Flag bearers of all nations at the opening ceremony for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Discover who is leading your country out at the Maracanã Stadium
Michael Phelps will carry the USA flag at his fifth Olympic Games (Getty Images/Chris Graythen)
Carrying their nation's flag at the Olympic Games opening ceremony is one of the highest honours for any athlete. The flag bearers at Rio 2016 include some of the greatest athletes of their generation. But while not all of them are superstars, each one represents their country with pride and esteem.
See the full list below.
Defending men's singles tennis champion Andy Murray will carry the Great Britain flag (Photo: Getty Images)
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Country |
First name |
Surname |
Gender |
Sport |
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Greece |
Sofia |
Female |
Sailing |
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Afghanistan |
Mohammad Tawfiq |
Male |
Judo |
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South Africa |
Wayde |
Male |
Athletics |
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Albania |
Luiza |
Female |
Athletics |
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Germany |
Timo |
Male |
Table Tennis |
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Andorra |
Laura |
Female |
Judo |
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Angola |
Luisa |
Female |
Handball |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
Daniel |
Male |
Athletics |
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Saudi Arabia |
Sulaiman |
Male |
Judo |
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Algeria |
Sonia |
Female |
Judo |
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Argentina |
Luis |
Male |
Basketball |
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Armenia |
Vahan |
Male |
Swimming |
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Aruba |
Nicole |
Female |
Sailing |
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Australia |
Anna |
Female |
Cycling |
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Austria |
Jia |
Female |
Table Tennis |
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Azerbaijan |
Teymur |
Male |
Boxing |
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Bahamas |
Shaunae |
Female |
Athletics |
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Bangladesh |
Mohammad |
Male |
Golf |
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Barbados |
Ramon |
Male |
Athletics |
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Bahrain |
Farhan |
Male |
Swimming |
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Belarus |
Vasil |
Male |
Cycling |
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Belgium |
Olivia |
Female |
Athletics |
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Belize |
Brandon |
Male |
Athletics |
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Benin |
Yemi Geoffrey Afiss |
Male |
Fencing |
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Bermuda |
Tyrone |
Male |
Athletics |
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Bolivia |
Angela |
Female |
Athletics |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Amel |
Male |
Athletics |
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Botswana |
Nijel |
Male |
Athletics |
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Brunei Darussalam |
Mohammad Fakhri |
Male |
Athletics |
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Bulgaria |
Ivet |
Female |
Athletics |
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Burkina Faso |
Rachid |
Male |
Judo |
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Burundi |
Olivier |
Male |
Athletics |
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Bhutan |
Karma |
Female |
Archery |
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Cape Verde |
Maria |
Female |
Taekwondo |
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Cameroon |
Dieudonne Wilfred |
Male |
Boxing |
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Cambodia |
Seavmey |
Female |
Taekwondo |
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Canada |
Rosannagh |
Female |
Gymnastics |
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Qatar |
Sheikh Ali |
Male |
Equestrian |
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Kazakhstan |
Ruslan |
Male |
Taekwondo |
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Cayman Islands |
Forbes |
Male |
Athletics |
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Central African Republic |
Chloe Marie Helene |
Female |
Athletics |
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Chad |
Ali Taher |
Female |
Athletics |
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Chile |
Erika |
Female |
Athletics |
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People's Republic of China |
Sheng |
Male |
Fencing |
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Cyprus |
Pavlos |
Male |
Sailing |
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Colombia |
Yuri |
Female |
Judo |
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Comoros |
Mohamed Andhumdine |
Female |
Swimming |
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Congo |
Franck |
Male |
Athletics |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Rosa |
Female |
Taekwondo |
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Cook Islands |
Ella |
Female |
Canoeing |
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Republic of Korea |
Bongil |
Male |
Fencing |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
Murielle |
Female |
Athletics |
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Costa Rica |
NERY |
Male |
Athletics |
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Croatia |
Josip |
Male |
Water polo |
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Cuba |
Mijain |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Denmark |
Caroline |
Female |
Tennis |
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Djibouti |
Abdi Waiss |
Male |
Athletics |
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Dominica |
Yordanys |
Male |
Athletics |
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Dominican Republic |
Luguelin |
Male |
Athletics |
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Egypt |
Ahmad |
Male |
Handball |
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El Salvador |
