1998 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

none July 2016 During the Parade of Nations section of the 1998 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena. The flag from each team was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. Due the rules stipulated by the Olympic Charter (and political issues between China and Chinese Taipei along the two Koreas) at the time the Organizing Committee opted for the option of the protocol order in English in as a sign of goodwill associated with the concept applied by the Organizing Committee, instead of host nation's language, Japanese. Greece led the parade, followed by Andorra. Had the parade followed the Japanese characters, Greece would have been followed by Iceland, and Russian Federation would have been the penultimate country before Japan. One sumo wrestler and one yukiko (lit. snow children) which bears a country name sign marched before each delegation. Some of famous sumo wrestlers such as Takanonami and Wakanohana accompanied the teams.Akebono to perform 'dohyo-iri' at Olympic opening http://www.shinmai.co.jp/oly-eng/19980128/98012811.htm shinmai.co.jp 27 July 2015 January 28, 1998 9 February 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20050209233204/http://www.shinmai.co.jp/oly-eng/19980128/98012811.htm dead The yukikos also took part in several other segments in the ceremony. Order Nation Japanese Roman transliteration Flag bearer Sport 1 GRE 1998 Winter ギリシャ Girisha Vasilios Dimitriadis Alpine skiing 2 AND 1998 Winter アンドラ Andora Victor Gómez Alpine skiing 3 ARG 1998 Winter アルゼンチン Aruzenchin Carola Calello Alpine skiing 4 ARM 1998 Winter アルメニア Arumenia Alla Mikayelyan Cross-country skiing 5 AUS 1998 Winter オーストラリア Ōsutoraria Richard Nizielski Short track speed skating 6 AUT 1998 Winter オーストリア Ōsutoria Emese Hunyady Speed skating 7 AZE 1998 Winter アゼルバイジャン Azerubaijan Yuliya Vorobyova Figure skating 8 BLR 1998 Winter ベラルーシ Berarūshi Aleksandr Popov Biathlon 9 BEL 1998 Winter ベルギー Berugī Conrad Alleblas Chef de Mission 10 BER 1998 Winter バミューダ Bamyūda John Hoskins Chef de Mission 11 BIH 1998 Winter ボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナ Bosunia Herutsuegobina Mario Franjić Bobsleigh 12 BRA 1998 Winter ブラジル Burajiru Marcelo Apovian Alpine skiing 13 BUL 1998 Winter ブルガリア Burugaria Lyubomir Popov Alpine skiing 14 CAN 1998 Winter カナダ Kanada Jean-Luc Brassard Freestyle skiing 15 CHI 1998 Winter チリ Chiri Duncan Grob Alpine skiing 16 CHN People's Republic of China 1998 Winter 中華人民共和国 Chūka Jinmin Kyōwakoku Zhao Hongbo Figure skating 17 CRO 1998 Winter クロアチア Kuroachia Janica Kostelić Alpine skiing 18 CYP 1998 Winter キプロス Kipurosu Andreas Vasili Alpine skiing 19 CZE 1998 Winter チェコ Cheko Lubomír Buchta Cross-country skiing 20 DEN 1998 Winter デンマーク Denmāku Helena Blach Lavrsen Curling 21 EST 1998 Winter エストニア Esutonia Kalju Ojaste Biathlon 22 FIN 1998 Winter フィンランド Finrando Janne Ahonen Ski jumping 23 MKD Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 1998 Winter マケドニア旧ユーゴスラビア共和国 Makedonia Kyū-Yūgosurabia Kyōwakoku Gjoko Dineski Cross-country skiing 24 FRA 1998 Winter フランス Furansu Philippe Candeloro Figure skating 25 GEO 1998 Winter グルジア Gurujia