List of flag bearers for India at the Olympics

India at the Olympic Games

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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented India at the Olympics.[1] Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have been chosen to bear the flag at the opening ceremonies. Field hockey player Balbir Singh, Sr. is the only athlete that has given the honor on more than one occasion (1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics). In 1992 Summer Olympics, Shiny Abraham-Wilson became the first woman to carry the flag of India at the opening ceremony of any Olympics. The first female flag bearer at the Winter Olympics was Neha Ahuja at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

List of flag bearers

# Event Year Season Flag bearer Sport
20 2012 Summer Kumar, SushilSushil Kumar Wrestling
19 2010 Winter Keshavan, ShivaShiva Keshavan Luge
18 2008 Summer Rathore, RajyavardhanRajyavardhan Rathore Shooting
17 2006 Winter Ahuja, NehaNeha Ahuja Alpine Skiing
16 2004 Summer George, AnjuAnju George Athletics
15 2002 Winter Keshavan, ShivaShiva Keshavan Luge
14 2000 Summer Paes, LeanderLeander Paes Tennis
13 1998 Winter Keshavan, ShivaShiva Keshavan Luge
12 1996 Summer Singh, PargatPargat Singh Field hockey
11 1992 Summer Abraham-Wilson, ShinyShiny Abraham-Wilson Athletics
10 1988 Summer Singh, Kartar DhillonKartar Dhillon Singh Wrestling
9 1988 Winter Rai, Kishor RahtnaKishor Rahtna Rai Alpine skiing
8 1984 Summer Iqbal, ZafarZafar Iqbal Field hockey
7 1972 Summer Jones, D.N. DevineD.N. Devine Jones Boxing
6 1964 SummerRandhawa, Gurbachan SinghGurbachan Singh Randhawa Athletics
5 1956 Summer Singh Sr., BalbirBalbir Singh Sr. Field hockey
4 1952 Summer Singh Sr., BalbirBalbir Singh Sr. Field hockey
3 1936 Summer Chand, DhyanDhyan Chand Field hockey
2 1932 Summer Bokhari, Lal ShahLal Shah Bokhari Field hockey
1 1920 Summer Bannerjee, PurmaPurma Bannerjee Athletics

See also

References

  1. ↑ India. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
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