2008 Summer Paralympics national flag bearers

none November 2010 During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the stadium, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. It is considered a great honour to bear the country's flag in the Parade of Nations. Parade order Per tradition, the host country, in this case the People's Republic of China, marched last however contrary to tradition in the Olympic Games the national team of Greece did not enter first. All other nations marched in name order in the language of the host nation, which in this case is the Chinese language. As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams' entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries' Simplified Chinese names.http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/n214508163.shtml Opening Ceremony plan released - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games 6 September 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906055923/http://en.beijing2008.cn/ceremonies/n214508163.shtml 6 September 2008 dead Countries with the same number of strokes in the first character are sorted by those of the next character. This made Guinea (几内亚) the first country to enter, as it takes two strokes to write the first character in the country's name (几), and Zambia (赞比亚) last-but-one, ahead of China. List The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. OrderNationChinese namePinyinFlag bearerSport1GUI 2008 Summerzh 几内亚JīnèiyàAhmed BarryAthletics2TUR 2008 Summerzh 土耳其TǔěrqíKorhan YamacShooting3TKM 2008 Summerzh 土库曼斯坦 TǔkùmànsītǎnOvezgeldy OrdjiyevPowerlifting4MLT 2008 Summerzh 马耳他MǎěrtāAtonio FloresAthletics5MAD 2008 Summerzh 马达加斯加MǎdájiāsījiāJosefa Harijaona RandrianonySwimming6MAS 2008 Summerzh 马来西亚MǎláixīyàMariappan PerumalPowerlifting7MLI 2008 Summerzh 马里MǎlǐSissoko FacourouPowerlifting8MKD 2008 Summerzh 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn GònghéguóVanco KaranfilovShooting9ECU 2008 Summerzh 厄瓜多尔ÈguāduōěrJose MarinoPowerlifting10JAM 2008 Summerzh 牙买加YámǎijiāTanto CampbellAthletics11BEL 2008 Summerzh 比利时BǐlìshíNico VergeylenTable tennis12VAN 2008 Summerzh 瓦努阿图WǎnǔātúTom TetePowerlifting13ISR 2008 Summerzh 以色列YǐsèlièYizhar CohenSwimming14JPN 2008 Summerzh 日本RìběnToru SuzukiAthletics15TPE 2008 Summerzh 中华台北Zhōnghuá TáiběiHou Ting-SungTable tennis16CAF 2008 Summerzh 中非ZhōngfēiRosel-Clemariot-Christian NikonaAthletics17HKG 2008 Summerzh 中国香港Zhōngguó XiānggǎngSo Wa WaiAthletics18MAC 2008 Summerzh 中国澳门Zhōngguó ÀoménKuong Sio