1988 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations section of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in English, one of the official languages in Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Organizers played Happy Birthday to You during Australia's team march as a homage to Australia which was celebrating Bicentenary event at that time.

List

Order	Nation	Flag bearer	Sport
1	File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece (GRE)	Thomai Lefousi	Alpine skiing
2	File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra (AND)	Claudina Rossell	Alpine skiing
3	File:Flag of Argentina (1861–2010).svg Argentina (ARG)	Julio Moreschi	Cross-country skiing
4	File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (AUS)	Michael Richmond	Speed skating
5	File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT)	Leonhard Stock	Alpine skiing
6	File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)	Katrien Pauwels	Figure skating
7	File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (BOL)	Guillermo Avilapaz	Alpine skiing
8	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Bulgaria (BUL)	Vladimir Velitchkov	Biathlon
9	File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI)	Nils Linneberg	Alpine skiing
10	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	Zhang Zhubin	Figure skating
11	File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC)	Arturo Kinch	Alpine skiing
12	File:Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus (CYP)	Karolina Fotiadou	Alpine skiing
13	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Jiří Parma	Ski jumping
14	File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea (PRK)	Ri Im-bin	Speed skating
15	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark (DEN)	Lars Dresler	Figure skating
16	File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG)	Peter Angerer	Biathlon
17	File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FIJ)	Rusiate Rogoyawa	Cross-country skiing
18	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (FIN)	Pertti Niittylä	Speed skating
19	File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)	Catherine Quittet	Alpine skiing
20	File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR)	Frank-Peter Roetsch	Biathlon
21	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)	Nick Phipps	Bobsleigh
22	File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM)	Judd Bankert	Biathlon
23	File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (GUA)	Alfredo Rego	Alpine skiing
24	File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary (HUN)	Attila Tóth	Figure skating
25	File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (ISL)	Einar Ólafsson	Cross-country skiing
26	File:Flag of India.svg India (IND)	Kishor Rahtna Rai	Alpine skiing
27	File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA)	Paul Hildgartner	Luge
28	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JAM)	Dudley Stokes	Bobsleigh
29	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (JPN)	Seiko Hashimoto	Speed skating
30	File:Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea (KOR)	Hong Kun-pyo	Cross-country skiing
31	File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (LIB)	Michel Samen
32	File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (LIE)	Andreas Wenzel	Alpine skiing
33	File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (LUX)	Armand Wagener
34	File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX)	Ricardo Olavarrieta	Figure skating
35	File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (MON)	Albert II, Prince of Monaco	Bobsleigh
36	File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia (MGL)	Enkhee Davaagiin	Cross-country skiing
37	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR)	Mustapha Naitlhou	Non-competitor
38	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED)	Jan Ykema	Speed skating
39	File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles (AHO)	Bart Carpentier Alting	Luge
40	File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (NZL)	Simon Wi Rutene	Alpine skiing
41	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)	Oddvar Brå	Cross-country skiing
42	File:Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg Philippines (PHI)	Raymund Ocampo	Luge
43	File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL)	Henryk Gruth	Ice hockey
44	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (POR)	Antonio Reis	Bobsleigh
45	File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico (PUR)	Mary Pat Wilson	Alpine skiing
46	File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania (ROU)	Dorin Degan	Bobsleigh
47	File:Flag of San Marino (before 2011).svg San Marino (SMR)	Nicola Ercolani	Alpine skiing
48	File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP)	Ainhoa Ibarra	Alpine skiing
49	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE)	Thomas Wassberg	Cross-country skiing
50	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)	Michela Figini	Alpine skiing
51	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Chen Chin-san	Bobsleigh
52	File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR)	Abdullah Yılmaz	Cross-country skiing
53	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS)	Andrey Bukin	Figure Skating
54	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)	Lyle Nelson	Biathlon
55	File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands (ISV)	Seba Johnson	Alpine skiing
56	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (YUG)	Bojan Krizaj	Alpine skiing
57	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)	Brian Orser	Figure Skating

External links

• Countries - Sports-Reference.com