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 [1] as a homage to Australia which was celebrating Bicentenary event at that time.

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List
Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)Thomai LefousiAlpine skiing
2 Andorra (AND)Claudina RossellAlpine skiing
3 Argentina (ARG)Julio MoreschiCross-country skiing
4 Australia (AUS)Michael RichmondSpeed skating
5 Austria (AUT)Leonhard StockAlpine skiing
6 Belgium (BEL)Katrien PauwelsFigure skating
7 Bolivia (BOL)Guillermo AvilapazAlpine skiing
8 Bulgaria (BUL)Vladimir VelitchkovBiathlon
9 Chile (CHI)Nils LinnebergAlpine skiing
10 China (CHN)Zhang ZhubinFigure skating
11 Costa Rica (CRC)Arturo KinchAlpine skiing
12 Cyprus (CYP)Karolina FotiadouAlpine skiing
13 Czechoslovakia (TCH)Jiří ParmaSki jumping
14 North Korea (PRK)Ri Im-binSpeed skating
15 Denmark (DEN)Lars DreslerFigure skating
16 West Germany (FRG)Peter AngererBiathlon
17 Fiji (FIJ)Rusiate RogoyawaCross-country skiing
18 Finland (FIN)Pertti NiittyläSpeed skating
19 France (FRA)Catherine QuittetAlpine skiing
20 East Germany (GDR)Frank-Peter RoetschBiathlon
21 Great Britain (GBR)Nick PhippsBobsleigh
22 Guam (GUM)Judd BankertBiathlon
23 Guatemala (GUA)Alfredo RegoAlpine skiing
24 Hungary (HUN)Attila TóthFigure skating
25 Iceland (ISL)Einar ÓlafssonCross-country skiing
26 India (IND)Kishor Rahtna RaiAlpine skiing
27 Italy (ITA)Paul HildgartnerLuge
28 Jamaica (JAM)Dudley StokesBobsleigh
29 Japan (JPN)Seiko HashimotoSpeed skating
30 South Korea (KOR)Hong Kun-pyoCross-country skiing
31 Lebanon (LIB)Michel Samen
32 Liechtenstein (LIE)Andreas WenzelAlpine skiing
33 Luxembourg (LUX)Armand Wagener
34 Mexico (MEX)Ricardo OlavarrietaFigure skating
35 Monaco (MON)Albert II, Prince of MonacoBobsleigh
36 Mongolia (MGL)Enkhee DavaagiinCross-country skiing
37 Morocco (MAR)Mustapha NaitlhoNon-competitor
38 Netherlands (NED)Jan YkemaSpeed skating
39 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)Bart Carpentier AltingLuge
40 New Zealand (NZL)Simon Wi RuteneAlpine skiing
41 Norway (NOR)Oddvar BråCross-country skiing
42 Philippines (PHI)Raymund OcampoLuge
43 Poland (POL)Henryk GruthIce hockey
44 Portugal (POR)Antonio ReisBobsleigh
45 Puerto Rico (PUR)Mary Pat WilsonAlpine skiing
46 Romania (ROU)Dorin DeganBobsleigh
47 San Marino (SMR)Nicola ErcolaniAlpine skiing
48 Spain (ESP)Ainhoa IbarraAlpine skiing
49 Sweden (SWE)Thomas WassbergCross-country skiing
50 Switzerland (SUI)Michela FiginiAlpine skiing
51 Chinese Taipei (TPE)Chen Chin-sanBobsleigh
52 Turkey (TUR)Abdullah YilmazCross-country skiing
53 Soviet Union (URS)Andrey BukinFigure Skating
54 United States (USA)Lyle NelsonBiathlon
55 Virgin Islands (ISV)Seba JohnsonAlpine skiing
56 Yugoslavia (YUG)Bojan KrizajAlpine skiing
57 Canada (CAN)Brian OrserFigure Skating

References
  1. "1988 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Part 11". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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