2008 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

none The flag bearers of 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into the main Olympic Stadium, during the closing ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing on 24 August 2008. The flag bearers from each participating country entered the stadium informally in single file, and behind them marched all the athletes without any distinction or grouping by nationality. The blending of all the athletes is a tradition that dates from the 1956 Summer Olympics, after a suggestion by Australian-born British student John Ian Wing, who thought it would be a way of bringing the athletes of the world together as "one nation." The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony. List The following is a list of each country's 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, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games."List of Flagbearers Beijing 2008 - Closing Ceremony" http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reports/EN/en_report_1362.pdf olympic.org 26 December 2014 This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in simplified Chinese, country name in pinyin, flag bearer name, and flag bearer sport. OrderNationChinese namePinyinFlag bearerSport 1 GRE 2008 Summer zh 希腊 XīlàHrysopiyi DevetziAthletics 2 GUI 2008 Summer zh 几内亚 JīnèiyàMariama Dalanda BarryTaekwondo 3 GBS 2008 Summer zh 几内亚比绍 Jīnèiyà BǐshàoAlberto Dias 1Official 4 TUR 2008 Summer zh 土耳其 TǔěrqíAzize TanrıkuluTaekwondo 5 TKM 2008 Summer zh 土库曼斯坦 TǔkùmànsītǎnNo flag bearer 6 YEM 2008 Summer zh 也门 YěménMohammed Al-Boual 1Official 7 MDV 2008 Summer zh 马尔代夫 MǎěrdàifūAli ShareefAthletics 8 MLT 2008 Summer zh 马耳他 MǎěrtāRyan GambinSwimming 9 MAD 2008 Summer zh 马达加斯加 MǎdájiāsījiāJean de Dieu SoloniainaBoxing 10 MAS 2008 Summer zh 马来西亚 MǎláixīyàElizabeth JimieDiving 11 MLI 2008 Summer zh 马里 MǎlǐDaba Modibo KeïtaTaekwondo 12 MAW 2008 Summer zh 马拉维 MǎlāwéiLucia ChandamaleAthletics 13 MKD 2008 Summer zh 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn GònghéguóAtanas NikolovskiCanoe / Kayak 14 MHL 2008 Summer zh 马绍尔群岛 Mǎshàoěr QúndǎoAnju JasonTaekwondo 15 CAY 2008 Summer zh 开曼群岛 Kāimàn QúndǎoShaune FraserSwimming 16 BHU 2008 Summer zh 不丹 BùdānTashi PeljorArchery 17 ECU 2008 Summer zh 厄瓜多尔 ÈguāduōěrCarlos GóngoraBoxing 18 ERI 2008 Summer