During the parade of nations portion of the 1980 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 Soviet Union marched last, in accordance with the tradition and IOC guidelines. As each delegation entered accompanied by the Soviet march music, the national name was announced in Russian.

Eighty nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 5,179 athletes, the smallest since 1956. Seven of them made their Olympic debut, namely Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Jordan, Laos, Mozambique and Seychelles.

In partial support of the United States-led boycott, sixteen countries marched into the Olympic stadium under the Olympic flag. Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers. Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only with their officials, while four of them participated under the Olympic flag with their athletes. New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain, on the other hand, participated in the Games under their NOC flags. Due to the boycott, this marked the United States' first (and only) absence from the Olympics for the first time in the 84-year history. United States (Соединённые Штаты Америки Soyedinyonnyye Shtaty Ameriki, "United States of America") would have marched between Syria and Tanzania, Somalia joined the US-led boycott. Somalia would’ve marched between Senegal and Sierra Leone.

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 Russian), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. OrderNationRussianTransliterationFlag bearerSport 1 Греция Gretsiya Ilias Hatzipavlis Sailing 2 Австралия Avstraliya Denise Boyd Athletics Max Metzker Swimming 3 Austria Австрия Avstriya Karl Ferstl Sailing 4 Алжир Alzhir Djamel Yahiouche Swimming 5 Ангола Angola Fernando Lopes Swimming 6 ОК Андорра OK Andorra Francesc Gaset Fris Shooting 7 Афганистан Afghanistan 8 КОИБ (Бельгия) KOIB (Beľgiya) Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 9 Бенин Benin 10 Бирма Birma 11 Болгария Bolgariya Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling 12 Ботсвана Botsvana 13 Бразилия Brazilia João Carlos de Oliveira Athletics 14 Британская ОА Britanskaya OA Richard Palmer Official 15 Венгрия Vengriya István Szívós, Jr. Water polo 16 Венесуэла Venesuėla Antonio Esparragoza Boxing 17 Вьетнам Vyetnam 18 Гайана Gaïana 19 Гватемала Gvatemala Carlos Silva Shooting 20 Гвинея Gvinea 21 ГДР GDR Kristina Richter Handball 22 Дания Daniya Jørgen Lindhardsen Sailing 23 Доминиканская Республика Dominikanskaya Respublika Marisela Peralta Athletics 24 Замбия Zambiya 25 Зимбабве Zimbabve Abel Nkhoma Athletics 26 Индия Indiya 27 Иордания Iordaniya Abdul Latif Abdul Magid Official 28 Ирак Irak 29 Ирландия Irlandiya Ken Ryan Official 30 Исландия Islandiya Birgir Borgþórsson Weightlifting 31 ОК Испании OK Ispanii Herminio Menéndez Canoeing 32 НОК Италии NOK Italii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 33 Камерун Kamerun 34 Кипр Kipr Kostas Papakostas Judo 35 Колумбия Kolumbiya 36 НР Конго NR Kongo 37 КНДР KNDR 38 Коста-Рика Kosta-Rika María París Swimming 39 Куба Kuba Teófilo Stevenson Boxing 40 Кувейт Kuveït 41 Лаос Laos Panh Khemanith Athletics 42 Лесото Lesoto 43 Либерия Liberiya 44 Ливан Livan Toni Khouri Official 45 Джамахирия (Джамахирии Араб Ливий) Dzhamakhiriya (Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii) 46 КОСЛ (Люксембург) KOSL (Lyuksemburg) Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 47 Мадагаскар Madagaskar 48 Мали Mali 49 Мальта Maľta Frans Chetcuti Shooting 50 Мексика Meksika Carlos Girón Diving 51 Мозамбик Mozambik 52 Монголия Mongoliya Zevegiin Düvchin Wrestling 53 Непал Nepal 54 Нигерия Nigeriya 55 НОК Нидерландов NOK Niderlandov Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 56 Никарагуа Nikaragua Xiomara Larios Athletics 57 Новая Зеландия Novaya Zelandiya Brian Newth Modern pentathlon 58 Перу Peru Walter Perón Shooting 59 Польша Poľsha Czesław Kwieciński Wrestling 60 ОК Португалии OK Portugalii Esbela da Fonseca Gymnastics (non-participant) 61 Пуэрто-Рико Puėrto-Riko Alberto Mercado Boxing 62 Румыния Rumyniya Vasile Andrei Wrestling 63 ОК Сан-Марино OK San-Marino Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 64 Сейшелы Seïshely Michael Pillay Boxing 65 Сенегал Senegal 66 Сьерра-Леоне Syerra-Leone 67 Сирия Siriya 68 Танзания Tanzaniya 69 Тринидад и Тобаго Trinidad i Tobago Hasely Crawford Athletics 70 Уганда Uganda 71 Финляндия Finlyandiya Peter Tallberg Sailing 72 НОК Франции NOK Frantsii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 73 Чехословакия Chekhoslovakiya Vítězslav Mácha Wrestling 74 ОК Швейцарии OK Shveïtsarii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer 75 Швеция Shvetsiya Stig Pettersson Athletics (official) 76 Шри-Ланка Shri-Lanka 77 Эквадор Ėkvador Nancy Vallecilla Athletics 78 Эфиопия Ėfiopiya 79 Югославия Yugoslaviya Matija Ljubek Canoeing 80 Ямайка Yamaĩka 81 CCCP SSSR Nikolay Balboshin Wrestling

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