1972 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations section of the 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organised according to the German alphabet, with the first country following Greece being Egypt, while the host, West Germany, entered last.[1] Music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen.

List

Order Nation German Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece (GRE) Griechenland Khristos Papanikolaou Athletics
2  Egypt (EGY) Ägypten Kamal Kamel El-Guamel Basketball
3  Ethiopia (ETH) Äthiopien Mamo Wolde Athletics
4  Afghanistan (AFG) Afghanistan Ghulam Dastagir Wrestling
5  Albania (ALB) Albanien Afërdita Tusha Shooting
6  Algeria (ALG) Algerien Azzedine Azzouzi Athletics
7  Argentina (ARG) Argentinien Carlos d'Elia Equestrian
8  Australia (AUS) Australien Dennis Green Canoe Sprint
9  Bahamas (BAH) Bahamas
10  Barbados (BAR) Barbados Anthony Phillips Weightlifting
11  Belgium (BEL) Belgien Gaston Roelants Athletics
12  Bermuda (BER) Bermuda Kirk Cooper Sailing
13  Bolivia (BOL) Bolivien Roberto Nielsen-Reyes
14  Brazil (BRA) Brasilien Luiz Cláudio Menon Basketball
15  British Honduras (HBR) Britisch Honduras Gimore Hinksen
16  Bulgaria (BUL) Bulgarien Dimitar Zlatanov Volleyball
17  Burma (BIR) Burma Win Maung Football[2]
18  Chile (CHI) Chile René Varas Equestrian
19  Costa Rica (CRC) Costa Rica
20  Denmark (DEN) Danemark Peder Pedersen Cycling
21  Dahomey (DAH) Dahomey
22  East Germany (GDR) DDR[n 1] Manfred Wolke Boxing
23  Dominican Republic (DOM) Dominikanische Republik Emilio Berroa Weightlifting
24  North Korea (PRK) DVRK[n 2] Kim Man-Dok Tennis
25  Ecuador (ECU) Ecuador Abdalá Bucaram Athletics
26  Ivory Coast (CIV) Elfenbeinküste Simbara Maki Athletics
27  El Salvador (ESA) El Salvador Salvador Vilanova Swimming
28  Fiji (FIJ) Fidschi Usia Sotutu Athletics
29  Finland (FIN) Finnland Ilkka Nummisto Canoe Sprint
30  France (FRA) Frankreich Jean-Claude Magnan Fencing
31  Gabon (GAB) Gabun Matias Moussobou Boxing
32  Ghana (GHA) Ghana Sam Bugri Athletics
33  Great Britain (GBR) Grossbritannien David Broome Equestrian
34  Guatemala (GUA) Guatemala Víctor Castellanos Shooting
35  Guyana (GUY) Guyana Gordon Sankis Cycling
36  Haiti (HAI) Haiti Jules Meliner Athletics
37  Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong Peter Rull Sr. Shooting
38  India (IND) Indien D.N. Devine Jones Boxing
39  Indonesia (INA) Indonesien Wiem Gommies Boxing
40  Iran (IRI) Iran Abdollah Movahed Wrestling
41  Ireland (IRL) Irland Ronnie McMahon Equestrian
42  Iceland (ISL) Island Geir Hallsteinsson Handball
43  Israel (ISR) Israel Henry Hershkowitz Shooting
44  Italy (ITA) Italien Abdon Pamich Athletics
45  Jamaica (JAM) Jamaika Lennox Miller Athletics
46  Japan (JPN) Japan Masatoshi Shinomaki Judo
47  Yugoslavia (YUG) Jugoslawien Mirko Sandić Water Polo
48  Virgin Islands (ISV) Jungferninseln William Peets Boxing
49  Khmer Republic (KHM) Kambodscha Chaing Cheng Boxing
50  Cameroon (CMR) Kamerun Gaston Malam Athletics
51  Canada (CAN) Kanada Douglas Rogers Judo
52  Kenya (KEN) Kenia Kipchoge Keino Arhletics
53  Colombia (COL) Kolumbien Alfonso Pérez Boxing
54  Congo (CGO) Kongo
55  South Korea (KOR) Korea Kim Ji-hak
56  Cuba (CUB) Kuba Teófilo Stevenson Boxing
57  Kuwait (KUW) Kuwait Younis Abdallah Rabee Athletics
58  Lesotho (LES) Lesotho Motsapi Moorosi Athletics
59  Lebanon (LIB) Libanon Mohamed Tarabulsi Weightlifting
60  Liberia (LBR) Liberia Thomas Howe Athletics
61  Liechtenstein (LIE) Liechtenstein Eduard von Falz-Fein Non competitor
62  Luxembourg (LUX) Luxemburg Charles Sowa Boxing