zh 厄立特里亚 ÈlìtélǐyàNebiat HabtemariamAthletics 19 JAM 2008 Summer zh 牙买加 YámǎijiāUsain BoltAthletics 20 BEL 2008 Summer zh 比利时 BǐlìshíTia HellebautAthletics 21 VAN 2008 Summer zh 瓦努阿图 WǎnǔātúPriscila TommyTable tennis 22 ISR 2008 Summer zh 以色列 YǐsèlièShahar TzuberiSailing 23 JPN 2008 Summer zh 日本 RìběnKosuke KitajimaSwimming 24 TPE 2008 Summer zh 中华台北 Zhōnghuá TáiběiSung Yu-chi Sung, Yu-chi Taekwondo 25 CAF 2008 Summer zh 中非 ZhōngfēiAymard Bosse BerangerAthletics 26 HKG 2008 Summer zh 中国香港 Zhōngguó XiānggǎngLaw Hiu Fung Law, Hiu FungRowing 27 GAM 2008 Summer zh 冈比亚 GāngbǐyàBadou JackBoxing 28 BEN 2008 Summer zh 贝宁 BèiníngFabienne FeraezAthletics 29 MRI 2008 Summer zh 毛里求斯 MáolǐqiúsīStéphan BucklandAthletics 30 MTN 2008 Summer zh 毛里塔尼亚 MáolǐtǎníyàNo flag bearer 31 DEN 2008 Summer zh 丹麦 DānmàiLotte FriisSwimming 32 UGA 2008 Summer zh 乌干达 WūgāndáEdwin EkiringBadminton 33 UKR 2008 Summer zh 乌克兰 WūkèlánVasyl LomachenkoBoxing 34 URU 2008 Summer zh 乌拉圭 WūlāguīAlejandro FogliaSailing 35 UZB 2008 Summer zh 乌兹别克斯坦 WūzībiékèsītǎnArtur TaymazovWrestling 36 BAR 2008 Summer zh 巴巴多斯 BābāduōsīRyan BrathwaiteAthletics 37 PNG 2008 Summer zh 巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn JǐnèiyàDika TouaWeightlifting 38 BRA 2008 Summer zh 巴西 BāxīMaurren MaggiAthletics 39 PAR 2008 Summer zh 巴拉圭 BālāguīVíctor FatechaAthletics 40 BRN 2008 Summer zh 巴林 BālínRuqaya Al-GhasraAthletics 41 BAH 2008 Summer zh 巴哈马 Bāhāmǎ Leevan SandsAthletics 42 PAN 2008 Summer zh 巴拿马 BānámǎNo flag bearer 43 PAK 2008 Summer zh 巴基斯坦 BājīsītǎnZeeshan AshrafField hockey 44 PLE 2008 Summer zh 巴勒斯坦 BālèsītǎnNo flag bearer 45 CUB 2008 Summer zh 古巴 GǔbāLeonel SuárezAthletics 46 BUR 2008 Summer zh 布基纳法索 Bùjīnà FǎsuǒIdrissa SanouAthletics 47 BDI 2008 Summer zh 布隆迪 BùlóngdíFrancine NiyonizigiyeAthletics 48 TLS 2008 Summer zh 东帝汶 DōngdìwènMariana Diaz XimenezAthletics 49 QAT 2008 Summer zh 卡塔尔 KǎtǎěrKhâleel Al-Jabir 1Official 50 RWA 2008 Summer zh 卢旺达 LúwàngdáPamela GirimbabaziSwimming 51 LUX 2008 Summer zh 卢森堡 Lúsēnbǎo Sascha PalgenGymnastics 52 CHA 2008 Summer zh 乍得 ZhàdéNo flag bearer 53 BLR 2008 Summer zh 白俄罗斯 BáiéluósīAndrei AramnauWeightlifting 54 IND 2008 Summer zh 印度 YìndùVijender KumarBoxing 55 INA 2008 Summer zh 印度尼西亚 YìndùníxīyàAfait Budiman 1Official 56 LTU 2008 Summer zh 立陶宛 LìtáowǎnGintarė VolungevičiūtėSailing 57 NIG 2008 Summer zh 尼日尔 NírìěrAmada