Judo 68 GAM Gambia 2000 Summer Olympics Adama Njie Athletics 69 GEO 2000 Summer Giorgi Asanidze Weightlifting 70 GER 2000 Summer Birgit Fischer Canoeing 71 GHA 2000 Summer Kennedy Osei Athletics 72 GBR 2000 Summer Matthew Pinsent Rowing 73 GRN 2000 Summer Hazel-Ann Regis Athletics 74 GUM 2000 Summer Melissa Lynn Fejeran Weightlifting 75 GUA 2000 Summer Attila Solti Shooting 76 GUI 2000 Summer Joseph Loua Athletics 77 GBS 2000 Summer Talata Embalo Wrestling 78 GUY 2000 Summer Aliann Pompey Athletics 79 HAI 2000 Summer Nadine Faustin-Parker Athletics 80 HON 2000 Summer Alejandro Castellanos Swimming 81 HKG Hong Kong, China 2000 Summer Olympics Fenella Ng Rowing 82 HUN 2000 Summer Rita Kőbán Canoeing 83 ISL 2000 Summer Guðrún Arnardóttir Athletics 84 IND 2000 Summer Leander Paes Tennis 85 INA 2000 Summer Rexy Mainaky Badminton 86 IRI Islamic Republic of Iran 2000 Summer Olympics Amir Reza Khadem Wrestling 87 IRQ 2000 Summer Bashar Mohammad Ali Chef de mission 88 IRL 2000 Summer Sonia O'Sullivan Athletics 89 ISR 2000 Summer Rogel Nachum Athletics 90 ITA 2000 Summer Carlton Myers Basketball 91 JAM 2000 Summer Deon Hemmings Athletics 92 JPN 2000 Summer Kosei Inoue Judo 93 JOR 2000 Summer Princess Haya Equestrian 94 KAZ 2000 Summer Yermakhan Ibraimov Boxing 95 KEN 2000 Summer Kennedy Ochieng Athletics 96 22px Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) Pak Jung-chul Official 96 22px Korea (KOR) Chung Eun-soon Basketball 97 KUW 2000 Summer Fawzi Al-Shammari Athletics 98 KGZ 2000 Summer Raatbek Sanatbayev Wrestling 99 LAO Lao People's Democratic Republic 2000 Summer Olympics Sisomphone Vongpharkdy Athletics 100 LAT 2000 Summer Voldemārs Lūsis Athletics 101 LIB 2000 Summer Jean-Claude Rabbath Athletics 102 LES 2000 Summer Mokete Mokhosi Taekwondo 103 LBR 2000 Summer Kouty Mawenh Athletics 104 LBA Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 2000 Summer Olympics Nizar Naeeli Taekwondo 105 LIE 2000 Summer Oliver Geissmann Shooting 106 LTU 2000 Summer Romas Ubartas Athletics 107 LUX 2000 Summer Lara Heinz Swimming 108 MAD 2000 Summer Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja Athletics 109 MAW 2000 Summer Francis Munthali Athletics 110 MAS 2000 Summer Mirnawan Nawawi Field hockey 111 MDV 2000 Summer Naseer Ismail Athletics 112 MLI 2000 Summer Brahima Guindo Judo 113 MLT 2000 Summer Laurie Pace Judo 114 MTN 2000 Summer Sidi Mohamed Ould Bidjel Athletics 115 MRI 2000 Summer Michael Macaque Boxing 116 MEX 2000 Summer Fernando Platas Diving 117 FSM 2000 Summer Manuel Minginfel Weightlifting 118 MDA Republic of Moldova 2000 Summer Olympics Vadim Vacarciuc Weightlifting 119 MON 2000 Summer Thierry Vatrican Judo 120 MGL 2000 Summer Badmaanyambuugiin Bat-Erdene Judo 121 MAR 2000 Summer Adil Belgaid Judo 122 MOZ 2000 Summer Jorge Duvane Athletics 123 MYA 2000 Summer Maung Maung Nge Athletics 124 NAM 2000 Summer Paulus Ali Nuumbembe Boxing 125 NRU 2000 Summer Marcus Stephen Weightlifting 126 NEP 2000 Summer Chitra Bahadur Gurung Swimming 127 NED 2000 Summer Anky van Grunsven Equestrian 128 AHO 2000 Summer Cor van Aanholt Sailing 129 NZL 2000 Summer Blyth Tait Equestrian 130 NCA 2000 Summer Walter Martínez Shooting 131 NIG 2000 Summer Mamane Sani Ali Athletics 132 NGR 2000 Summer Sunday Bada Athletics 133 NOR 2000 Summer Vebjørn Rodal Athletics 134 OMA 2000 Summer Mohamed