1928 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. As Olympic tradition dictates, most participating nations[1] paraded in the alphabetical order of the language of the host country (here Dutch), except Greece, who enters first at the founding nation of the Olympics, and the host country (here the Netherlands) who enters last.

During the Parade of Nations, athletes from all participating countries entered the Olympisch Stadion. Each team was led by a flag bearer that was one of their athletes or officials, designated either by their respective National Olympic Committee (NOC) or by the athletes themselves.

List

Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).

Order Nation Dutch Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)GriekenlandAntonios KaryofyllisAthletics
2 Argentina (ARG)ArgentiniëHéctor MéndezBoxing
3 Australia (AUS)AustraliëBobby PearceRowing
4 Belgium (BEL)België
5 Bulgaria (BUL)Bulgarije
6 Canada (CAN)CanadaJoseph Wright Jr.Rowing
7 Chile (CHI)ChiliManuel PlazaAthletics
8 Cuba (CUB)CubaJosé BarrientosAthletics
9 Denmark (DEN)DenemarkenMarius JørgensenAthletics
10 Germany (GER)DuitslandErnst PaulusAthletics
11 Egypt (EGY)Egypte
12 Great Britain (GBR)EngelandMalcolm NokesAthletics
13 Estonia (EST)EstlandGustav KalkunAthletics
14 Philippines (PHI)FilipijnenAnselmo GonzagaAthletics
15 Finland (FIN)FinlandAkilles JärvinenAthletics
16 Haiti (HAI)Haïti
17 Hungary (HUN)HongarijeKálmán EgriAthletics
18 Ireland (IRL)IerlandMatt FlanaganBoxing
19 India (IND)India
20 Italy (ITA)ItaliëCarlo GalimbertiWeightlifting
21 Japan (JPN)JapanYonetaro NakazawaAthletics
22 Yugoslavia (YUG)JoegoslaviëDimitrije StefanovićAthletics
23 Latvia (LAT)LetlandAlberts ZvejnieksWrestling
24 Lithuania (LTU)LitouwenPaulina RadziulytėAthletics
25 Luxembourg (LUX)LuxemburgGeorge SchmitAthletics
26 Mexico (MEX)MexicoJesús AguirreAthletics
27 Monaco (MON)Monaco
28 New Zealand (NZL)Nieuw-ZeelandArthur PorrittAthletics
29 Norway (NOR)NoorwegenKetil AskildtAthletics
30 Austria (AUT)OostenrijkLudwig WesselyAthletics
31 Panama (PAN)PanamaAdán GordónSwimming
32 Poland (POL)PolenMarian CieniewskiWrestling
33 Portugal (POR)Portugal
34 Rhodesia (RHO)Rhodesië
35 Romania (ROU)Roemenië
36 Spain (ESP)SpanjeDiego OrdóñezAthletics
37 Czechoslovakia (TCH)Tsjecho-SlowakijeJosef EffenbergerGymnastics
38 Turkey (TUR)Turkije
39 Uruguay (URU)Uruguay
40 United States of America (USA)Verenigde Staten van AmerikaBud HouserAthletics
41 South Africa (RSA)Zuid-Afrika
42 Sweden (SWE)ZwedenBo LindmanModern pentathlon
43 Switzerland (SUI)Zwitserland
44 Holland (NED)HollandSam OlijBoxing

See also

References

[2] [3]

  1. France and Malta did not take part in the Parade of Nations, but their athletes did compete at the Olympics.
  2. Amsterdam 1928 Official Film | The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928
  3. "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 1928 Summer Olympics".
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