2016 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Paralympics, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Maracanã Stadium, preceded by its flag and placard barrier. Each flag bearer had been chosen either by the nation's National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

Parade order

All nations paraded in an alphabetical order in Brazilian Portuguese, except the host country, Brazil, 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 Nation Brazilian Portuguese name Flag bearer Sport
1 Individual Paralympic Athletes (IPA)Atletas Paralímpicos IndependentesIbrahim Al HusseinSwimming
2 Afghanistan (AFG)AfeganistãoNaiem DuraniAthletics
3 South Africa (RSA)África do SulNtombizanele SituAthletics
4 Germany (GER)AlemanhaMarkus RehmAthletics
5 Angola (ANG)AngolaEsperança GicasoAthletics
6 Saudi Arabia (KSA)Arábia SauditaAsaad SharaheliAthletics
7 Algeria (ALG)ArgéliaMadjid DjemaiAthletics
8 Argentina (ARG)ArgentinaGustavo FernándezWheelchair tennis
9 Armenia (ARM)ArmêniaGreta VardanyanPowerlifting
10 Aruba (ARU)ArubaJesús David de Marchena AcevedoSwimming
11 Australia (AUS)AustráliaBradley NessWheelchair basketball
12 Austria (AUT)ÁustriaWolfgang EibeckCycling
13 Azerbaijan (AZE)AzerbaijãoIlham ZakiyevJudo
14 Bahrain (BRN)BareineFatema NedhamAthletics
15 Belarus (BLR)BelarusAliaksandr TryputsAthletics
16 Belgium (BEL)BélgicaSven DecaessteckerSwimming
17 Benin (BEN)BenimCosme AkpoviAthletics
18 Bermuda (BER)BermudaJessica Cooper LewisAthletics
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)Bósnia e HerzegovinaDzenita KlicoAthletics
20 Botswana (BOT)BotsuanaKeatlaretse MaboteAthletics
21 Bulgaria (BUL)BulgáriaIvanka KolevaAthletics
22 Burkina Faso (BUR)Burkina FasoJacques OuedraogoAthletics
23 Burundi (BDI)BurundiRemy NikobimezeAthletics
24 Cape Verde (CPV)Cabo VerdeMárcio FernandesAthletics
25 Cameroon (CMR)CamarõesChristian GobeAthletics
26 Cambodia (CAM)CambojaVun VanAthletics
27 Canada (CAN)CanadáDavid EngWheelchair basketball
28 Qatar (QAT)CatarMohammed Rashid Al-KubaisiAthletics
29 Kazakhstan (KAZ)CazaquistãoAnuar AkhmetovSwimming
30 Central African Republic (CAF)República Centro-AfricanaRoddy-Mickael Stephane MokolongoAthletics
31 Chile (CHI)ChileJuan Carlos GarridoPowerlifting
32 China (CHN)República Popular da ChinaRong JingWheelchair fencing
33 Cyprus (CYP)ChipreKarolina PelendritouSwimming
34 Colombia (COL)ColômbiaNelson Crispin CorzoSwimming
35 Republic of the Congo (CGO)CongoBardy Chris BouessoAthletics
36 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)República Democrática do CongoRosette Luyina KieseAthletics
37 South Korea (KOR)República da CoreiaLee Ha-gelWheelchair tennis
38 Ivory Coast (CIV)Costa do MarfimAlidou DiamoutenePowerlifting
39 Costa Rica (CRC)Costa RicaLeonel SolisCycling
40 Croatia (CRO)CroáciaBranimir BudetićAthletics
41 Cuba (CUB)CubaDalidaivis RodriguezJudo
42 Denmark (DEN)DinamarcaAnnika Lykke Dalskov RisumEquestrian
43 Dominican Republic (DOM)República DominicanaJose Frank RodriguezCycling
44 Egypt (EGY)EgitoMetwaly MathnaPowerlifting
45 El Salvador (ESA)El SalvadorHerbert AceitunoPowerlifting
46 United Arab Emirates (UAE)Emirados Árabes UnidosMohamed Al-HammadiAthletics