Sofia Akhmeteli Alpine skiing 26 GER 1998 Winter ドイツ Doitsu Jochen Behle Cross-country skiing 27 GBR 1998 Winter イギリス Igirisu Mike Dixon Biathlon 28 HUN 1998 Winter ハンガリー Hangarī Krisztina Egyed Speed skating 29 ISL 1998 Winter アイスランド Aisurando Theódóra Mathiesen Alpine skiing 30 IND 1998 Winter インド Indo Shiva Keshavan Luge 31 IRI 1998 Winter イラン Iran Hassan Shemshaki Alpine skiing 32 IRL 1998 Winter アイルランド Airurando Terry McHugh Bobsleigh 33 ISR 1998 Winter イスラエル Isuraeru Michael Shmerkin Figure skating 34 ITA 1998 Winter イタリア Itaria Gerda Weissensteiner Luge 35 JAM 1998 Winter ジャマイカ Jamaika Ricky McIntosh Bobsleigh 36 KAZ 1998 Winter カザフスタン Kazafusutan Vladimir Smirnov Cross-country skiing 37 KEN 1998 Winter ケニア Kenia Philip Boit Cross-country skiing 38 KOR 1998 Winter 大韓民国 Daikan Minkoku Hur Seung-Wook Alpine skiing 39 KGZ 1998 Winter キルギスタン Kirugisutan Aleksandr Tropnikov Biathlon 40 LAT 1998 Winter ラトビア Ratobia Sandis Prūsis Bobsleigh 41 LIE 1998 Winter リヒテンシュタイン Rihitenshutain Tamara Schädler Alpine skiing 42 LTU 1998 Winter リトアニア Ritoania Povilas Vanagas Figure skating 43 LUX 1998 Winter ルクセンブルク Rukusenburuku Patrick Schmit Figure skating 44 MDA 1998 Winter モルドバ Morudoba Ion Bucsa Biathlon 45 MON 1998 Winter モナコ Monako Gilbert Bessi Bobsleigh 46 MGL 1998 Winter モンゴル Mongoru Boldyn Sansarbileg Short track speed skating 47 NED 1998 Winter オランダ Oranda Carla Zijlstra Speed skating 48 NZL 1998 Winter ニュージーランド Nyūjīrando Peter Henry Bobsleigh 49 NOR 1998 Winter ノルウェー Noruwē Espen Bredesen Ski jumping 50 PRK 1998 Winter 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国 Chōsen Minshushugi Jinmin Kyōwakoku Yun Chol Short track speed skating 51 POL 1998 Winter ポーランド Pōrando Jan Ziemianin Biathlon 52 POR 1998 Winter ポルトガル Porutogaru Mafalda Pereira Freestyle skiing 53 PUR 1998 Winter プエルトリコ Puertoriko José Ferrer Bobsleigh 54 ROU 1998 Winter ルーマニア Rūmania Mihaela Dascălu Speed skating 55 RUS 1998 Winter ロシア Roshia Aleksey Prokurorov Cross-country skiing 56 SVK 1998 Winter スロバキア Surobakia Ivan Bátory Cross-country skiing 57 SLO 1998 Winter スロベニア Surobenia Primož Peterka Ski jumping 58 RSA 1998 Winter 南アフリカ Minami-Afurika Shirene Human Figure skating 59 ESP 1998 Winter スペイン Supein Juan Jesús Gutiérrez Cross-country skiing 60 SWE 1998 Winter スウェーデン Suwēden Torgny Mogren Cross-country skiing 61 SUI 1998 Winter スイス Suisu Guido Acklin Bobsleigh 62 TPE 1998 Winter チャイニーズ・タイペイ Chainīzu Taipei Sun Kuang-Ming Bobsleigh 63 TRI 1998 Winter トリニダード・トバゴ Torinidādo Tobago Curtis Harry Bobsleigh 64 TUR 1998 Winter トルコ Toruko Arif Alaftargil Alpine skiing 65 UKR 1998 Winter ウクライナ Ukuraina Andriy Deryzemlya Biathlon 66 USA 1998 Winter アメリカ合衆国 Amerika Gasshūkoku Eric Flaim Short track speed skating 67 URU 1998 Winter ウルグアイ Uruguai Gabriel Hottegindre Alpine skiing 68 UZB 1998 Winter ウズベキスタン Uzubekisutan Komil Urunbayev Alpine skiing 69 VEN 1998 Winter ベネズエラ Benezuera Iginia Boccalandro Luge 70 ISV 1998 Winter バージン諸島 Bājin-Shotō Paul Zar Bobsleigh 71 YUG 1998 Winter ユーゴスラビア Yūgosurabia Marko Đorđević Alpine skiing 72 JPN 1998 Winter 日本 Nippon Hiroyasu Shimizu Speed skating References External links Countries - 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