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During the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the flag bearers of 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into the main Olympic Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

Countries and flagbearers

Below is a list of all parading countries with their announced flag bearer, sorted in the order in which they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).^[1]

No.	Country	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Greece (GRE)	Spyridon Gianniotis	Swimming
2	Afghanistan (AFG)	Rohullah Nikpai	Taekwondo
3	Albania (ALB)	Romela Begaj	Weightlifting
4	Algeria (ALG)	Taoufik Makhloufi	Athletics
5	American Samoa (ASA)	Ching Maou Wei	Swimming
6	Andorra (AND)	Antoni Bernadó	Athletics
7	Angola (ANG)	Marcelina Kiala	Handball
8	Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)	Karin O'Reilly	Swimming
9	Argentina (ARG)	Sebastián Crismanich	Taekwondo
10	Armenia (ARM)	Arsen Julfalakyan	Wrestling
11	Aruba (ARU)	Jayme Mata	Judo
12	Australia (AUS)	Malcolm Page	Sailing
13	Austria (AUT)	Beate Schrott	Athletics
14	Azerbaijan (AZE)	Toghrul Asgarov	Wrestling
15	Bahamas (BAH)	Chandra Sturrup	Athletics
16	Bahrain (BRN)	LOCOG – Games Maker
17	Bangladesh (BAN)	LOCOG – Games Maker
18	Barbados (BAR)	Kyle Maxwell	Judo
19	Belarus (BLR)	Raman Piatrushenka	Canoeing
20	Belgium (BEL)	Lionel Cox	Shooting
21	Belize (BIZ)	Kenneth Medwood	Athletics
22	Benin (BEN)	Jacob Gnahoui	Judo
23	Bermuda (BER)	Flora Duffy	Triathlon
24	Bhutan (BHU)	Sherab Zam	Archery
25	Bolivia (BOL)	Claudia Balderrama	Athletics
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Kemal Mešić	Athletics
27	Botswana (BOT)	Oteng Oteng	Boxing
28	Brazil (BRA)	Esquiva Falcão	Boxing
29	British Virgin Islands (IVB)	Tahesia Harrigan	Athletics
30	Brunei (BRU)	Anderson Lim	Swimming
31	Bulgaria (BUL)	Stanka Zlateva	Wrestling
32	Burkina Faso (BUR)	Angelika Ouedraogo	Swimming
33	Burundi (BDI)	Diane Nukuri	Athletics
34	Cambodia (CAM)	Sorn Davin	Taekwondo
35	Cameroon (CMR)	Annabelle Ali	Wrestling
36	Canada (CAN)	Christine Sinclair^[2]	Football
37	Cape Verde (CPV)	Ruben Sança	Athletics
38	Cayman Islands (CAY)	Ronald Forbes	Athletics
39	Central African Republic (CAF)	David Boui	Taekwondo
40	Chad (CHA)	Hinikissia Ndikert	Athletics
41	Chile (CHI)	Paris Inostroza	Fencing
42	China (CHN)	Xu Lijia	Sailing
43	Colombia (COL)	Mariana Pajón	Cycling
44	Comoros (COM)	Maoulida Daroueche	Athletics
45	Republic of the Congo (CGO)	Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub	Swimming
46	Cook Islands (COK)	Luisa Peters	Weightlifting
47	Costa Rica (CRC)	Gabriela Traña	Athletics
48	Ivory Coast (CIV)	Philippe Kouassi	Archery
49	Croatia (CRO)	Damir Martin	Rowing
50	Cuba (CUB)	Mijaín López	Wrestling
51	Cyprus (CYP)	Chrystalleni Trikomiti	Gymnastics
52	Czech Republic (CZE)	Barbora Špotáková	Athletics
53	North Korea (PRK)	Ri Jong-Myong	Wrestling
54	Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)	Cédric Mandembo	Judo
55	Denmark (DEN)	Allan Nørregaard	Sailing
56	Djibouti (DJI)	Yasmin Farah	Table tennis
57	Dominica (DMA)	Luan Gabriel	Athletics
58	Dominican Republic (DOM)	Félix Sánchez	Athletics
59	Ecuador (ECU)	César de Cesare	Canoeing
60	Egypt (EGY)	Tamer Bayoumi	Taekwondo
61	El Salvador (ESA)	Melissa Mikec	Shooting
62	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	Bibiana Olama	Athletics
63	Eritrea (ERI)	Zersenay Habteselassie	Athletics
64	Estonia (EST)	Heiki Nabi	Wrestling
65	Ethiopia (ETH)	Tirunesh Dibaba	Athletics
66	Fiji (FIJ)	Leslie Copeland	Athletics
67	Finland (FIN)	Antti Ruuskanen	Athletics
68	Macedonia (MKD)	Kristijan Efremov	Athletics
69	France (FRA)	Laura Flessel-Colovic	Fencing
70	Gabon (GAB)	Ruddy Zang Milama	Athletics
71	The Gambia (GAM)	Suwaibou Sanneh	Athletics
72	Georgia (GEO)	Lasha Shavdatuashvili	Judo
73	Germany (GER)	Kristof Wilke	Rowing
74	Ghana (GHA)	Maxwell Amponsah	Boxing
