2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

During the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the flag bearers of 207 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Maracanã Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

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Countries and flagbearers

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Reference: [1]

No. Country Brazilian Portuguese name Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)Grécia Ekaterini Stefanidi Athletics
2 Afghanistan (AFG)Afeganistão Volunteer
3 South Africa (RSA)África do Sul Caster Semenya Athletics
4 Albania (ALB)Albânia Luiza Gega Athletics
5 Germany (GER)Alemanha Sebastian Brendel[2] Canoeing
6 Andorra (AND)Andorra Pol Moya Athletics
7 Angola (ANG)Angola Cristina Direito Branco Handball
8 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)Antígua e Barbuda Noah Mascoll-Gomes Swimming
9 Saudi Arabia (KSA)Arábia Saudita Volunteer
10 Algeria (ALG)Argélia Larbi Bourrada Athletics
11 Argentina (ARG)Argentina Paula Pareto Judo
12 Armenia (ARM)Armênia Artur Aleksanyan Wrestling
13 Aruba (ARU)Aruba Nicole Van der Velden Sailing
14 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)Atletas Olímpicos Independentes Volunteer
15 Australia (AUS)Austrália Kim Brennan[3] Rowing
16 Austria (AUT)Áustria Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank Sailing
17 Azerbaijan (AZE)Azerbaijão Haji Aliyev Wrestling
18 Bahamas (BAH)Bahamas Leevan Sands Athletics
19 Bangladesh (BAN)Bangladesh Shamoli Ray Archery
20 Barbados (BAR)Barbados Akela Jones Athletics
21 Bahrain (BRN)Bareine Alemu Bekele Athletics
22 Belarus (BLR)Belarus Ivan Tsikhan Athletics
23 Belgium (BEL)Bélgica Nafissatou Thiam[4] Athletics
24 Belize (BIZ)Belize Brandon Jones Athletics
25 Benin (BEN)Benim Yemi Geoffrey Apithy Fencing
26 Bermuda (BER)Bermuda Volunteer
27 Bolivia (BOL)Bolívia Angela Castro Athletics
28 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)Bósnia e Herzegovina Amel Tuka Athletics
29 Botswana (BOT)Botsuana Isaac Makwala Athletics
30 Brunei (BRU)Brunei Darussalam Maizurah Abdul Rahim Athletics
31 Bulgaria (BUL)Bulgária Mihaela Maevska Gymnastics
32 Burkina Faso (BUR)Burkina Faso Angelika Sita Ouedraogo Swimming
33 Burundi (BDI)Burundi Billy Scott Irakoze Swimming
34 Bhutan (BHU)Butão Lenchu Kunzang Shooting
35 Cape Verde (CPV)Cabo Verde Maria Andrade Taekwondo
36 Cameroon (CMR)Camarões Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue Boxing
37 Cambodia (CAM)Camboja Sorn Seavmey Taekwondo
38 Canada (CAN)Canadá Penny Oleksiak[5] Swimming
39 Qatar (QAT)Catar Volunteer
40 Kazakhstan (KAZ)Cazaquistão Ruslan Zhaparov Taekwondo
41 Cayman Islands (CAY)Ilhas Cayman Lara Butler Swimming
42 Central African Republic (CAF)República Centro-Africana Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel Swimming
43 Chad (CHA)Chade Bibiro Ali Tahar Athletics
44 Chile (CHI)Chile Bárbara Riveros[6] Triathlon
45 China (CHN)República Popular da China Ding Ning Table Tennis
46 Cyprus (CYP)Chipre Leontia Kallenou Athletics