IengAthletics19BEN 2008 Summerzh 贝宁BèiníngBlandine SahenouPowerlifting20MRI 2008 Summerzh 毛里求斯MáolǐqiúsīRichard SouciAthletics21DEN 2008 Summerzh 丹麦DānmàiJackie ChristiansenAthletics22UGA 2008 Summerzh 乌干达WūgāndáBilly SsengendoPowerlifting23UKR 2008 Summerzh 乌克兰WūkèlánAndrii KomarWheelchair fencing24URU 2008 Summerzh 乌拉圭WūlāguīHenry BorgesJudo25UZB 2008 Summerzh 乌兹别克斯坦WūzībiékèsītǎnRavil DiganshinAthletics / Powerlifting 26BAR 2008 Summerzh 巴巴多斯BābāduōsīDavid TaylorSwimming27PNG 2008 Summerzh 巴布亚新几内亚Bābùyà Xīn JǐnèiyàFrancis KompaonAthletics28BRA 2008 Summerzh 巴西BāxīAntonio Tenorio SilvaJudo29BRN 2008 Summerzh 巴林BālínAhmed MeshaimaaAthletics30PAN 2008 Summerzh 巴拿马BānámǎSaid GomezAthletics31PAK 2008 Summerzh 巴基斯坦BājīsītǎnHaider AliAthletics32PLE 2008 Summerzh 巴勒斯坦BālèsītǎnHusam AzzamAthletics33CUB 2008 Summerzh 古巴GǔbāYunidis CastilloAthletics34BUR 2008 Summerzh 布基纳法索Bùjīnà FǎsuǒLassane GasbeogoCycling35BDI 2008 Summerzh 布隆迪BùlóngdíRemy NikobimezeAthletics36TLS 2008 Summerzh 东帝汶DōngdìwènLiliana da Costa SilvaPowerlifting37QAT 2008 Summerzh 卡塔尔KǎtǎěrAli Abdulla MohamedPowerlifting38RWA 2008 Summerzh 卢旺达LúwàngdáJean de Dieu NkundaberaAthletics39LUX 2008 Summerzh 卢森堡Lúsēnbǎo Peter LorkowskiCycling40BLR 2008 Summerzh 白俄罗斯BáiéluósīIhar FartunauAthletics41IND 2008 Summerzh 印度YìndùRajinder Singh RaheluPowerlifting42INA 2008 Summerzh 印度尼西亚YìndùníxīyàBilly Zeth MakalPowerlifting43LTU 2008 Summerzh 立陶宛LìtáowǎnRolandas UrbonasAthletics44NIG 2008 Summerzh 尼日尔NírìěrZakari AmadouPowerlifting45NGR 2008 Summerzh 尼日利亚NírìlìyàAdekunle AdesojiAthletics46NEP 2008 Summerzh 尼泊尔NíbóěrJit Bahadur KhadkaAthletics47GHA 2008 Summerzh 加纳JiānàNkegbe BotsyoAthletics48CAN 2008 Summerzh 加拿大JiānádàDonovan TildesleySwimming49GAB 2008 Summerzh 加蓬JiāpéngThierry MabickaAthletics50KGZ 2008 Summerzh 吉尔吉斯斯坦JíěrjísīsītǎnRoman OmurbekovPowerlifting51LAO 2008 Summerzh 老挝LǎowōEay SimayPowerlifting52ARM 2008 Summerzh 亚美尼亚YàměiníyàGreta KhndzrtsyanPowerlifting53ESP 2008 Summerzh 西班牙XībānyáDavid CasinosAthletics54BER 2008 Summerzh 百慕大BǎimùdàJennifer SouthernSecretary General55IRQ 2008 Summerzh 伊拉克YīlākèFaris Al-AjeeliPowerlifting56IRI 2008 Summerzh 伊朗YīlǎngMohammad Reza MirzaeiAthletics57GUA 2008 Summerzh 危地马拉WēidìmǎlāCesar Arturo Lopez IvajeraAthletics58HUN 2008 Summerzh 匈牙利XiōngyálìJudit Horvathne PalfiWheelchair fencing59DOM 2008 Summerzh 多米尼加共和国Duōmǐníjiā GònghéguóAlfonso Olibero EncarnacionAthletics60ISL 2008 Summerzh 冰岛BīngdǎoJon Oddur HaldorssonAthletics61ANG 2008 Summerzh 安哥拉ĀngēlāJose ArmandoAthletics62TGA 2008 Summerzh 汤加TāngjiāMounga