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1928 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

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During the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. As Olympic tradition dictates, most participating nations[1] paraded in the alphabetical order of the language of the host country (here Dutch), except Greece, who enters first at the founding nation of the Olympics, and the host country (here the Netherlands) who enters last.

During the Parade of Nations, athletes from all participating countries entered the Olympisch Stadion. Each team was led by a flag bearer that was one of their athletes or officials, designated either by their respective National Olympic Committee (NOC) or by the athletes themselves.

List

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Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).

Order Nation Dutch Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece (GRE) Griekenland Antonios Karyofyllis Athletics
2  Argentina (ARG) Argentinië Héctor Méndez Boxing
3  Australia (AUS) Australië Bobby Pearce Rowing
4  Belgium (BEL) België
5  Bulgaria (BUL) Bulgarije
6  Canada (CAN) Canada Joseph Wright Jr. Rowing
7  Chile (CHI) Chili Manuel Plaza Athletics
8  Cuba (CUB) Cuba José Barrientos Athletics
9  Denmark (DEN) Denemarken Marius Jørgensen Athletics
10  Germany (GER) Duitsland Ernst Paulus Athletics
11  Egypt (EGY) Egypte
12  Great Britain (GBR) Engeland Malcolm Nokes Athletics
13  Estonia (EST) Estland Gustav Kalkun Athletics
14  Philippines (PHI) Filipijnen Anselmo Gonzaga Athletics
15  Finland (FIN) Finland Akilles Järvinen Athletics
16  Haiti (HAI) Haïti
17  Hungary (HUN) Hongarije Kálmán Egri Athletics
18  Ireland (IRL) Ierland Matt Flanagan Boxing
19  India (IND) India
20  Italy (ITA) Italië Carlo Galimberti Weightlifting
21  Japan (JPN) Japan Yonetaro Nakazawa Athletics
22  Yugoslavia (YUG) Joegoslavië Dimitrije Stefanović Athletics
23  Latvia (LAT) Letland Alberts Zvejnieks Wrestling
24  Lithuania (LTU) Litouwen Paulina Radziulytė Athletics
25  Luxembourg (LUX) Luxemburg George Schmit Athletics
26  Mexico (MEX) Mexico Jesús Aguirre Athletics
27  Monaco (MON) Monaco
28  New Zealand (NZL) Nieuw-Zeeland Arthur Porritt Athletics
29  Norway (NOR) Noorwegen Ketil Askildt Athletics
30  Austria (AUT) Oostenrijk Ludwig Wessely Athletics
31  Panama (PAN) Panama Adán Gordón Swimming
32  Poland (POL) Polen Marian Cieniewski Wrestling
33  Portugal (POR) Portugal
34  Rhodesia (RHO) Rhodesië
35  Romania (ROU) Roemenië
36  Spain (ESP) Spanje Diego Ordóñez Athletics
37  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Tsjecho-Slowakije Josef Effenberger Gymnastics
38  Turkey (TUR) Turkije
39  Uruguay (URU) Uruguay
40  United States of America (USA) Verenigde Staten van Amerika Bud Houser Athletics
41  South Africa (RSA) Zuid-Afrika
42  Sweden (SWE) Zweden Bo Lindman Modern pentathlon
43  Switzerland (SUI) Zwitserland
44  Holland (NED) Holland Sam Olij Boxing

See also

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References

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[2] [3]

  1. ^ France and Malta did not take part in the Parade of Nations, but their athletes did compete at the Olympics.
  2. ^ Amsterdam 1928 Official Film | The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 1928 Summer Olympics".