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).

OrderNationDutchFlag bearerSport
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

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