OkusitinoAthletics63JOR 2008 Summerzh 约旦YuēdànJamil ElshebliAthletics64FIN 2008 Summerzh 芬兰FēnlánMinna LeinonenShooting65CRO 2008 Summerzh 克罗地亚KèluódìyàMarija IvekovicAthletics66SUR 2008 Summerzh 苏里南SūlǐnánBiondi MisasiAthletics67LBA 2008 Summerzh 利比亚LìbǐyǎSahar Mostafa M El GnemiPowerlifting68CPV 2008 Summerzh 佛得角FódéjiǎoArtimeza Helena SequieraAthletics69GRE 2008 Summerzh 希腊XīlàCharalampos TaiganidisSwimming70KSA 2008 Summerzh 沙特ShātèOsamah AlshanqitiAthletics71ALG 2008 Summerzh 阿尔及利亚ĀěrjílìyàMohamed AllekAthletics72UAE 2008 Summerzh 阿联酋ĀliánqiúAbdullah al AryaniShooting73ARG 2008 Summerzh 阿根廷ĀgēntíngSilvio VeloFootball 5-A-Side74OMA 2008 Summerzh 阿曼ĀmànBadar al-HarthiPowerlifting75AFG 2008 Summerzh 阿富汗ĀfùhànMohammad Fahim RahimiPowerlifting76AZE 2008 Summerzh 阿塞拜疆ĀsāibàijiānIlham ZakiyevJudo77NAM 2008 Summerzh 纳米比亚NàmǐbǐyàReginald BenadeAthletics78TAN 2008 Summerzh 坦桑尼亚TǎnsāngníyàErnest NyabalaleAthletics79LAT 2008 Summerzh 拉脱维亚LātuōwéiyàEdgars BergsAthletics80GBR 2008 Summerzh 英国YīngguóDanny CratesAthletics81KEN 2008 Summerzh 肯尼亚KěnníyàHenry WanyiokeAthletics82ROU 2008 Summerzh 罗马尼亚LuōmǎníyàEduard NovakCycling83VEN 2008 Summerzh 委内瑞拉WěinèiruìlāReinaldo CarvalloJudo84FRA 2008 Summerzh 法国FǎguóAssia El HannouniAthletics85FRO 2008 Summerzh 法罗群岛Fǎluó QúndǎoHeidi AndreasenSwimming86POL 2008 Summerzh 波兰BōlánKrzysztof SmorszczewskiAthletics87PUR 2008 Summerzh 波多黎各Bōduō LígèNilda Gomez LopezShooting88BIH 2008 Summerzh 波黑BōhēiSabahudin DelalićSitting volleyball89BAN 2008 Summerzh 孟加拉国MèngjiālāguóAbdul Quader SumonAthletics90NOR 2008 Summerzh 挪威NuówēiCecilie Drabsch-NorlandSwimming91RSA 2008 Summerzh 南非NánfēiNatalie du ToitSwimming92CAM 2008 Summerzh 柬埔寨JiǎnpǔzhàiVanna KimAthletics93KAZ 2008 Summerzh 哈萨克斯坦HāsàkèsītǎnLiazat SalimzenovaPowerlifting94KUW 2008 Summerzh 科威特KēwēitèHamad AladwaniAthletics95CIV 2008 Summerzh 科特迪瓦Kētè DíwǎOumar Basakoulba KoneAthletics96BUL 2008 Summerzh 保加利亚BǎojiālìyàStela EnevaAthletics97RUS 2008 Summer zh 俄罗斯ÉluósīAlexey AshapatovAthletics98SYR 2008 Summerzh 叙利亚XùlìyàRasha AlshikhPowerlifting99USA 2008 Summerzh 美国MěiguóJennifer ArmbrusterGoalball100HON 2008 Summerzh 洪都拉斯HóngdūlāsīLuis Carlos Hernandez OlivaAthletics101ZIM 2008 Summerzh 津巴布韦JīnbābùwéiElliot MujajiAthletics102TUN 2008 Summerzh 突尼斯TūnísīAhmed Benhaj AliAthletics103THA 2008 Summer zh 泰国TàiguóSupachai KoysubAthletics104EGY 2008 Summerzh 埃及AījíMetwaly Ibrahim MathnaPowerlifting105ETH 2008 Summerzh 埃塞俄比亚AīsāiébǐyàTesfalem GebruAthletics106LES 2008 Summerzh 莱索托LáisuǒtuōThato MohasoaAthletics107NED 2008 