47 Ecuador (ECU)EquadorPoleth Isamar Mendes SanchezAthletics
48 Slovakia (SVK)EslováquiaJan RiaposTable tennis
49 Slovenia (SLO)EslovêniaGorazd Francek TirsekShooting
50 Spain (ESP)EspanhaJosé Manuel Ruiz ReyesTable tennis
51 United States (USA)Estados Unidos da AméricaAllison JonesCycling
52 Estonia (EST)EstôniaSirly TiikAthletics
53 Ethiopia (ETH)EtiópiaTamiru DemisseAthletics
54 Macedonia (MKD)Ex-República Iugoslava da MacedôniaOlivera Nakovska-BikovaShooting
55 Faroe Islands (FRO)Ilhas FeroéKrista MørkøreSwimming
56 Fiji (FIJ)FijiMerewalesi RodenTable tennis
57 Philippines (PHI)FilipinasJosephine MedinaTable tennis
58 Finland (FIN)FinlândiaKatja KarjalainenEquestrian
59 France (FRA)FrançaMichaël JeremiaszWheelchair tennis
60 Gabon (GAB)GabãoEdmond NgombiAthletics
61 The Gambia (GAM)GâmbiaJarju DembaAthletics
62 Ghana (GHA)GanaYusif AmaduAthletics
63 Georgia (GEO)GeórgiaZviad GogotchuriJudo
64 Great Britain (GBR)Grã-BretanhaLee PearsonEquestrian
65 Greece (GRE)GréciaGrigorios PolychronidisBoccia
66 Guatemala (GUA)GuatemalaOscar Raxon SiquiejAthletics
67 Guinea (GUI)GuinéMohamed Sanoussy CamaraAthletics
68 Guinea-Bissau (GBS)Guiné-BissauCesar Lopes CardosoAthletics
69 Haiti (HAI)HaitiJean Indris SanterreAthletics
70 Honduras (HON)HondurasEmmanuel DiazSwimming
71 Hong Kong (HKG)Hong Kong, ChinaYu Chui YeeWheelchair fencing
72 Hungary (HUN)HungriaGitta RaczkoSwimming
73 India (IND)ÍndiaDevendra JhajhariaAthletics
74 Indonesia (INA)IndonésiaAgus NgaiminSwimming
75 Iran (IRI)República Islâmica do IrãEshrat KordestaniSitting volleyball
76 Iraq (IRQ)IraqueRasool MohsinPowerlifting
77 Ireland (IRL)IrlandaJohn TwomeySailing
78 Iceland (ISL)IslândiaJon Margeir SverrissonSwimming
79 Israel (ISR)IsraelShraga WeinbergWheelchair tennis
80 Italy (ITA)ItáliaMartina CaironiAthletics
81 Jamaica (JAM)JamaicaShane HudsonAthletics
82 Japan (JPN)JapãoYui KamijiWheelchair tennis
83 Jordan (JOR)JordâniaKhetam AbuawadTable tennis
84 Kuwait (KUW)KuwaitHamad AladwaniAthletics
85 Laos (LAO)República Popular Democrática do LaosPia PiaPowerlifting
86 Lesotho (LES)LesotoLitsitso KhotleleAthletics
87 Latvia (LAT)LetôniaDiana DadziteAthletics
88 Libya (LBA)LíbiaGhazalah AlaqouriPowerlifting
89 Lithuania (LTU)LituâniaEdgaras MatakasSwimming
90 Luxembourg (LUX)LuxemburgoJoel WagenerCycling
91 Macau (MAC)Macau, ChinaChen Yu ChiaSwimming
92 Madagascar (MAD)MadagascarRevelinot RaherinandrasanaAthletics
93 Malaysia (MAS)MalásiaAbdul Latif RomlyAthletics
94 Malawi (MAW)MaláuiTaonere BandaAthletics
95 Mali (MLI)MaliOumar SidibeAthletics
96 Malta (MLT)MaltaVladyslava KravchenkoSwimming
97 Morocco (MAR)MarrocosAzeddine NouiriAthletics
98 Mauritius (MRI)MaurícioScody VictorSwimming
99 Mexico (MEX)MéxicoNely MirandaAthletics
100 Mozambique (MOZ)MoçambiqueEdmilsa GovernoAthletics
101 Moldova (MDA)República da MoldovaLarisa MarinenkovaPowerlifting
102 Mongolia (MGL)MongóliaDambadondogiin BaatarjavArchery
103 Montenegro (MNE)MontenegroIlija TadićSwimming
104 Myanmar (MYA)MyanmarAung Myint MyatSwimming
105 Namibia (NAM)NamíbiaJohanna BensonAthletics
106 Nepal (NEP)NepalBikram RanaAthletics
107 Nicaragua (NCA)NicaráguaGabriel de Jesus Cuadra HolmannAthletics
108 Niger (NIG)NígerIbrahim DayabouAthletics