Amer Al-Malky Athletics 135 PAK 2000 Summer Ahmed Alam Field hockey 136 PLW 2000 Summer Valerie Pedro Weightlifting 137 PLE 2000 Summer Ramy Deeb Athletics 138 PAN 2000 Summer Eileen Coparropa Swimming 139 PNG 2000 Summer Xenia Peni Swimming 140 PAR 2000 Summer Nery Kennedy Athletics 141 PER 2000 Summer Rosa García Volleyball 142 PHI 2000 Summer Donald Geisler Taekwondo 143 POL 2000 Summer Andrzej Wroński Wrestling 144 POR 2000 Summer Miguel Maia Beach volleyball 145 PUR 2000 Summer Enrique Figueroa Sailing 146 QAT 2000 Summer Ibrahim Ismail Muftah Athletics 147 ROM 2000 Summer Elisabeta Lipă Rowing 148 RUS Russian Federation 2000 Summer Olympics Andrey Lavrov Handball 149 RWA 2000 Summer Pierre Karemera Official 150 SKN 2000 Summer Kim Collins Athletics 151 LCA 2000 Summer Dominic Johnson Athletics 152 VIN 2000 Summer Pamenos Ballantyne Athletics 153 SAM 2000 Summer Pauga Lalau Boxing 154 SMR 2000 Summer Emanuela Felici Shooting 155 STP 2000 Summer Naide Gomes Athletics 156 KSA 2000 Summer Khaled Al-Dosari Taekwondo 157 SEN 2000 Summer Mame Tacko Diouf Athletics 158 SEY 2000 Summer Benjamin Lo-Pinto Swimming 159 SLE 2000 Summer Ekundayo Williams Athletics 160 SIN 2000 Summer Joscelin Yeo Swimming 161 SVK 2000 Summer Slavomír Kňazovický Canoeing 162 SLO 2000 Summer Iztok Čop Rowing 163 SOL 2000 Summer Primo Higa Athletics 164 SOM 2000 Summer Ibrahim Mohamed Aden Athletics 165 RSA 2000 Summer Hezekiél Sepeng Athletics 166 ESP 2000 Summer Manuel Estiarte Water polo 167 SRI 2000 Summer Damayanthi Dharsha Athletics 168 SUD 2000 Summer Mahmoud Kieno Chef de mission 169 SUR 2000 Summer Letitia Vriesde Athletics 170 SWZ 2000 Summer Musa Simelane Boxing 171 SWE 2000 Summer Anna Olsson Canoeing 172 SUI 2000 Summer Thomas Frischknecht Cycling 173 SYR Syrian Arab Republic 2000 Summer Olympics Moutassem Ghotouq Chef de mission 174 TPE 2000 Summer Chiang Peng-lung Table tennis 175 TJK 2000 Summer Khurshed Hasanov Boxing 176 TAN United Republic of Tanzania 2000 Summer Olympics Restituta Joseph Athletics 177 THA 2000 Summer Somluck Kamsing Boxing 178 TOG 2000 Summer Kouami Sacha Denanyoh Judo 179 TGA 2000 Summer Ana Siulolo Liku Athletics 180 TRI 2000 Summer Ato Boldon Athletics 181 TUN 2000 Summer Omrane Ayari Wrestling 182 TUR 2000 Summer Hamza Yerlikaya Wrestling 183 TKM 2000 Summer Chary Mamedov Athletics 184 UGA 2000 Summer Muhamed Kizito Boxing 185 UKR 2000 Summer Yevhen Braslavets Sailing 186 UAE 2000 Summer Saeed Al-Maktoum Shooting 187 USA United States of America 2000 Summer Olympics Cliff Meidl Canoeing 188 URU 2000 Summer Mónica Falcioni Athletics 189 UZB 2000 Summer Mahammatkodir Abdullaev Boxing 190 VAN 2000 Summer Mary-Estelle Kapalu Athletics 191 VEN 2000 Summer Adriana Carmona Taekwondo 192 VIE 2000 Summer Trương Ngọc Để Chef de mission 193 ISV 2000 Summer Ameerah Bello Athletics 194 YEM 2000 Summer Basheer Al-Khewani Athletics 195 YUG 2000 Summer Olympics Yugoslavia Vladimir Grbić Volleyball 196 ZAM 2000 Summer Samuel Matete Athletics 197 ZIM 2000 Summer Philip Mukomana Athletics 198 IOA 2000 Summer Victor Ramos Boxing 199 AUS 2000 Summer Andrew Gaze Basketball References See also 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 2008 Summer Paralympics national flag bearers 2010 Winter Olympics national flag bearers Flag bearers Category:Lists of Olympic flag bearers