During the parade of nations portion of the 1980 Summer 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.

Parade order

As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation Soviet Union marched last, in accordance with the tradition and IOC guidelines. As each delegation entered accompanied by the Soviet march music, the national name was announced in Russian.[1][2][3]

Eighty nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 5,179 athletes, the smallest since 1956. Seven of them made their Olympic debut, namely Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Jordan, Laos, Mozambique and Seychelles.[4]

In partial support of the United States-led boycott, sixteen countries marched into the Olympic stadium under the Olympic flag. Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers. Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only with their officials,[5][6] while four of them participated under the Olympic flag with their athletes. New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain, on the other hand, participated in the Games under their NOC flags.[7]

List

The following is a list of each country's announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.

This table is sortable by country name (in Russian), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport.

Order Nation Russian Transliteration Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)ГрецияGretsiyaIlias HatzipavlisSailing
2 Australia (AUS)АвстралияAvstraliyaDenise BoydAthletics
Max MetzkerSwimming
3 Austria (AUT)АвстрияAvstriyaKarl FerstlSailing
4 Algeria (ALG)АлжирAlzhirDjamel YahioucheSwimming
5 Angola (ANG)АнголаAngolaFernando LopesSwimming
6 Andorra (AND)ОК АндорраOK AndorraJoan Tomàs RocaShooting
7 Afghanistan (AFG)АфганистанAfghanistanIbrahim ShudzandinWrestling
8 Belgium (BEL)КОИБ (Бельгия)KOIB (Beľgiya)Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
9 Benin (BEN)БенинBeninÉtienne Loco GbodolleBoxing
10 Burma (BIR)БирмаBirmaSoe KhinAthletics
11 Bulgaria (BUL)БолгарияBolgariyaAleksandar TomovWrestling
12 Botswana (BOT)БотсванаBotsvanaWilfred KarengAthletics
13 Brazil (BRA)БразилияBraziliaJoão Carlos de OliveiraAthletics
14 Great Britain (GBR)Британская ОАBritanskaya OARichard PalmerOfficial
15 Hungary (HUN)ВенгрияVengriyaIstván Szívós, Jr.Water polo
16 Venezuela (VEN)ВенесуэлаVenesuėlaAntonio EsparragozaBoxing
17 Vietnam (VIE)ВьетнамVyetnamPhan Huy KhảngShooting
18 Guyana (GUY)ГайанаGaïanaJames GilkesAthletics
19 Guatemala (GUA)ГватемалаGvatemalaCarlos SilvaShooting
20 Guinea (GUI)ГвинеяGvineaMamadou DialloJudo
21 German Democratic Republic (GDR)ГДРGDR[n 1]Kristina RichterHandball
22 Denmark (DEN)ДанияDaniyaJørgen LindhardsenSailing
23 Dominican Republic (DOM)Доминиканская РеспубликаDominikanskaya RespublikaMarisela PeraltaAthletics
24 Zambia (ZAM)ЗамбияZambiyaDamiano MusondaAthletics
25 Zimbabwe (ZIM)ЗимбабвеZimbabveAbel NkhomaAthletics
26 India (IND)ИндияIndiyaRandhir SinghShooting
27 Jordan (JOR)ИорданияIordaniyaAbdul Latif Abdul MagidOfficial
28 Iraq (IRQ)ИракIrakAbdul Jabbar RahimaAthletics
29 Ireland (IRL)ИрландияIrlandiyaKen RyanOfficial
30 Iceland (ISL)ИсландияIslandiyaBirgir BorgþórssonWeightlifting
31 Spain (ESP)ОК ИспанииOK IspaniiHerminio MenéndezCanoeing
32 Italy (ITA)НОК ИталииNOK ItaliiMoscow 1980 – Volunteer
33 Cameroon (CMR)КамерунKamerunNicolas OwonaCycling
34 Cyprus (CYP)КипрKiprKostas PapakostasJudo
35 Colombia (COL)КолумбияKolumbiyaEnrique PeñaAthletics
36 Republic of the Congo (CGO)НР КонгоNR Kongo[n 2]Solange KoulinkaHandball
37 Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK)КНДРKNDR[n 3]Jang Bong-munBoxing
