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2002 Winter Olympics Parade of Nations

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During the Parade of Nations portion of the 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. [1] [2] [3]

List

Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece (GRE) Lefteris Fafalis Cross country
2  Andorra (AND) Victor Gomez Alpine skiing
3  Argentina (ARG) Cristian Javier Simari Birkner Alpine skiing
4  Armenia (ARM) Arsen Harutyunyan Alpine skiing
5  Australia (AUS) Adrian Costa Freestyle skiing
6  Austria (AUT) Angelika Neuner Luge
7  Azerbaijan (AZE) Sergei Rylov Figure skating
8  Belarus (BLR) Oleg Ryzhenkov Biathlon
9  Belgium (BEL) Simon Van Vossei Short track
10  Bermuda (BER) Patrick Singleton Luge
11  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Enis Becibegovic Alpine skiing
12  Brazil (BRA) Mirella Arnhold Alpine skiing
13  Bulgaria (BUL) Stefan Geogiev Alpine skiing
14  Cameroon (CMR) Isaac Menyoli Cross country
15  Canada (CAN) Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating
16  Chile (CHI) Anita Irarrazaval Alpine skiing
17  China (CHN) Zhang Min Figure skating
18  Croatia (CRO) Janica Kostelic Alpine skiing
19  Cyprus (CYP) Theodoros Christodoulou Alpine skiing
20  Czech Republic (CZE) Ales Valenta Freestyle skiing
21  Denmark (DEN) Ulrik Schmidt Curling
22  Estonia (EST) Allar Levandi Nordic Combined
23  Fiji (FIJ) Laurence Thoms Alpine skiing
24  Finland (FIN) Toni Nieminen Ski jumping
25  Macedonia (MKD) Jana Nikolovska Alpine skiing
26  France (FRA) Carole Monthillet Alpine skiing
27  Georgia (GEO) Sofia Akhmeteli Alpine skiing
28  Germany (GER) Hilde Gerg Alpine skiing
29  Great Britain (GBR) Michael Dixon Biathlon
30  Hong Kong (HKG) Cordia Po Yee Tsoi Short track
31  Hungary (HUN) Krisztina Egyed Speed skating
32  Iceland (ISL) Dagny Linda Kristjansdottir Alpine skiing
33  India (IND) Shiva Keshvan Luge
34  Iran (IRI) Bagher Kalhor
35  Ireland (IRL) Tamsen McGarry Alpine skiing
36  Israel (ISR) Galit Chait Ice dancing
37  Italy (ITA) Isolde Kostner Alpine skiing
38  Jamaica (JAM) Winston Watt Bobsleigh
39  Japan (JPN) Eriko Sammiya Speed skating
40  Kazakhstan (KAZ) Radik Bikchantayev Speed skating
41  Kenya (KEN) Phillipe Boit Cross country
42  South Korea (KOR) Seung-Wook Hur Alpine skiing
43  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Dimitri Chvykov Ski jumping
44  Latvia (LAT) Harijs Vītoliņš Ice hockey
45  Lebanon (LIB) Chirine Njeim Alpine skiing
46  Liechtenstein (LIE) Marco Buchel Alpine skiing
47  Lithuania (LTU) Ricardas Panavas Cross country
48  Mexico (MEX) Roberto Thames Bobsleigh
49  Moldova (MDA) Jon Bucsa Cross country
50  Monaco (MON) Jean-François Calmes Bobsleigh
51  Mongolia (MGL) Jargal Erdenetulkhuur Cross country
52  Nepal (NEP) Jay Khadka Cross country
53  Netherlands (NED) Nicolien Saurbreij Snowboard
54  New Zealand (NZL) Angela Paul Luge
55  Norway (NOR) Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poiree Biathlon
56  Poland (POL) Mariusz Siudek Figure skating
57  Puerto Rico (PUR) Manuel Repollet Bobsleigh
58  Romania (ROM) Eva Tofalvi Biathlon
59  Russia (RUS) Alexei Prokourorov Cross country
60  San Marino (SMR) Gian Matteo Giordani Alpine skiing
61  Slovakia (SVK) Robert Petrovicky Ice hockey
62  Slovenia (SLO) Dejan Kosir Snowboard
63  South Africa (RSA) Alex Heath Alpine skiing
64  Spain (ESP) Iker Fernandez Snowboard
65  Sweden (SWE) Magdalena Forsberg Biathlon
66  Switzerland (SUI) Gian Simmen Alpine skiing
67  Chinese Taipei (TPE) Lin Chui-Bin Luge
68  Tajikistan (TJK) Gafar Mirzoyev
69  Thailand (THA) Prawat Nagvajara Cross country
70  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Gregory Sun Bobsleigh
71  Turkey (TUR) Atakan Alaftargil Alpine skiing
72  Ukraine (UKR) Olena Petrovicky Biathlon
73  Uzbekistan (UZB) Kamil Vrumbaev Alpine skiing
74  Venezuela (VEN) Iginia Boccalandro Luge
75  Virgin Islands (ISV) Dinah Browne Luge
76  FR Yugoslavia (YUG) Jelena Lolovic Alpine skiing
77  United States (USA) Amy Peterson Short track

References

  1. ^ "The XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City" (PDF). Olympic.org. Retrieved 2012-06-18.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake 2002 Legacy".
  3. ^ "salt-lake-city-2002-winter-olympics".

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