47 Colombia (COL)Colômbia Ingrid Lorena Valencia Boxing
48 Comoros (COM)Comores Soule Soilihi Athoumane Swimming
49 Republic of the Congo (CGO)Congo Franck Elemba Athletics
50 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)República Democrática do Congo Volunteer
51 Cook Islands (COK)Ilhas Cook Alex Beddoes Athletics
52 South Korea (KOR) República da Coreia Kim Hyeon-woo Wrestling
53 Ivory Coast (CIV)Costa do Marfim Rene Philippe Kouassi Archery
54 Costa Rica (CRC)Costa Rica Karen Cope Charles Beach Volleyball
55 Croatia (CRO)Croácia Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic Rowing
56 Cuba (CUB)Cuba Mijain Lopez Wrestling
57 Denmark (DEN)Dinamarca Pernille Blume Swimming
58 Djibouti (DJI)Djibuti Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Athletics
59 Dominica (DMA)Dominica Yordanys Durañona Athletics
60 Dominican Republic (DOM)República Dominicana Luisito Pié Taekwondo
61 Egypt (EGY)Egito Hedaya Malak Taekwondo
62 El Salvador (ESA)El Salvador Enrique Arathoon Sailing
63 United Arab Emirates (UAE)Emirados Árabes Unidos Saud Alzaabi Athletics
64 Ecuador (ECU)Equador Bayron Piedra Athletics
65 Eritrea (ERI)Eritreia Tsegay Tuemay Athletics
66 Slovakia (SVK)Eslováquia Erik Vlček Canoeing
67 Slovenia (SLO)Eslovênia Tanja Zakelj Cycling
68 Spain (ESP)Espanha Jesús Ángel García Bragado Athletics
69 Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)Estados Federados da Micronésia Volunteer
70 United States (USA)Estados Unidos da América Simone Biles[7] Gymnastics
71 Estonia (EST)Estônia Mart Seim Weightlifting
72 Ethiopia (ETH)Etiópia Almaz Ayana Athletics
73 Macedonia (MKD) Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia Volunteer
74 Fiji (FIJ)Fiji Leslie Copeland[8] Athletics
75 Philippines (PHI)Filipinas Kirstie Elaine Alora Taekwondo
76 Finland (FIN)Finlândia Antti Ruuskanen Athletics
77 France (FRA)França Teddy Riner Judo
78 Gabon (GAB)Gabão Anthony Mylann Obame Taekwondo
79 The Gambia (GAM)Gâmbia Gina Bass Athletics
80 Ghana (GHA)Gana Flings Owusu-Agyapong Athletics
81 Georgia (GEO)Geórgia Lasha Talakhadze Weightlifting
82 Great Britain (GBR)Grã-Bretanha Kate Richardson-Walsh Field hockey
83 Grenada (GRN)Granada Lindon Victor Athletics
84 Guam (GUM)Guam Benjamin Schulte Swimming
85 Guatemala (GUA)Guatemala Juan Ignacio Maegli Sailing
86 Guyana (GUY)Guiana Troy Doris Athletics
87 Guinea (GUI)Guiné Mamadama Bangoura Judo
88 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)Guiné Equatorial Reina-Flor Okori Athletics
89 Guinea-Bissau (GBS)Guiné-Bissau Taciana Lima Judo
90 Haiti (HAI)Haiti Jeffrey Julmis Athletics
91 Honduras (HON)Honduras Miguel Ferrera Taekwondo
92 Hong Kong (HKG)Hong Kong, China Chan Chun Hing Cycling
93 Hungary (HUN)Hungria Katinka Hosszú Swimming
94 Yemen (YEM)Iêmen Volunteer
95 India (IND)Índia Sakshi Malik Wrestling
96 Indonesia (INA)Indonésia Volunteer
97 Iran (IRI)República Islâmica do Irã Hassan Yazdani Wrestling
98 Iraq (IRQ)Iraque Volunteer
99 Ireland (IRL)Irlanda Gary O'Donovan Rowing
