2015 Pan American Games Parade of Nations

The 2015 Pan American Games Parade of Nations occurred at the 2015 Pan American Games opening ceremony, held beginning at 18:45 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) on July 10, 2015. 41 athletes bearing the flags of their respective nations led their national delegations as they paraded into Pan Am Ceremonies Venue in the host city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Athletes entered the stadium in an order dictated by tradition. As the host of the first Pan American Games, Argentina entered first. The Canadian delegation entered last, representing the host nation. The remaining countries entered in Spanish alphabetical order as per Pan American Sports Organization protocol.[1]

As each nation entered the music reflected the traditional instruments and melodic styles of each of the 41 countries and territories. Silhouettes portraying the five disciplines of the pentathlon appear in the distance to honour their entrance (javelin, long jump, wrestling, discus and running), where the first multi sport games and the Pan American Games grew from their foundations. Each nation was preceded by a placard bearer holding a high-tech LED Device which flashed the name of each participating team in the three languages (English, French and Spanish).

List

The US contingent for the 2015 Pan Am games shown entering the stadium during the opening ceremonies
Order Nation Spanish Flag bearer Sport
1  Argentina (ARG) Argentina Walter Pérez[2] Cycling
2  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) Antigua y Barbuda Daniel Bailey Athletics
3  Aruba (ARU) Aruba Philipine van Aanholt[3] Sailing
4  Bahamas (BAH) Bahamas Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace[4] Swimming
5  Barbados (BAR) Barbados Darian King[4] Tennis
6  Belize (BIZ) Belice Amed Figueroa Triathlon
7  Bermuda (BER) Bermuda Julian Fletcher[4] Swimming
8  Bolivia (BOL) Bolivia Rudolf Knijnenburg[5] Shooting
9  Brazil (BRA) Brasil Thiago Pereira[6] Swimming
10  Chile (CHI) Chile Isidora Jiménez[7] Athletics
11  Colombia (COL) Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez[8] Squash
12  Costa Rica (CRC) Costa Rica Roberto Sawyers[9] Athletics
13  Cuba (CUB) Cuba Mijaín López[10] Wrestling
14  Dominica (DMA) Dominica David Registe[4] Athletics
15  Ecuador (ECU) Ecuador Jacqueline Factos[11] Karate
16  El Salvador (ESA) El Salvador Marcelo Acosta[12] Swimming
17  United States (USA) Estados Unidos de América Kim Rhode[13] Shooting
18  Grenada (GRN) Granada Oreoluwa Cherebin[4] Swimming
19  Guatemala (GUA) Guatemala Mirna Ortiz[14] Athletics
20  Guyana (GUY) Guyana Onika George[4] Swimming
21  Haiti (HAI) Haití Edouard Joseph[4] Weightlifting
22  Honduras (HON) Honduras Kevin Mejía[15] Wrestling
23  Cayman Islands (CAY) Islas Caimán Brett Fraser[4] Swimming
24  British Virgin Islands (IVB) Islas Vírgenes Británicas Joseph Chapman[4] Squash
25  Virgin Islands (ISV) Islas Vírgenes Cy Thompson[4] Sailing
26  Jamaica (JAM) Jamaica Gareth Henry[4] Badminton
27  Mexico (MEX) México Paola Longoria[16] Racquetball
28  Nicaragua (NCA) Nicaragua Darrel Campbell Lewis[4] Baseball
29  Panama (PAN) Panamá Édgar Crespo[17] Swimming
30  Paraguay (PAR) Paraguay Benjamin Hockin[18] Swimming
31  Peru (PER) Perú Diego Elías[8] Squash
32  Puerto Rico (PUR) Puerto Rico Luis Rivera[19] Gymnastics
33  Dominican Republic (DOM) República Dominicana Eduardo Lorenzo[20] Shooting
34  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) San Cristóbal y Nieves Antoine Adams[4] Athletics
35  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) San Vicente y las Granadinas Kineke Alexander[4] Athletics
36  Saint Lucia (LCA) Santa Lucía Jordan Augier[4] Swimming
37  Suriname (SUR) Surinam Chinyere Pigot[4] Swimming
38  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Trinidad y Tobago Roger Daniel[4] Shooting
39  Uruguay (URU) Uruguay Déborah Rodríguez[21] Athletics
40  Venezuela (VEN) Venezuela Marvin Blanco[22] Athletics
41  Canada (CAN) Canadá Mark Oldershaw[23] Canoeing