38 Costa Rica (CRC)Коста-РикаKosta-RikaMaría ParísSwimming
39 Cuba (CUB)КубаKubaTeófilo StevensonBoxing
40 Kuwait (KUW)КувейтKuveïtIbrahim MuzafferJudo
41 Laos (LAO)ЛаосLaosPanh KhemanithAthletics
42 Lesotho (LES)ЛесотоLesotoJoseph LetsekaAthletics
43 Liberia (LBR)[n 4]ЛиберияLiberiyaUnknownUnknown
44 Lebanon (LIB)ЛиванLivanToni KhouriOfficial
45 Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LBA)Джамахирия (Джамахирии Араб Ливий)Dzhamakhiriya (Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii)Nuri KaheilCycling
46 Luxembourg (LUX)КОСЛ (Люксембург)KOSL (Lyuksemburg)Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
47 Madagascar (MAD)МадагаскарMadagaskarSylvain RajefiarisonBoxing
48 Mali (MLI)МалиMaliNamakoro NiaréAthletics
49 Malta (MLT)МальтаMaľtaFrans ChetcutiShooting
50 Mexico (MEX)МексикаMeksikaCarlos GirónDiving
51 Mozambique (MOZ)МозамбикMozambikRaimundo FranisseSwimming
52 Mongolia (MGL)МонголияMongoliyaZevegiin DüvchinWrestling
53 Nepal (NEP)НепалNepalBishnu MalakarBoxing
54 Nigeria (NGR)НигерияNigeriyaKayode ElegbedeAthletics
55 Netherlands (NED)НОК НидерландовNOK NiderlandovMoscow 1980 – Volunteer
56 Nicaragua (NCA)НикарагуаNikaraguaXiomara LariosAthletics
57 New Zealand (NZL)Новая ЗеландияNovaya ZelandiyaBrian NewthModern pentathlon
58 Peru (PER)ПеруPeruWalter PerónShooting
59 Poland (POL)ПольшаPoľshaCzesław KwiecińskiWrestling
60 Portugal (POR)ОК ПортугалииOK PortugaliiEsbela da FonsecaGymnastics (non-participant)
61 Puerto Rico (PUR)Пуэрто-РикоPuėrto-RikoAlberto MercadoBoxing
62 Romania (ROM)РумынияRumyniyaVasile AndreiWrestling
63 San Marino (SMR)ОК Сан-МариноOK San-MarinoMoscow 1980 – Volunteer
64 Seychelles (SEY)СейшелыSeïshelyMichael PillayBoxing
65 Senegal (SEN)СенегалSenegalAbdoulaye KoteJudo
66 Sierra Leone (SLE)Сьерра-ЛеонеSyerra-LeoneMohamed BanguraBoxing
67 Syria (SYR)СирияSiriyaJihad NaimShooting
68 Tanzania (TAN)ТанзанияTanzaniyaFilbert BayiAthletics
69 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)Тринидад и ТобагоTrinidad i TobagoHasely CrawfordAthletics
70 Uganda (UGA)УгандаUgandaJohn Akii-BuaAthletics
71 Finland (FIN)ФинляндияFinlyandiyaPeter TallbergSailing
72 France (FRA)НОК ФранцииNOK FrantsiiMoscow 1980 – Volunteer
73 Czechoslovakia (TCH)ЧехословакияChekhoslovakiyaVítězslav MáchaWrestling
74 Switzerland (SUI)ОК ШвейцарииOK ShveïtsariiMoscow 1980 – Volunteer
75 Sweden (SWE)ШвецияShvetsiyaStig PetterssonAthletics (non-participant)
76 Sri Lanka (SRI)Шри-ЛанкаShri-LankaNewton PereraAthletics
77 Ecuador (ECU)ЭквадорĖkvadorNancy VallecillaAthletics
78 Ethiopia (ETH)ЭфиопияĖfiopiyaMiruts YifterAthletics
79 Yugoslavia (YUG)ЮгославияYugoslaviyaMatija LjubekCanoeing
80 Jamaica (JAM)ЯмайкаYamaĩkaMichael FennellOfficial
81 Soviet Union (URS)CCCPSSSR[n 5]Nikolay BalboshinWrestling
Notes
  1. GDR – Germanskaya Demokraticheskaya Respublika
  2. NR Kongo – Narodnaya Respublika Kongo
  3. KNDR – Koreiskaya Narodnaya Demokraticheskaya Respublika
  4. Liberia withdrew after marching in the opening ceremony and joined the United States-led boycott.
  5. SSSR – Soyuz Sovetskih Sotsialisticheskih Respublik

References

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  2. Opening Ceremony – Moscow 1980 (International Olympic Committee). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. "Technical Manual on Ceremonies" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. November 2005. p. 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
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  5. Fimrite, Ron (July 28, 1980). "Only The Bears Were Bullish". SI VaultCNN. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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