63  Madagascar (MAD) Madagaskar Jean-Aimé Randrianalijaona Athletics
64  Malawi (MAW) Malawi Martin Matupi Athletics
65  Malaysia (MAS) Malaysia Mohamed Bakar Football
66  Mali (MLI) Mali Namakoro Niaré Athletics
67  Malta (MLT) Malta Joseph Grech Shooting
68  Morocco (MAR) Marokko
69  Mexico (MEX) Mexiko Felipe Muñoz Swimming
70  Monaco (MON) Monako Jean-Charles Seneca Fencing
71  Mongolia (MGL) Mongolei Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran Wrestling
72  Nepal (NEP) Nepal Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri
73  New Zealand (NZL) Neuseeland Les Mills Athletics
74  Nicaragua (NCA) Nicaragua Don Vélez
75  Netherlands (NED) Niederlande Nico Spits Field Hockey
76  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) Niederlandische Antillen Bèto Adriana
77  Niger (NIG) Niger Issaka Dabore
78  Nigeria (NGR) Nigeria Benedict Majekodunmi Athletics
79  Norway (NOR) Norwegen Harald Barlie Wrestling
80  Upper Volta (VOL) Obervolta
81  Austria (AUT) Österreich Hubert Raudaschl Sailing
82  Pakistan (PAK) Pakistan Mohammad Malik Arshad
83  Panama (PAN) Panama Donaldo Arza Boxing
84  Paraguay (PAR) Paraguay Arnulfo Ruben Becker
85  Peru (PER) Peru Enrique Barza Fencing
86  Philippines (PHI) Philippinen Jimmy Mariano Basketball
87  Poland (POL) Polen Waldemar Baszanowski Weightlifting
88  Portugal (POR) Portugal Armando Ardegalega Athletics
89  Puerto Rico (PUR) Puerto Rico Arnaldo Bistol
90  Republic of China (ROC) Republik China Chi Cheng Athletics
91  Romania (ROM) Rumanien Aurel Vernescu
92  Zambia (ZAM) Sambia
93  San Marino (SMR) San Marino Casale Pilade Shooting
94  Saudi Arabia (KSA) Saudi Arabien Bilal Said Al-Azma Athletics
95  Sweden (SWE) Schweiden Jan Jönsson Equestrian
96  Switzerland (SUI) Schweiz Urs von Wartburg Athletics
97  Senegal (SEN) Senegal Robert N'Diaye Wrestling
98  Singapore (SIN) Singapur Pat Chan Swimming
99  Somalia (SOM) Somalia Mohamed Aboker Athletics
100  Spain (ESP) Spanien Francisco Fernández Ochoa Non competitor
101  Ceylon (CEY) Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Lucien Rosa Athletics
102  Sudan (SUD) Sudan Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih Boxing
103  Suriname (SUR) Suriname Sammy Monsels Athletics
104  Swaziland (SWZ) Swasiland Richard Mabuza Athletics (marathon)
105  Syria (SYR) Syrien Mounzer Katib Shooting
106  Tanzania (TAN) Tansania Claver Kamanya Athletics
107  Thailand (THA) Thailand Rangsit Yanothai Shooting
108  Togo (TOG) Togo Roger Kangni Athletics
109  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Trinidad und Tobago Hasely Crawford Athletics
110  Chad (CHA) Tchad Ahmed Senoussi Athletics (high jump)
111  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Tschechoslowakei Ludvík Daněk Athletics
112  Turkey (TUR) Türkei Giyasettin Yilmaz Wrestling
113  Tunisia (TUN) Tunesien Salem Boughattas Athletics
114  Soviet Union (URS) UdSSR[n 3] Aleksandr Medved Wrestling
115  Uganda (UGA) Uganda John Akii-Bua Athletics
116  Hungary (HUN) Ungarn Gergely Kulcsár Athletics
117  Uruguay (URU) Uruguay Darwin Piñeyrúa Athletics
118  United States (USA) USA Olga Fikotová Athletics
119  Venezuela (VEN) Venezuela Francisco Rodríguez Boxing
120  Vietnam (VIE) Vietnam Ho Minh Thu Archery
121  West Germany (FRG) Deutschland Detlef Lewe Canoe Sprint
Notes
  1. DDR – Deutsche Demokratische Republik
  2. DVRK – Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea
  3. UdSSR - Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken

References

  1. Munich 1972 Opening Ceremony YouTube
  2. "Win Maung Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.


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