During the parade of nations portion of the 1984 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 of the United States marched last. Other countries entered in alphabetical order in the language of the host country (English), according to tradition and IOC guidelines.
Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under more formal or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) entered with the compromised name and flag of "Chinese Taipei" under T so that they did not enter together with conflicting People's Republic of China (commonly known as China), which entered as the "People's Republic of China" under C.
A record 140 nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 7,078 athletes. Eighteen nations made their Olympic debut, namely Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, British Virgin Islands, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Grenada, Mauritania, Mauritius, North Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and the United Arab Emirates. The People's Republic of China made its first appearance at the Summer Olympics since 1952, while the Republic of China participated for the first time under the name Chinese Taipei as a result of the IOC agreement. Thirteen countries, namely Afghanistan, Angola, Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Ethiopia, East Germany, Hungary, Laos, Mongolia, North Korea, Poland, and Vietnam, were part of the Soviet Union-boycott of these Games. Apart from the People's Republic of China (a communist country that had substantially warmer relations with the United States than with the Soviet Union, following the Sino–Soviet split), Romania and Yugoslavia were among the socialist countries to disregard the boycott and attend the Games. Albania, Iran, Burkina Faso and Libya also did not compete at the Games, citing political reasons unrelated to the Soviet Union.
Notable flag bearers in the opening ceremony featured the following athletes: six-time Olympian and Star sailor Hubert Raudaschl (Austria); defending Olympic champions Stelios Mygiakis (Greece) in Greco-Roman wrestling, Esko Rechardt in Finn sailing, Angelo Parisi (France) in heavyweight judo, Sara Simeoni (Italy) in women's high jump, Corneliu Ion (Romania) in rapid fire pistol shooting, and Alejandro Abascal (Spain) in the Flying Dutchman; middle-distance runner and 1976 Olympic champion John Walker; dressage rider Christine Stückelberger (Switzerland); professional basketball player Dražen Dalipagić (Yugoslavia), who led his men's team to capture the gold medal in Moscow four years earlier; and hammer thrower Ed Burke (United States), who competed in his third appearance since the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
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.
OrderCountryFlag bearerSport 1 Stelios Mygiakis Wrestling 2 Abdelkrim Bendjemil Handball 3 Joan Tomàs Roca Shooting 4 Lester Benjamin Athletics 5 Ricardo Ibarra Rowing 6 Wayne Roycroft Equestrian 7 Hubert Raudaschl Sailing 8 Bradley Cooper Athletics 9 Youssef Mubarak Official 10 Saidur Rahman Dawn Athletics 11 Charles Pile Cycling 12 Edgar Henri Cuepper Equestrian 13 Lindford Gillitt Cycling 14 Firmin Abissi Boxing 15 Clarence Saunders Athletics 16 Thinley Dorji Archery 17 Saúl Mendoza Fencing 18 Norman Mangoye Official 19 Eduardo de Souza Sailing 20 Lindel Hodge Athletics 21 Latt Zaw Boxing 22 Issa Hayatou Official 23 Alex Baumann Swimming 