2012 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Olympic Stadium, preceded by its flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

Parade order

All nations paraded in alphabetical order except the host country, Great Britain, who entered last.

Countries and flag bearers

The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade.[1] This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.

Order Country Flag bearer Sport
1 Afghanistan (AFG)Mohammad Fahim RahimiPowerlifting
2 Albania (ALB)Haki DakinCycling
3 Algeria (ALG)Nadia MedjemedjAthletics
4 Andorra (AND)Jordi Casellas Albioc
5 Angola (ANG)Maria SilvaAthletics
6 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)Jamol PilgrimAthletics
7 Argentina (ARG)Guillermo MarroSwimming
8 Armenia (ARM)Greta VardanyanPowerlifting
9 Australia (AUS)Greg SmithWheelchair rugby
10 Austria (AUT)Stanislaw FraczykTable tennis
11 Azerbaijan (AZE)Ilham ZakiyevJudo
12 Bahrain (BRN)Ahmed MeshaimaAthletics
13 Barbados (BAR)David TaylorSwimming
14 Belarus (BLR)Mikalai BezyazychnyWheelchair fencing
15 Belgium (BEL)Gino De KeersmaekerAthletics
16 Benin (BEN)Constant KponhintoAthletics
17 Bermuda (BER)Jessica Cooper LewisAthletics
18 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)Sabahuin DelalićSitting volleyball
19 Brazil (BRA)Daniel DiasSwimming
20 Brunei (BRU)Shaki JumaatAthletics
21 Bulgaria (BUL)Dechko OvcharovAthletics
22 Burkina Faso (BUR)Kadidia NikiemaCycling
23 Burundi (BDI)Remy NikobimezeAthletics
24 Cambodia (CAM)Thin SenghonAthletics
25 Cameroon (CMR)Conrat AtanganaPowerlifting
26 Canada (CAN)Garett HicklingWheelchair rugby
27 Cape Verde (CPV)Marcio Miguel da Costa FernandesAthletics
28 Central African Republic (CAF)Clemarot-Christian Nikova-RoselAthletics
29 Chile (CHI)Cristian ValenzuelaAthletics
30 China (CHN)Zhang LixinAthletics
31 Colombia (COL)Elkin Alonso Serna MorenoAthletics
32 Comoros (COM)Ahamada Djae HassaniSwimming
33 Costa Rica (CRC)
34 Ivory Coast (CIV)Carine Cynthia Amandine TcheiPowerlifting
35 Croatia (CRO)Darko KrayAthletics
36 Cuba (CUB)Omara Duran EliasAthletics
37 Cyprus (CYP)Karolina PelentritovSwimming
38 Czech Republic (CZE)Rotislav PohlomannAthletics
39 North Korea (PRK)Rim Ju SongSwimming
40 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)Dedeline Mibamba KimbataAthletics
41 Denmark (DEN)Peter RosenmeierTable tennis
42 Djibouti (DJI)Houssein Omar HassanAthletics
43 Dominican Republic (DOM)Rodny MinierCycling
44 Ecuador (ECU)Jessica Silvana Lalama VegaSwimming
45 Egypt (EGY)Metwally MathanaPowerlifting
46 El Salvador (ESA)Luis Morales GarciaAthletics
47 Estonia (EST)Are Eller
48 Ethiopia (ETH)Tesfalem Gebru GebedeAthletics
49 Faroe Islands (FRO)Ragnvalour JensenSwimming
50 Fiji (FIJ)Iliesa DelanaAthletics
51 Finland (FIN)Leo Pekka TahtiAthletics
52 Macedonia (MKD)Branimir JovanovskiShooting
53 France (FRA)Damien SeguinSailing
54 Gabon (GAB)Thierry Mabicka
55 The Gambia (GAM)Isatou NyiangAthletics
56 Georgia (GEO)Shota OmarashviliPowerlifting
57 Germany (GER)Daniela SchulteSwimming
58 Ghana (GHA)Raphael Bostoyo NkegbeAthletics
59 Greece (GRE)Christos TampaxisSwimming
60 Guatemala (GUA)Isaac Leiva AvilaAthletics
61 Guinea-Bissau (GBS)
62 Haiti (HAI)Nephtalie SN LouisAthletics
63 Honduras (HON)Luis Hernandez
64 Hong Kong (HKG)So Wa WaiAthletics
65 Hungary (HUN)Bernadett BiacsiAthletics
66 Iceland (ISL)Helgi SveinssonAthletics
67 India (IND)Jagbur SinghAthletics
68 Indonesia (INA)Agus NgaiminSwimming
69 Iran (IRI)Abdolreza JokarAthletics
70 Iraq (IRQ)Faris Al-AjeeliPowerlifting
71 Ireland (IRL)Cathal MillerCycling
72 Israel (ISR)Doron ShaziriShooting
73 Italy (ITA)Oscar de PellegrinArchery
74 Jamaica (JAM)Tanto CampbellAthletics
75 Japan (JPN)Keiichi KimuraSwimming
76 Jordan (JOR)Amer Al-AbbadiShooting
77 Kazakhstan (KAZ)Anuar AkhmetovSwimming
78 Kenya (KEN)Henry KirwaAthletics
79 South Korea (KOR)Kim Gyu DaeAthletics
80 Kuwait (KUW)Hamad AladwaniAthletics