75	Grenada (GRN)	Neisha Bernard-Thomas	Athletics
76	Guam (GUM)	Ricardo Blas, Jr.	Judo
77	Guatemala (GUA)	Erick Barrondo	Athletics
78	Guinea (GUI)	Facinet Keita	Judo
79	Guinea-Bissau (GBS)	Augusto Midana	Wrestling
80	Guyana (GUY)	Aliann Pompey	Athletics
81	Haiti (HAI)	Marlena Wesh	Athletics
82	Honduras (HON)	Karen Vilorio	Swimming
83	Hong Kong (HKG)	Tang Peng	Table tennis
84	Hungary (HUN)	Krisztián Pars	Athletics
85	Iceland (ISL)	Ragna Ingólfsdóttir	Badminton
86	Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)	LOCOG – Games Maker
87	India (IND)	Mary Kom	Boxing
88	Indonesia (INA)	LOCOG – Games Maker
89	Iran (IRI)	Komeil Ghasemi	Wrestling
90	Iraq (IRQ)	Ali Salman	Wrestling
91	Ireland (IRL)	Darren O'Neill	Boxing
92	Israel (ISR)	Neta Rivkin	Gymnastics
93	Italy (ITA)	Daniele Molmenti	Canoeing
94	Jamaica (JAM)	Hansle Parchment	Athletics
95	Japan (JPN)	Saori Yoshida	Wrestling
96	Jordan (JOR)	Mohammad Abu-Libdeh	Taekwondo
97	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Serik Sapiyev	Boxing
98	Kenya (KEN)	David Rudisha	Athletics
99	Kiribati (KIR)	David Katoatau	Weightlifting
100	South Korea (KOR)	Song Dae-Nam	Judo
101	Kuwait (KUW)	LOCOG – Games Maker
102	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	Bekzat Osmonaliev	Weightlifting
103	Laos (LAO)	Kilakone Siphonexay	Athletics
104	Latvia (LAT)	Ineta Radēviča	Athletics
105	Lebanon (LIB)	Andrea Paoli	Taekwondo
106	Lesotho (LES)	Mosito Lehata	Athletics
107	Liberia (LBR)	Phobay Kutu-Akoi	Athletics
108	Libya (LBA)	Hala Gezah	Athletics
109	Liechtenstein (LIE)	Julia Hassler	Swimming
110	Lithuania (LTU)	Jevgenij Shuklin	Canoeing
111	Luxembourg (LUX)	Laurent Carnol	Swimming
112	Madagascar (MAD)	Fetra Ratsimiziva	Judo
113	Malawi (MAW)	Mike Tebulo	Athletics
114	Malaysia (MAS)	Pandelela Rinong	Diving
115	Maldives (MDV)	Azneem Ahmed	Athletics
116	Mali (MLI)	Rahmatou Dramé	Athletics
117	Malta (MLT)	Diane Borg	Athletics
118	Marshall Islands (MHL)	Giordan Harris	Swimming
119	Mauritania (MTN)	LOCOG – Games Maker
120	Mauritius (MRI)	Natacha Rigobert	Beach volleyball
121	Mexico (MEX)	María Espinoza	Taekwondo
122	Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)	Debra Daniel	Swimming
123	Moldova (MDA)	Zalina Marghieva	Athletics
124	Monaco (MON)	Damien Desprat	Sailing
125	Mongolia (MGL)	Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt	Boxing
126	Montenegro (MNE)	Bojana Popović	Handball
127	Morocco (MAR)	Wiam Dislam	Taekwondo
128	Mozambique (MOZ)	Kurt Couto	Athletics
129	Myanmar (MYA)	LOCOG – Games Maker
130	Namibia (NAM)	Sem Shilimela	Wrestling
131	Nauru (NRU)	Itte Detenamo	Weightlifting
132	Nepal (NEP)	Prasiddha Jung Shah	Swimming
133	Netherlands (NED)	Ranomi Kromowidjojo	Swimming
134	New Zealand (NZL)	Mahé Drysdale^[3]	Rowing
135	Nicaragua (NCA)	Osmar Bravo	Boxing
136	Niger (NIG)	Moustapha Hima	Boxing
137	Nigeria (NGR)	Sinivie Boltic	Wrestling
138	Norway (NOR)	Eirik Verås Larsen	Canoeing
139	Oman (OMA)	LOCOG – Games Maker
140	Pakistan (PAK)	Sohail Abbas	Field hockey
141	Palau (PLW)	Rodman Teltull	Athletics
142	Palestine (PLE)	Woroud Sawalha	Athletics
143	Panama (PAN)	Omar Simmonds	Judo
144	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	Steven Kari	Weightlifting
145	Paraguay (PAR)	Ben Hockin	Swimming
146	Peru (PER)	Inés Melchor	Athletics
147	Philippines (PHI)	Jasmine Alkhaldi	Swimming
148	Poland (POL)	Michał Jeliński	Rowing
149	Portugal (POR)	Fernando Pimenta	Canoeing
150	Puerto Rico (PUR)	Javier Culson	Athletics
151	Qatar (QAT)	Mohammed Bakhet	Athletics
152	Romania (ROU)	Sandra Izbașa	Gymnastics
153	Russia (RUS)	Anastasia Davydova	Synchronized swimming
154	Rwanda (RWA)	Adrien Niyonshuti	Cycling
155	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	Antoine Adams	Athletics
156	Saint Lucia (LCA)	Levern Spencer	Athletics
157	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	Courtney Carl Williams	Athletics