Sidiyane 1Coach 58 NGR 2008 Summer zh 尼日利亚 NírìlìyàBose KaffoTable tennis 59 NCA 2008 Summer zh 尼加拉瓜 Níjiālāguā No flag bearer 60 NEP 2008 Summer zh 尼泊尔 NíbóěrDeepak BistaTaekwondo 61 GHA 2008 Summer zh 加纳 JiānàVida AnimAthletics 62 CAN 2008 Summer zh 加拿大 JiānádàKaren CockburnGymnastics 63 GAB 2008 Summer zh 加蓬 JiāpéngWilfried BingangoyeAthletics 64 SMR 2008 Summer zh 圣马力诺 Shèng MǎlìnuòEmanuele NicoliniSwimming 65 VIN 2008 Summer zh 圣文森特和格林纳丁斯 Shèng Wénsēntè hé GélínnàdīngsīKineke AlexanderAthletics 66 LCA 2008 Summer zh 圣卢西亚 Shèng LúxīyàLevern SpencerAthletics 67 STP 2008 Summer zh 圣多美与普林西比 Shèng Duōměi hé PǔlínxībǐNOC assistant 68 SKN 2008 Summer zh 圣基茨和尼维斯 Shèng Jīcí hé NíwéisīVirgil HodgeAthletics 69 GUY 2008 Summer zh 圭亚那 Guīyànà Aliann PompeyAthletics 70 DJI 2008 Summer zh 吉布提 JíbùtíMoussa Egueh Fardouza 1Coach 71 KGZ 2008 Summer zh 吉尔吉斯斯坦 JíěrjísīsītǎnBazar BazarguruevWrestling 72 LAO 2008 Summer zh 老撾 LǎowōNo flag bearer 73 ARM 2008 Summer zh 亚美尼亚 YàměiníyàAbutun EnokyanWrestling 74 ESP 2008 Summer zh 西班牙 XībānyáJoan LlanerasCycling 75 BER 2008 Summer zh 百慕大 BǎimùdàKiera AitkenSwimming 76 LIE 2008 Summer zh 列支敦士登 LièzhīdūnshìdēngOliver GeissmannShooting 77 CGO 2008 Summer zh 刚果（布） Gāngguǒ (Bù)Pamela Mouele-MboussiAthletics 78 COD 2008 Summer zh 刚果（金） Gāngguǒ (Jīn)Eric KibanzaJudo 79 IRQ 2008 Summer zh 伊拉克 YīlākèHussein JeburRowing 80 IRI 2008 Summer zh 伊朗 YīlǎngAsghar Rahimi Hosseinieh 1Official 81 GUA 2008 Summer zh 危地马拉 Wēidìmǎlā Rita Sanz-AgeroModern pentathlon 82 HUN 2008 Summer zh 匈牙利 XiōngyálìAttila VajdaCanoe / Kayak 83 DOM 2008 Summer zh 多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā GònghéguóFelix Diaz Manuel Félix DíazBoxing 84 DMA 2008 Summer zh 多米尼克 DuōmǐníkèErison HurtaultAthletics 85 TOG 2008 Summer zh 多哥 Duōgē Lidi Bessi KamaOfficial 86 ISL 2008 Summer zh 冰岛 BīngdǎoSigfús Sigurðsson Sigfús Sigurðsson (handballer)Handball 87 GUM 2008 Summer zh 关岛 GuāndǎoMaria Dunn wrestler Wrestling 88 ANG 2008 Summer zh 安哥拉 ĀngēlāFilomena TrindadeHandball 89 ANT 2008 Summer zh 安提瓜和巴布达 Āntíguā hé BābùdáCliff Williams 1 Official 90 AND 2008 Summer zh 安道尔 ĀndàoěrDaniel García GonzálezJudo 91 TGA 2008 Summer zh 汤加 TāngjiāMaamaloa Lolohea Weightlifting 92 JOR 2008 Summer zh 约旦 YuēdànNadin DawaniTaekwondo 93 GEQ 2008 Summer zh 赤道几内亚 Chìdào JīnèiyàEmilia Mikue Ondo Athletics 94 FIN 2008 Summer zh 芬兰 