Summerzh 荷兰HélánEsther VergeerWheelchair tennis108GEO 2008 Summerzh 格鲁吉亚GélǔjíyàYago GorgadzePowerlifting109COL 2008 Summerzh 哥伦比亚GēlúnbǐyàMoisés FuentesSwimming110CRC 2008 Summerzh 哥斯达黎加Gēsīdá LíjiāGiovanny RodriguezTable tennis111PER 2008 Summerzh 秘鲁BìlǔJose Gonzales-MugaburuSwimming112IRL 2008 Summerzh 爱尔兰AìěrlánPatrice DockeryAthletics113EST 2008 Summerzh 爱沙尼亚AìshāníyàKristo RingasSwimming114HAI 2008 Summerzh 海地HǎidìNephtalie Jean LouisPowerlifting115CZE 2008 Summerzh 捷克JiékèMarketa SidkovaArchery116PHI 2008 Summerzh 菲律宾FēilǜbīnAdeline Dumapong-AnchetaPowerlifting117ESA 2008 Summerzh 萨尔瓦多SàěrwǎduōZulma CruzAthletics118SAM 2008 Summerzh 萨摩亚SàmóyàMose FaatamalaAthletics119TJK 2008 Summerzh 塔吉克斯坦TǎjíkèsītǎnKhayrullo AbdurahimovPowerlifting120VIE 2008 Summerzh 越南YuènánNguyen Quang VuongSwimming121SRI 2008 Summerzh 斯里兰卡Sīlǐ LánkǎSandun Wasana PereraPowerlifting122SLO 2008 Summerzh 斯洛文尼亚SīluòwénníyàFranc PinterShooting123SVK 2008 Summerzh 斯洛伐克SīluòfákèLadislav GasparTable tennis124POR 2008 Summerzh 葡萄牙PútáoyáFilomena FrancoRowing125KOR 2008 Summerzh 韩国HánguóPark Jong-ChulPowerlifting126FIJ 2008 Summerzh 斐济FěijìRanjesh PrakashAthletics127MNE 2008 Summerzh 黑山HēishānDusan DragovicSwimming128CHI 2008 Summerzh 智利ZhìlìRobinson MendezWheelchair tennis129AUT 2008 Summerzh 奥地利AòdìlìChristoph EtzlstorferAthletics130MYA 2008 Summerzh 缅甸MiǎndiànMyint WinAthletics131SUI 2008 Summerzh 瑞士RuìshìHeinz FreiAthletics / Cycling132SWE 2008 Summerzh 瑞典RuìdiǎnAnders OlssonSwimming133MGL 2008 Summerzh 蒙古MěnggǔBazarsuren ChoyondorjJudo134SIN 2008 Summerzh 新加坡XīnjiāpōRui Si Theresa GohSwimming135NZL 2008 Summerzh 新西兰Xīn XīlánSholto TaylorWheelchair rugby136ITA 2008 Summerzh 意大利YìdàlìFrancesca PorcellatoAthletics137SEN 2008 Summerzh 塞内加尔SàinèijiāěrNidiaye MorAthletics138SRB 2008 Summerzh 塞尔维亚SàiěrwéiyàZlatko KeslerTable tennis139CYP 2008 Summerzh 塞浦路斯SàipǔlùsīKarolina PelendritouSwimming140MEX 2008 Summerzh 墨西哥MòxīgēSaul MendozaAthletics141LIB 2008 Summerzh 黎巴嫩LíbānènEdward MaaloufCycling142GER 2008 Summerzh 德国DéguóConny DietzGoalball143MDA 2008 Summerzh 摩尔多瓦MóěrduōwǎLarisa MarinenkovaPowerlifting144MAR 2008 Summerzh 摩洛哥MóluògēAbdelilah MameAthletics145AUS 2008 Summerzh 澳大利亚ÀodàlìyǎRussell ShortAthletics146ZAM 2008 Summerzh 赞比亚ZànbǐyàLassam KatongoAthletics147CHN 2008 Summerzh 中国ZhōngguóWang XiaofuSwimming See also 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers Sources Official list on the website of the International Paralympic Committee References Flag bearers Category:Lists of Paralympic flag bearers