109 Nigeria (NGR)NigériaLucy EjikePowerlifting
110 Norway (NOR)NoruegaBjornar ErikstadSailing
111 New Zealand (NZL)Nova ZelândiaHolly RobinsonAthletics
112 Oman (OMA)OmãRaya Al'abriAthletics
113 Netherlands (NED)Países BaixosMarlou van RhijnAthletics
114 Palestine (PLE)PalestinaHusam AzzamAthletics
115 Panama (PAN)PanamáFrancisco Cedeno AlmengorAthletics
116 Papua New Guinea (PNG)Papua Nova GuinéJoyleen JeffreyAthletics
117 Pakistan (PAK)PaquistãoHaider AliShooting
118 Peru (PER)PeruIsrael Hilario RimasCycling
119 Poland (POL)PolôniaRafał WilkCycling
120 Puerto Rico (PUR)Porto RicoPaola Alexandra Acuna SanchezSwimming
121 Portugal (POR)PortugalJosé Carlos MacedoBoccia
122 Kenya (KEN)QuêniaHenry KirwaAthletics
123 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)QuirguistãoZhyrgalbek OrosbaevPowerlifting
124 North Korea (PRK)República Popular Democrática da CoreiaSong Kum-jongAthletics
125 Romania (ROU)RomêniaCarol-Eduard NovakCycling
126 Rwanda (RWA)RuandaHermas MuvunyiAthletics
127 Samoa (SAM)SamoaMaggie AionoAthletics
128 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)São Tomé e PríncipeAlex AnjosAthletics
129 Seychelles (SEY)SeichelesCyril CharlesAthletics
130 Senegal (SEN)SenegalYoussoupha DioufWrestling
131 Sierra Leone (SLE)Serra LeoaGeorge WyndhamTable tennis
132 Serbia (SRB)SérviaBorislava Perić-RankovićTable tennis
133 Singapore (SIN)SingapuraYip Pin XiuSwimming
134 Syria (SYR)República Árabe da SíriaMohamad MohamadAthletics
135 Somalia (SOM)SomáliaFarhan AdaweAthletics
136 Sri Lanka (SRI)Sri LankaAnil Prasanna Jayalath Yodha PedigeAthletics
137 Sweden (SWE)SuéciaMaja ReichardSwimming
138 Switzerland (SUI)SuíçaSandra GrafAthletics
139 Suriname (SUR)SurinameBiondi MisasiAthletics
140 Tajikistan (TJK)TadjiquistãoRomikhudo DodikhudoevAthletics
141 Thailand (THA)TailândiaRawat TanaAthletics
142 Chinese Taipei (TPE)Taipé ChinesaLin Tzu-huiPowerlifting
143 Tanzania (TAN)República Unida da TanzâniaIgnas MtweveAthletics
144 Czech Republic (CZE)República TchecaJiří JežekCycling
145 East Timor (TLS)República Democrática de Timor-LesteAntonio MendoncaAthletics
146 Togo (TOG)TogoAliou BawaPowerlifting
147 Tonga (TGA)TongaAna Pela TalakaiAthletics
148 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)Trinidad e TobagoAkeem StewartAthletics
149 Tunisia (TUN)TunísiaHania AidiAthletics
150 Turkmenistan (TKM)TurcomenistãoSergey MeladzePowerlifting
151 Turkey (TUR)TurquiaMesme TaşbağJudo
152 Ukraine (UKR)UcrâniaMargaryta PryvalykhinaSitting volleyball
153 Uganda (UGA)UgandaDavid EmongAthletics
154 Uruguay (URU)UruguaiHenry BorgesJudo
155 Uzbekistan (UZB)UzbequistãoDoniyor SalievAthletics
156 Venezuela (VEN)VenezuelaSol RojasAthletics
157 Vietnam (VIE)VietnãNguyễn Thành TrungSwimming
158 Virgin Islands (ISV)Ilhas Virgens AmericanasIvan EspinosaAthletic
159 Zimbabwe (ZIM)ZimbábueTakudzwa GwariroRowing
160 Brazil (BRA)BrasilShirlene CoelhoAthletics

See also

References

  1. "Full list of flag bearers for opening ceremony of Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio2016.com. International Paralympic Committee. 7 September 2016. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.


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