FēnlánTero PitkämäkiAthletics 95 CRO 2008 Summer zh 克罗地亚 KèluódìyàTamara BorošTable tennis 96 SUD 2008 Summer zh 苏丹 SūdānAbubaker KakiAthletics 97 SUR 2008 Summer zh 苏里南 SūlǐnánJurgen Themen Athletics 98 LBA 2008 Summer zh 利比亚 LìbǐyǎMohamed Ben SalehJudo 99 LBR 2008 Summer zh 利比里亚 LìbǐlǐyàNo flag bearer 100 BIZ 2008 Summer zh 伯利兹 BólìzīTricia FloresAthletics 101 CPV 2008 Summer zh 佛得角 FódéjiǎoNelson Cruz Nelson Cruz (athlete)Athletics 102 COK 2008 Summer zh 库克群岛 Kùkè QúndǎoTereapii TapokiAthletics 103 KSA 2008 Summer zh 沙特 ShātèSaad Al-Asmari Saad Al-AsmariAthletics (non-participant) 104 ALG 2008 Summer zh 阿尔及利亚 ĀěrjílìyàSalim IlesSwimming 105 ALB 2008 Summer zh 阿尔巴尼亚 ĀěrbāníyàSahit PrizreniWrestling 106 UAE 2008 Summer zh 阿联酋 Ā Lián QiúOmar AlsalfaAthletics 107 ARG 2008 Summer zh 阿根廷 ĀgēntíngJuan Esteban CuruchetCycling 108 OMA 2008 Summer zh 阿曼 ĀmànMansoor Al-Tauqi 1Official 109 ARU 2008 Summer zh 阿鲁巴 ĀlǔbāJan RoodzantSwimming 110 AFG 2008 Summer zh 阿富汗 ĀfùhànRohullah NikpaiTaekwondo 111 AZE 2008 Summer zh 阿塞拜疆 ĀsāibàijiāngShahin ImranovBoxing 112 NAM 2008 Summer zh 纳米比亚 NàmǐbǐyàMannie HeymansCycling 113 TAN 2008 Summer zh 坦桑尼亚 TǎnsāngníyàFabiano Joseph NaasiAthletics 114 LAT 2008 Summer zh 拉脱维亚 LātuōwéiyàMaris StrombergsCycling 115 GBR 2008 Summer zh 英国 Yīngguó Chris HoyCycling 116 IVB 2008 Summer zh 英属维尔京群岛 Yīngshǔ Wéiěrjīng QúndǎoTahesia Harrigan Athletics 117 KEN 2008 Summer zh 肯尼亚 Kěnníyà Wilfred BungeiAthletics 118 ROU 2008 Summer zh 罗马尼亚 LuōmǎníyàGeorgeta AndrunacheRowing 119 PLW 2008 Summer zh 帕劳 PàláoAmber YobechSwimming 120 TUV 2008 Summer zh 图瓦卢 TúwǎlúOkilani TinilauAthletics 121 VEN 2008 Summer zh 委内瑞拉 WěinèiruìlāDalia ContrerasTaekwondo 122 SOL 2008 Summer zh 所罗门群岛 Suǒluōmén QúndǎoPauline KwaleaAthletics 123 FRA 2008 Summer zh 法国 FǎguóTony EstanguetCanoe / Kayak 124 POL 2008 Summer zh 波兰 BōlánTomasz MajewskiAthletics 125 PUR 2008 Summer zh 波多黎各 Bōduō LígèMcWilliams ArroyoBoxing 126 BIH 2008 Summer zh 波黑 BōhēiAmel MekićJudo 127 BAN 2008 Summer zh 孟加拉国 MèngjiālāguóBeauty Nazmun NaharAthletics 128 BOL 2008 Summer zh 玻利维亚 BōlìwéiyàFadrique IglesiasAthletics 129 NOR 2008 Summer zh 挪威 NuówēiGro HammersengHandball 130 RSA 2008 Summer zh 南非 NánfēiSifiso NhlapoCycling 131 CAM 2008 Summer zh 柬埔寨 JiǎnpǔzhàiHem BuntingAthletics 132 KAZ 2008 Summer zh 哈萨克斯坦 HāsàkèsītǎnYerkebulan ShynaliyevBoxing 133 KUW 2008 Summer