References

  1. ↑ "Pan Am Regulation" (PDF). http://images.toronto2015.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. Retrieved 27 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  2. ↑ "El ciclista Walter Pérez será el abanderado de la delegación argentina en Toronto 2015" [The rider Walter Perez will be the flagship of the Argentina delegation in Toronto 2015]. http://www.deportes.telam.com.ar/ (in Spanish). Télam. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  3. ↑ "aruba_olympic_committee: Philipine van Aanholt Team Aruba Sailing". http://www.websta.me/. Comité Olímpico Arubano. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015. Philipine will also be the Flag bearer for Aruba at the Pan Am Games External link in |website= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Pan Am Games: Flag-bearers named for all countries". http://www.panam.cbc.ca/. CBC Sports. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  5. ↑ "El tirador cruceño Rudolf Knijnenburg será por segunda vez abanderado de la delegación boliviana" [Santa Cruz shooter Rudolf Knijnenburg will be the flagbearer of the Bolivian delegation]. http://www.solodeporte.com.bo/ (in Spanish). Solo Deporte. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ↑ "Thiago Pereira será o porta-bandeira do Brasil no Pan: "uma honra"" [Thiago Pereira will be the flagbearer of Brazil at the Pan Am: "an honor"]. http://www.uol.com.br/ (in Portuguese). UOL. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  7. ↑ "Isidora Jiménez gana la votación y será abanderada de Chile en los Panamericanos Toronto 2015" [Isidora Jimenez wins the vote and will be flagbearer of Chile at the Pan Am Games Toronto 2015]. http://www.emol.com/ (in Spanish). Emol Deportes. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  8. 1 2 "Squash Stars To Carry National Flag At Pan Am Games". https://www.psaworldtour.com/. Professional Squash Association. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  9. ↑ "Roberto Sawyers será el abanderado de Costa Rica en los Juegos Panamericanos de Toronto" [Robert Sawyers will be the flagbearer of Costa Rica in the Pan American Games in Toronto]. http://www.nacion.com/ (in Spanish). Nacion. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  10. ↑ "La bandera ya apunta a Toronto" [The flag now points to Toronto]. http://www.nacion.com/ (in Spanish). Granma. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  11. ↑ "Jacqueline Factos es la abanderada para los Juegos Panamericanos Toronto 2015" [Jacqueline Factos is the flagbearer for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games]. http://www.solodeporte.com.bo/ (in Spanish). Comité Olímpico Ecuatoriano. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  12. ↑ "Marcelo Acosta será el abanderado en Panamericanos de Toronto" [Marcelo Acosta will be the flagbearer in Pan American Games]. http://www.laprensagrafica.com/ (in Spanish). La Prensa Grafica. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "Kim Rhode Selected As Team USA Flag Bearer For Toronto 2015 Pan American Games". http://www.teamusa.org/. United States Olympic Committee. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ "Mirna Ortiz es la abanderada nacional para Juegos Panamericanos de Toronto 2015" [Mirna Ortiz is the national flagbearer for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games]. http://www.guatevision.com/ (in Spanish). Guatevision. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  15. ↑ "Luchador Kevin Mejía será abanderado en Toronto 2015" [Wrestler Kevin Mejia will be the flagbearer in Toronto 2015]. http://www.teleprensa.com/ (in Spanish). TelePremsa. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ↑ "Paola Longoria, abanderada de México para Juegos Panamericanos" [Paola Longoria, flagbearer of Mexico for Pan American Games]. http://www.excelsior.com.mx/ (in Spanish). adrenalina360. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  17. ↑ "Edgar Crespo será el abanderado en los Panamericanos de Toronto 2015" [Edgar Crespo is the flagbearer for the 2015 Pa American Games Toronto]. http://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/ (in Spanish). Panama America. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  18. ↑ "“Benji” Hockin será abanderado de la comitiva" ["Benji" Hockin will be flagbearer of the team]. http://www.abc.com.py/ (in Spanish). ABC Paraguay. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  19. ↑ "Orgulloso Luis Rivera tras recibir la bandera que desfilará en Toronto" [Luis Rivera proud after receiving the flag for the parade in Toronto]. http://www.noticel.com/. Noticel. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  20. ↑ Castro, Julio (10 July 2015). "Juan Ramón Solano es suspendido provisionalmente" [Juan Ramón Solano is provisionaly suspended]. http://www.listindiario.com/ (in Spanish). Listin Diario. Retrieved 10 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  21. ↑ "Déborah Rodríguez será la abanderada de Uruguay en los Juegos Panamericanos de Toronto" [Deborah Rodriguez will be the flagbearer of Uruguay in the Pan American Games in Toronto]. http://www.referi.uy/ (in Spanish). Referi. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  22. ↑ "Marvin Blanco es el abanderado de los Juegos Panamericanos" [Marvin Blanco is the flagbearer of the Pan American Games]. http://www.vtv.gob.ve/ (in Spanish). VTV. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015. External link in |website= (help)
  23. ↑ Hossain, Asif (1 July 2015). "Mark Oldershaw to lead Team Canada at TO2015 as flag bearer". http://www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 July 2015. External link in |website= (help)
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