158	Samoa (SAM)	Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga	Taekwondo
159	San Marino (SMR)	Alessandra Perilli	Shooting
160	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	Lecabela Quaresma	Athletics
161	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	Yousef Ahmed	Athletics
162	Senegal (SEN)	Hortense Diédhiou	Judo
163	Serbia (SRB)	Milica Mandić	Taekwondo
164	Seychelles (SEY)	Lissa Labiche	Athletics
165	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Ibrahim Turay	Athletics
166	Singapore (SIN)	Colin Cheng	Sailing
167	Slovakia (SVK)	Danka Barteková	Shooting
168	Slovenia (SLO)	Franka Anić	Taekwondo
169	Solomon Islands (SOL)	Tony Lomo	Judo
170	Somalia (SOM)	Zamzam Mohamed Farah	Athletics
171	South Africa (RSA)	Oscar Pistorius	Athletics
172	Spain (ESP)	Saúl Craviotto	Canoeing
173	Sri Lanka (SRI)	Niluka Karunaratne	Badminton
174	Sudan (SUD)	Rabah Yousif	Athletics
175	Suriname (SUR)	Kirsten Nieuwendam	Athletics
176	Swaziland (SWZ)	Sibusiso Matsenjwa	Athletics
177	Sweden (SWE)	Fredrik Lööf^[4]	Sailing
178	Switzerland (SUI)	Nicola Spirig	Triathlon
179	Syria (SYR)	Majed Aldin Ghazal	Athletics
180	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Tseng Li-Cheng	Taekwondo
181	Tajikistan (TJK)	Mavzuna Chorieva	Boxing
182	Tanzania (TAN)	Zakia Mrisho	Athletics
183	Thailand (THA)	Kaeo Pongprayoon	Boxing
184	Timor-Leste (TLS)	Juventina Napoleão	Athletics
185	Togo (TOG)	Sacha Denanyoh	Judo
186	Tonga (TGA)	Joseph Andy Lui	Athletics
187	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	George Bovell	Swimming
188	Tunisia (TUN)	Oussama Mellouli	Swimming
189	Turkey (TUR)	Servet Tazegül	Taekwondo
190	Turkmenistan (TKM)	LOCOG – Games Maker
191	Tuvalu (TUV)	Asenate Manoa	Athletics
192	Uganda (UGA)	Ganzi Mugula	Swimming
193	Ukraine (UKR)	Oleksiy Torokhtiy	Weightlifting
194	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	LOCOG – Games Maker
195	United States (USA)	Bryshon Nellum^[5]	Athletics
196	Uruguay (URU)	Alejandro Foglia	Sailing
197	Uzbekistan (UZB)	Abbos Atoev	Boxing
198	Vanuatu (VAN)	Nazario Fiakaifonu	Judo
199	Venezuela (VEN)	Jessica López	Gymnastics
200	Vietnam (VIE)	Le Huynh Chau	Taekwondo
201	Virgin Islands (ISV)	LaVerne Jones-Ferrette	Athletics
202	Yemen (YEM)	Nabil Al-Garbi	Athletics
203	Zambia (ZAM)	Prince Mumba	Athletics
204	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	Cuthbert Nyasango	Athletics
205	Great Britain (GBR)	Ben Ainslie	Sailing

References

^ "London 2012 closing ceremony – Flag bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Brady, Rachel (12 August 2012). "Christine Sinclair to carry Canadian flag at closing ceremony". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ "Olympics: Drysdale named as flag bearer". The New Zealand Herald. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
^ "Lööf svensk fanbärare på avslutningen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
^ Oddi, Vicky (10 August 2012). "Bryshon Nellum named U.S. flag bearer for closing ceremony". National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[1] "London 2012 closing ceremony – Flag bearers" (PDF). International Olympic Committee (IOC). 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[2] Brady, Rachel (12 August 2012). "Christine Sinclair to carry Canadian flag at closing ceremony". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[3] "Olympics: Drysdale named as flag bearer". The New Zealand Herald. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2012.

[4] "Lööf svensk fanbärare på avslutningen". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). 11 August 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[5] Oddi, Vicky (10 August 2012). "Bryshon Nellum named U.S. flag bearer for closing ceremony". National Broadcasting Company (NBC). Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

Countries and flagbearers

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