zh 科威特 KēwēitèMohammad Al AzemiAthletics 134 CIV 2008 Summer zh 科特迪瓦 Kētè DíwǎSebastien KonanTaekwondo 135 COM 2008 Summer zh 科摩罗 KēmóluóYoussouf Mhadjou Athletics 136 BUL 2008 Summer zh 保加利亚 BǎojiālìyàMatey KaziyskiVolleyball 137 RUS 2008 Summer zh 俄罗斯 Éluōsī / ÉluósīAndrey SilnovAthletics 138 SYR 2008 Summer zh 叙利亚 XùlìyàKenan Zaheraldeen 1 Official 139 USA 2008 Summer zh 美国 MěiguóKhatuna LorigArchery 140 ISV 2008 Summer zh 美属维尔京群岛 Měishǔ Wéiěrjīng QúndǎoJohn Jackson John Jackson (Virgin Islands boxer) Boxing 141 ASA 2008 Summer zh 美属萨摩亚 Měishǔ SàmóyàShanahan SanitoaAthletics 142 HON 2008 Summer zh 洪都拉斯 HóngdūlāsīMiguel FerreraTaekwondo 143 ZIM 2008 Summer zh 津巴布韦 JīnbābùwéiKirsty CoventrySwimming 144 TUN 2008 Summer zh 突尼斯 TūnísīNo flag bearer 145 THA 2008 Summer zh 泰国 TàiguóSomjit JongjohorBoxing 146 EGY 2008 Summer zh 埃及 Aījí Amro El GeziryModern Pentathlon 147 ETH 2008 Summer zh 埃塞俄比亚 AīsāiébǐyàKenenisa BekeleAthletics 148 LES 2008 Summer zh 莱索托 LáisuǒtuōEmanuel Thabiso NketuBoxing 149 MOZ 2008 Summer zh 莫桑比克 MòsāngbǐkèChakyl CamalSwimming 150 NED 2008 Summer zh 荷兰 HélánMaarten van der WeijdenSwimming 151 AHO 2008 Summer zh 荷属安的列斯 Héshǔ ĀndelièsīChurandy MartinaAthletics 152 GRN 2008 Summer zh 格林纳达 GélínnàdáNeisha Bernard-ThomasAthletics 153 GEO 2008 Summer zh 格鲁吉亚 GélǔjíyàRevazi MindorashviliWrestling 154 SOM 2008 Summer zh 索马里 SuǒmǎlǐKhadija Adan Dahir 1Official 155 COL 2008 Summer zh 哥伦比亚 GēlúnbǐyàJuan Guillermo UránDiving 156 CRC 2008 Summer zh 哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdá LíjiāAllan SeguraAthletics 157 TRI 2008 Summer zh 特立尼达和多巴哥 Tèlìnídá hé DuōbāgēRichard Thompson Richard Thompson (athlete)Athletics 158 PER 2008 Summer zh 秘鲁 BìlǔPeter LópezTaekwondo 159 IRL 2008 Summer zh 爱尔兰 AìěrlánKenny EganBoxing 160 EST 2008 Summer zh 爱沙尼亚 AìshāníyàGerd KanterAthletics 161 HAI 2008 Summer zh 海地 HǎidìDodeley Orelus 1Official 162 CZE 2008 Summer zh 捷克 JiékèVera CechlovaAthletics 163 KIR 2008 Summer zh 基里巴斯 JīlǐbāsīBirimaka Tekanene 1Official 164 PHI 2008 Summer zh 菲律宾 FēilǜbīnMiguel Molina Miguel Molina (swimmer)Swimming 165 ESA 2008 Summer zh 萨尔瓦多 SàěrwǎduōEva DimasWeightlifting 166 SAM 2008 Summer zh 萨摩亚 SàmóyàAunese CurreenAthletics 167 FSM 2008 Summer zh 密克罗尼西亚 MìkèluóníxīyàDebra DanielSwimming 168 TJK 2008 Summer zh 塔吉克斯坦 TǎjíkèsītǎnYusup AbdusalomovWrestling 169 VIE 2008 Summer