100 Iceland (ISL)Islândia Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir Swimming
101 Israel (ISR)Israel Alona Koshevatskiy Gymnastics
102 Italy (ITA)Itália Daniele Lupo Beach Volleyball
103 Jamaica (JAM)Jamaica Javon Francis Athletics
104 Japan (JPN)Japão Keisuke Ushiro Athletics
105 Jordan (JOR)Jordânia Ahmad Abughoush Taekwondo
106 Kiribati (KIR)Kiribati Volunteer
107 Kosovo (KOS)Kosovo Vijona Kryeziu Athletics
108 Laos (LAO)República Popular Democrática do Laos Xaysa Anousone Athletics
109 Lesotho (LES)Lesoto Inkululeko Suntele Boxing
110 Latvia (LAT)Letônia Aleksejs Rumjancevs Canoeing
111 Lebanon (LIB)Líbano Volunteer
112 Liberia (LBR)Libéria Emmanuel Matadi Athletics
113 Libya (LBA)Líbia Volunteer
114 Liechtenstein (LIE)Liechtenstein Christoph Meier Swimming
115 Lithuania (LTU)Lituânia Edvinas Ramanauskas Canoeing
116 Luxembourg (LUX)Luxemburgo Ni Xialian[9] Table Tennis
117 Madagascar (MAD)Madagascar Asaramanitra Ratiarison Judo
118 Malaysia (MAS)Malásia Lee Chong Wei Badminton
119 Malawi (MAW)Maláui Kefasi Chitsala Athletics
120 Maldives (MDV)Maldivas Afa Isimail Athletics
121 Mali (MLI)Mali Ismael Coulibaly Taekwondo
122 Malta (MLT)Malta Charlotte Wingfield Athletics
123 Marshall Islands (MHL)Ilhas Marshall Colleen Furgeson Swimming
124 Morocco (MAR)Marrocos Wiam Dislam Taekwondo
125 Mauritius (MRI)Maurício Jonathan Drack Athletics
126 Mauritania (MTN)Mauritânia Volunteer
127 Mexico (MEX)México Maria Del Rosario Espinoza Taekwondo
128 Mozambique (MOZ)Moçambique Joaquim Lobo Canoeing
129 Moldova (MDA)República da Moldova Zalina Marghieva Athletics
130 Monaco (MON)Mônaco Volunteer
131 Mongolia (MGL)Mongólia Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai Boxing
132 Montenegro (MNE)Montenegro Predrag Jokic Water Polo
133 Myanmar (MYA)Myanmar Yan Naing Soe Judo
134 Namibia (NAM)Namíbia Michelle Vorster Cycling
135 Nauru (NRU)Nauru Ovini Uera Judo
136 Nepal (NEP)Nepal Saraswati Bhattarai Athletics
137 Nicaragua (NCA)Nicarágua Erick Rodriguez Athletics
138 Niger (NIG)Níger Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak Taekwondo
139 Nigeria (NGR)Nigéria Doreen Amata Athletics
140 Norway (NOR)Noruega Kari Aalvik Grimsbo Handball
141 New Zealand (NZL)Nova Zelândia Lisa Carrington[10] Canoeing
142 Oman (OMA)Omã Volunteer
143 Netherlands (NED)Países Baixos Sanne Wevers[11] Gymnastics
144 Palau (PLW)Palau Skilang Temengil Wrestling
145 Palestine (PLE)Palestina Miri Alatrash Swimming
146 Panama (PAN)Panamá Carolena Carstens Taekwondo
147 Papua New Guinea (PNG)Papua Nova Guiné Samantha Kassman Taekwondo
148 Pakistan (PAK)Paquistão Volunteer
149 Paraguay (PAR)Paraguai Carmen Martinez Athletics
150 Peru (PER)Peru David Torrence Athletics
151 Poland (POL)Polônia Marta Walczykiewicz Canoeing
152 Puerto Rico (PUR)Porto Rico Jaime Yusept Espinal Wrestling
153 Portugal (POR)Portugal Telma Monteiro Judo
154 Kenya (KEN)Quênia Mercy Cherono Athletics
155 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)Quirguistão Aisuluu Tynybekova Wrestling
156 North Korea (PRK)República Popular Democrática da Coreia Yun Won Chol Wrestling