24 Carson Ebanks Sailing 25 André Marie Sayet Boxing (coach) 26 Ousman Miangoto Athletics 27 Carlos Rossi Sailing 28 Wang Libin Basketball 29 Pablo Restrepo Swimming 30 Simone Nkabou Chef de mission 31 Elizabeth Jagush Shooting 32 Marios Kassianidis Athletics 33 Michael Markussen Cycling 34 Djama Robleh Athletics 35 Pedro Nolasco Boxing 36 Brigitte Morillo Equestrian 37 Mohamed Sayed Soliman Basketball 38 Kriscia García Athletics 39 Secundino Borabota Athletics 40 Viliame Takayawa Judo 41 Esko Rechardt Sailing 42 Angelo Parisi Judo 43 Odette Mistoul Athletics 44 Oumar Fye Athletics 45 Wilhelm Kuhweide Sailing 46 Makarios Djan Athletics 47 Lucinda Green Equestrian 48 Bernard Wilson Boxing 49 Oswaldo Méndez Equestrian 50 Abdoullaye Diallo Judo 51 Earl Haley Athletics 52 Ronald Agénor Tennis 53 Carlos Soto Judo 54 Solomon Lee Shooting 55 Einar Vilhjálmsson Athletics 56 Zafar Iqbal Field hockey 57 Lukman Niode Swimming 58 Ismail Salman Boxing 59 Gerry Mullins Equestrian 60 Zehava Shmueli Athletics 61 Sara Simeoni Athletics 62 Avognan Nogboum Athletics 63 Bertland Cameron Athletics 64 Shigenobu Murofushi Athletics 65 Mourad Barakat Chef de mission 66 James Omondi Boxing 67 Ha Hyung-joo Judo 68 Tareq Al-Ghareeb Judo 69 Toni Khouri Chef de mission 70 Mochochonono Mokhutlole Chef de mission 71 Wallace Obey Athletics 72 Manuela Marxer Athletics 73 Jeannette Goergen Archery 74 Jean-Luc Bezoky Boxing 75 Fletcher Kapito Boxing 76 Sabiahmad Abdullah Ahad Shooting 77 Karamoke Kory Konte Chef de mission 78 Peter Bonello Sailing 79 Oumar Samba Sy Wrestling 80 Vivian Coralie Athletics 81 Ivar Sisniega Modern pentathlon 82 Jean-Luc Adorno Swimming 83 Lahcen Samsam Akka Athletics 84 Daniel Firmino Official 85 Khadga Ranabhat Official 86 Ton Buunk Water polo 87 Evert Johan Kroon Swimming 88 John Walker Athletics 89 Gustavo Herrera Official 90 Boubagar Soumana Boxing 91 Yusuf Alli Athletics 92 Alf Hansen Rowing 93 Mohamed Al-Busaidi Official 94 Manzoor Hussain Field hockey 95 José Díaz Weightlifting 96 Iammogapi Launa Athletics 97 Max Narváez Judo 98 Edwin Vásquez Shooting (official) 99 Isidro del Prado Athletics 100 António Roquete Judo 101 Fernando Cañales Swimming 102 Waheed Khamis Al-Salem Athletics 103 Corneliu Ion Shooting 104 Emmanuel Twagirayezu Athletics (coach) 105 Maurizio Zonzini Gymnastics 106 Safaq Al-Anzi Shooting 107 Amadou Ciré Baal Shooting 108 Denis Rose Athletics 109 David Sawyerr Athletics 110 Ang Peng Siong Swimming 111 Tommy Bauro Boxing 112 Abdi Bile Athletics 113 Alejandro Abascal Sailing 114 Lalin Jirasinha Sailing 115 Abdul Al-Lalif Official 116 Siegfried Cruden Athletics 117 Lenford Dlamine Official 118 Hans Svensson Rowing 119 Christine Stückelberger Equestrian 120 Joseph Atiyeh Wrestling 121 Lee Fu-an Athletics 122 Michael Nassoro Boxing 123 Rangsit Yanothai Shooting 124 Denou Koffi Athletics 125 Fine Sani Boxing 126 Hasely Crawford Athletics 127 Fethi Baccouche Athletics 128 Mehmet Yurdadön Athletics 129 Ruth Kyalisima Athletics 130 Mubarak Ismail Athletics 131 Carlos Peinado Basketball 132 William Wuycke Athletics 133 Jodie Lawaetz Swimming 134 Apelu Ioane Boxing 135 Ahmed Al-Ozari Official 136 Dražen Dalipagić Basketball 137 Christine Bakombo Athletics 138 Dave Lishebo Athletics 139 Zephaniah Ncube Athletics 140 Ed Burke Athletics
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See also 1980 Summer Olympics national flag bearers 1988 Summer Olympics national flag bearers