List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics
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| 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 | ||||||||
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| 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 | ||||||||
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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Soviet Union at the Olympics.[1]
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
| # | Event Year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1988 | Summer | Aleksandr Karelin | Wrestling |
| 17 | 1988 | Winter | Andrei Bukin | Figure skating |
| 16 | 1984 | Winter | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice hockey |
| 15 | 1980 | Summer | Nikolai Balboshin | Wrestling |
| 14 | 1980 | Winter | Alexander Tikhonov | Biathlon |
| 13 | 1976 | Summer | Vasily Alekseyev | Wrestling |
| 12 | 1976 | Winter | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice hockey |
| 11 | 1972 | Summer | Aleksandr Medved | Wrestling |
| 10 | 1972 | Winter | Vyacheslav Vedenin | Cross-country skiing |
| 9 | 1968 | Summer | Leonid Zhabotynskiy | Weightlifting |
| 8 | 1968 | Winter | Viktor Mamatov | Biathlon |
| 7 | 1964 | Summer | Yury Vlasov | Weightlifting |
| 6 | 1964 | Winter | Yevgeny Grishin | Speed skating |
| 5 | 1960 | Summer | Yury Vlasov | Weightlifting |
| 4 | 1960 | Winter | Nikolay Sologubov | Ice hockey |
| 3 | 1956 | Summer | Aleksey Medvedev | Weightlifting |
| 2 | 1956 | Winter | Oleg Goncharenko | Speed skating |
| 1 | 1952 | Summer | Yakov Kucenko | Weightlifting |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Soviet Union. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.