157 Romania (ROU)Romênia Simona Pop Fencing
158 Rwanda (RWA)Ruanda Claudette Mukasakindi Athletics
159 Russia (RUS)Federação da Rússia Svetlana Romashina and Natalia Ishchenko Synchronized swimming
160 Solomon Islands (SOL)Ilhas Salomão Rosefelo Siosi Athletics
161 Samoa (SAM)Samoa Alex Rose Athletics
162 American Samoa (ASA)Samoa Americana Benjamin Waterhouse Judo
163 San Marino (SMR)San Marino Alessandra Perilli Shooting
164 Saint Lucia (LCA)Santa Lúcia Jeanelle Scheper Athletics
165 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)São Cristóvão e Névis Antoine Adams Athletics
166 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)São Tomé e Príncipe Volunteer
167 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)São Vicente e Granadinas Kineke Alexander Athletics
168 Seychelles (SEY)Seicheles Lissa Labiche Athletics
169 Senegal (SEN)Senegal Adama Diatta Wrestling
170 Sierra Leone (SLE)Serra Leoa Hafsatu Kamara Athletics
171 Serbia (SRB)Sérvia Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
172 Singapore (SIN)Singapura Griselda Khng Sailing
173 Syria (SYR)República Árabe da Síria Ghofrane Mohamed Athletics
174 Somalia (SOM)Somália Mohamed Daud Mohamed Athletics
175 Sri Lanka (SRI)Sri Lanka Anuradha Indrajith Cooray Athletics
176 Swaziland (SWZ)Suazilândia Phumlile Ndzinisa Athletics
177 Sudan (SUD)Sudão Volunteer
178 South Sudan (SSD)Sudão do Sul Guor Marial Athletics
179 Sweden (SWE)Suécia Emma Johansson Cycling
180 Switzerland (SUI)Suíça Nino Schurter Mountain Biking
181 Suriname (SUR)Suriname Volunteer
182 Tajikistan (TJK)Tadjiquistão Anvar Yunusov Boxing
183 Thailand (THA)Tailândia Boonthung Srisung Athletics
184 Chinese Taipei (TPE)Taipé Chinesa Hsu Shu-Ching Weightlifting
185 Tanzania (TAN)República Unida da Tanzânia Alphonce Felix Simbu Athletics
186 Czech Republic (CZE)República Tcheca Josef Dostál Canoeing
187 East Timor (TLS)República Democrática de Timor-Leste Agusto Soares Athletics
188 Togo (TOG)Togo Adzo Rebecca Kpossi Swimming
189 Tonga (TGA)Tonga Siueni Filimone Athletics
190 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)Trinidad e Tobago Cleopatra Borel Athletics
191 Tunisia (TUN)Tunísia Oussama Oueslati Taekwondo
192 Turkmenistan (TKM)Turcomenistão Volunteer
193 Turkey (TUR)Turquia Taha Akgul Wrestling
194 Tuvalu (TUV)Tuvalu Volunteer
195 Ukraine (UKR)Ucrânia Olga Kharlan Fencing
196 Uganda (UGA)Uganda Halima Nakaayi Athletics
197 Uruguay (URU)Uruguai Emiliano Lasa Athletics
198 Uzbekistan (UZB)Uzbequistão Bektemir Melikuziev Boxing
199 Vanuatu (VAN)Vanuatu Volunteer
200 Venezuela (VEN)Venezuela Stefany Hernandez Cycling
201 Vietnam (VIE)Vietnã Volunteer
202 Virgin Islands (ISV)Ilhas Virgens Americanas Clayton Laurent Jr. Boxing
203 British Virgin Islands (IVB)Ilhas Virgens Britânicas Volunteer
204 Zambia (ZAM)Zâmbia Gerald Phiri Athletics
205 Zimbabwe (ZIM)Zimbábue Kirsty Coventry Swimming
206 Refugee Olympic Team (ROT)[12]Time Olímpico de Refugiados Popole Misenga Judo
207 Brazil (BRA)Brasil Isaquias Queiroz Canoeing

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