zh 越南 YuènánNguyen Van Hung Nguyễn Văn Hùng (martial artist)Taekwondo 170 BOT 2008 Summer zh 博茨瓦纳 BócíwǎnàKhumiso IkgopolengBoxing 171 SRI 2008 Summer zh 斯里兰卡 Sīlǐ LánkǎSusanthika JayasingheAthletics 172 SWZ 2008 Summer zh 斯威士兰 SīwēishìlánLuke Hall Luke Hall (swimmer)Swimming 173 SLO 2008 Summer zh 斯洛文尼亚 SīluòwénníyàSpela PonomarenkoCanoe / Kayak 174 SVK 2008 Summer zh 斯洛伐克 SīluòfákèMichal RiszdorferCanoe / Kayak 175 POR 2008 Summer zh 葡萄牙 PútáoyáVanessa FernandesTriathlon 176 KOR 2008 Summer zh 韩国 HánguóJang Miran Jang, MiranWeightlifting 177 FIJ 2008 Summer zh 斐济 FěijìCarl ProbertSwimming 178 CMR 2008 Summer zh 喀麦隆 KāmàilóngNo flag bearer 179 MNE 2008 Summer zh 黑山 HēishānVeljko UskokovićWater polo 180 PRK 2008 Summer zh 朝鲜民主主义人民共和国 Cháoxiǎn Mínzhŭ Zhŭyì Rénmín GònghéguóPak Hyon-Suk Pang, Hyon-SukWeightlifting 181 CHI 2008 Summer zh 智利 ZhìlìSoraya JaduéRowing 182 AUT 2008 Summer zh 奥地利 AòdìlìLudwig PaischerJudo 183 MYA 2008 Summer zh 缅甸 MiǎndiànNo flag bearer 184 SUI 2008 Summer zh 瑞士 RuìshìSergei AschwandenJudo 185 SWE 2008 Summer zh 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Jorgen PerssonTable tennis 186 NRU 2008 Summer zh 瑙鲁 NǎolǔItte DetenamoWeightlifting 187 MGL 2008 Summer zh 蒙古 MēnggǔBadar Uugan EnkhbatBoxing 188 SIN 2008 Summer zh 新加坡 XīnjiāpōLi Jiawei Li, JiaweiTable tennis 189 NZL 2008 Summer zh 新西兰 Xīn XīlánCaroline Evers-Swindell, Georgina Evers-SwindellRowing 190 ITA 2008 Summer zh 意大利 YìdàlìClemente RussoBoxing 191 SEN 2008 Summer zh 塞内加尔 SāinèijiāěrBineta DiedhiouTaekwondo 192 SRB 2008 Summer zh 塞尔维亚 SāiěrwéiyàSaša StarovićVolleyball 193 SEY 2008 Summer zh 塞舌尔 SàishéěrTony LespoirCanoe / Kayak 194 SLE 2008 Summer zh 塞拉利昂 Sàilā LìángMichaela KargboAthletics 195 CYP 2008 Summer zh 塞浦路斯 SāipǔlùsīAndri EleftheriouShooting 196 MEX 2008 Summer zh 墨西哥 MòxīgēTatiana OrtizDiving 197 LIB 2008 Summer zh 黎巴嫩 LíbānènNo flag bearer 198 GER 2008 Summer zh 德国 DéguóKatrin WagnerCanoe / Kayak 199 MDA 2008 Summer zh 摩尔多瓦 MóěrduōwǎNicolae CebanWrestling 200 MON 2008 Summer zh 摩纳哥 MónàgēNo flag bearer 201 MAR 2008 Summer zh 摩洛哥 MóluògēNo flag bearer 202 AUS 2008 Summer zh 澳大利亚 ÀodàlìyǎStephanie RiceSwimming 203 ZAM 2008 Summer zh 赞比亚 ZànbǐyàRachael NachulaAthletics 204 CHN 2008 Summer zh 中国 ZhōngguóZhang Ning Zhang, NingBadminton References Closing ceremony flag bearers Category:Lists of Olympic flag bearers