81 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)Nurgul Osmonova
82 Laos (LAO)Eay SimayPowerlifting
83 Latvia (LAT)Andis OzolnieksAthletics
84 Lebanon (LIB)Edward MaaloufCycling
85 Lesotho (LES)Moretlo Mary LetsoaraAthletics
86 Liberia (LBR)James SiaffaPowerlifting
87 Libya (LBA)Abdelrahim Busanan
88 Lithuania (LTU)Rolandas UrbonasAthletics
89 Macau (MAC)In I LaoWheelchair fencing
90 Madagascar (MAD)Raherinandrasana RevelinotAthletics
91 Malaysia (MAS)Muhammad Ziyad ZolkefliAthletics
92 Mali (MLI)Mahamane SachoAthletics
93 Malta (MLT)Matthew SultanaSwimming
94 Mauritania (MTN)Lehbib YehdihaAthletics
95 Mauritius (MRI)Patricia MustaphaAthletics
96 Mexico (MEX)Patricia ValleSwimming
97 Moldova (MDA)Larisa MarinenkovaPowerlifting
98 Mongolia (MGL)Undralbat LkhagvaShooting
99 Montenegro (MNE)Marijana GorahovicAthletics
100 Morocco (MAR)Laila ElgaraaAthletics
101 Mozambique (MOZ)Maria MuchavoAthletics
102 Myanmar (MYA)Win NaingAthletics
103 Namibia (NAM)Ananias ShikongoAthletics
104 Nepal (NEP)Bikram RamaAthletics
105 Netherlands (NED)Ronald HertogAthletics
106 New Zealand (NZL)Michael JohnsonShooting
107 Nicaragua (NCA)Wapra Holmonn Gabriel de JesusAthletics
108 Niger (NIG)Ibrahim TamangueAthletics
109 Nigeria (NGR)Patricia Ndidimaka NnajiAthletics
110 Norway (NOR)Aleksander Wang-HansenSailing
111 Oman (OMA)Issam Khuda Al-BalushiPowerlifting
112 Pakistan (PAK)Haider AliAthletics
113 Palestine (PLE)Khamis ZaqoutAthletics
114 Panama (PAN)Said GomezAthletics
115 Papua New Guinea (PNG)Francis KompaonAthletics
116 Peru (PER)Pompilio FalconiAthletics
117 Philippines (PHI)Josephine MedinaTable tennis
118 Poland (POL)Renata ChilewskaAthletics
119 Portugal (POR)Inês FernandesAthletics
120 Puerto Rico (PUR)Julio RegueroSailing
121 Qatar (QAT)Abdulqadir AbdulrahmanAthletics
122 Romania (ROU)Edvard NovakCycling
123 Russia (RUS)Alexey AshapatovAthletics
124 Rwanda (RWA)Hermas MuvunyiAthletics
125 Samoa (SAM)Milo ToleafoaAthletics
126 San Marino (SMR)Cristian BernardiAthletics
127 Saudi Arabia (KSA)Masaud Osamah Al ShanqitiAthletics
128 Senegal (SEN)Ndiaye MorAthletics
129 Serbia (SRB)Draženko MitrovićAthletics
130 Sierra Leone (SLE)Mohamed KamaraAthletics
131 Singapore (SIN)Ruisi Theresa GohSwimming
132 Slovakia (SVK)Vladislav JanovjakCycling
133 Slovenia (SLO)Mateja PintarTable tennis
134 Solomon Islands (SOL)Hellen Glenda SaohagaAthletics
135 South Africa (RSA)Oscar PistoriusAthletics
136 Spain (ESP)Teresa PeralesSwimming
137 Sri Lanka (SRI)Lal Pushpakumara Pattiwila ArachchilageAthletics
138 Suriname (SUR)Biondi MisasiAthletics
139 Sweden (SWE)Jonas JacobssonShooting
140 Switzerland (SUI)Beat BoeschAthletics
141 Syria (SYR)Rasha AlshikhPowerlifting
142 Chinese Taipei (TPE)Lin Wen-HsinTable tennis
143 Tajikistan (TJK)Parviz OdinaevPowerlifting
144 Tanzania (TAN)Zaharani MwenemtiAthletics
145 Thailand (THA)Saysunee JanaWheelchair fencing
146 East Timor (TLS)Filomeno SoaresAthletics
147 Tonga (TGA)Aloalo LikuAthletics
148 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)Ronald GreeneAthletics
149 Tunisia (TUN)Abderrahim ZhiouAthletics
150 Turkey (TUR)Gizem GirismenArchery
151 Turkmenistan (TKM)Sohbet CharyyevAthletics
152 Uganda (UGA)Christine AkulloAthletics
153 Ukraine (UKR)Margaryta PryvalykhinaSitting volleyball
154 United Arab Emirates (UAE)Mohammed KhalafPowerlifting
155 United States (USA)Scott DanbergAthletics
156 Uruguay (URU)Gonzalo Gabriel Jutra IrinitzSwimming
157 Virgin Islands (ISV)Lee FrawleyEquestrian
158 Uzbekistan (UZB)Husniddin NorbekovAthletics
159 Vanuatu (VAN)Marcel HoussimoliAthletics
160 Venezuela (VEN)Naomi SuazoJudo
161 Vietnam (VIE)Ngoc Hung CaoAthletics
162 Zambia (ZAM)Lassam KatongoAthletics
163 Zimbabwe (ZIM)Elliot MujajiAthletics
164 Great Britain (GBR)Peter NorfolkWheelchair tennis

See also

References

  1. "List of Opening Ceremony flag bearers". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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