Lilian |
Female |
Shooting |
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United Arab Emirates |
Nada |
Female |
Swimming |
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Ecuador |
Estefania |
Female |
Judo |
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Eritrea |
volunteer |
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Slovakia |
Danka |
Female |
Shooting |
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Slovenia |
Vasilij |
Male |
Sailing |
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Spain |
Rafael |
Male |
Tennis |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
Jennifer |
Female |
Boxing |
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United States of America |
Michael |
Male |
Swimming |
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Estonia |
Karl-Martin |
Male |
Sailing |
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Ethiopia |
Tsgabu Gebremaryam |
Male |
Cycling |
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The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
Anastasia |
Female |
Swimming |
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Fiji |
Osea |
Male |
Rugby 7 |
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Philippines |
Ian |
Female |
Table Tennis |
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Finland |
Tuuli |
Female |
Sailing |
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France |
Teddy |
Male |
Judo |
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Gabon |
Anthony Mylann |
Male |
Taekwondo |
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Gambia |
Gina |
Female |
Athletics |
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Ghana |
Flings |
Female |
Athletics |
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Georgia |
Avtandili |
Male |
Judo |
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Great Britain |
Andy |
Male |
Tennis |
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Grenada |
Kirani |
Male |
Athletics |
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Guam |
Benjamin |
Male |
Swimming |
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Guatemala |
Ana Sofia |
Female |
Gymnastics |
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Guyana |
Hannibal |
Male |
Swimming |
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Guinea |
Mamadama |
Female |
Judo |
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Equatorial Guinea |
Reina-Flor |
Female |
Athletics |
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Guinea-Bissau |
Augusto |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Haiti |
Asnage |
CASTELLY |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Honduras |
Rolando |
PALACIOS |
Male |
Athletics |
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Hong Kong, China |
Stephanie |
AU |
Female |
Swimming |
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Hungary |
Aron |
SZILAGYI |
Male |
Fencing |
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Yemen |
Zeyad |
MATER |
Male |
Athletics |
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India |
Abhinav |
BINDRA |
Male |
Shooting |
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Indonesia |
Maria |
LONDA |
Female |
Athletics |
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Islamic Republic of Iran |
Zahra |
NEMATI |
Female |
Archery |
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Iraq |
Waheed Abdulridha |
WAHEED KARAAWI |
Male |
Boxing |
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Ireland |
Patrick |
BARNES |
Male |
Boxing |
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Iceland |
Thormodur |
JONSSON |
Male |
Judo |
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Israel |
Neta |
RIVKIN |
Female |
Gymnastics |
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Italy |
Federica |
PELLEGRINI |
Female |
Swimming |
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Jamaica |
Shelly-Ann |
FRASER-PRYCE |
Female |
Athletics |
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Japan |
Kiesuke |
USHIRO |
Male |
Athletics |
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Jordan |
Hussein |
IASHAISH |
Male |
Boxing |
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Kiribati |
David |
KATOATAU |
Male |
Weightlifting |
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Kosovo |
Majlinda |
KELMENDI |
Female |
Judo |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Xaysa |
ANOUSONE |
Male |
Athletics |
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Lesotho |
Mosito |
LEHATA |
Male |
Athletics |
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Latvia |
Maris |
STROMBERGS |
Male |
Cycling |
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Lebanon |
Nacif |
ELIAS |
Male |
Judo |
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Liberia |
Emmanuel |
MATADI |
Male |
Athletics |
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Libya |
Mohamed Fuad |
HREZI |
Male |
Athletics |
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Liechtenstein |
Julia |
HASSLER |
Female |
Swimming |
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Lithuania |
Gintare |
SCHEIDT |
Female |
Sailing |
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Luxembourg |
Gilles |
MULLER |
Male |
Tennis |
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Madagascar |
Eliane |
SAHOLINIRINA |
Female |
Athletics |
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Malaysia |
Chong Wei |
LEE |
Male |
Badminton |
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Malawi |
Kefasi |
CHITSALA |
Male |
Athletics |
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Maldives |
Aminath |
SHAJAN |
Female |
Swimming |
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Mali |
Djenebou |
DANTE |
Female |
Athletics |
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Malta |
Andrew |
CHETCUTI |
Male |
Swimming |
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Marshall Islands |
Mathlynn |
SASSER |
Female |
Weightlifting |
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Morocco |
Abdelkebir |
OUADDAR |
Male |
Equestrian |
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Mauritius |
Kate |
FOO KUNE |
Female |
Badminton |
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Mauritania |
Jidou |
EL MOCTAR |
Male |
Athletics |
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Mexico |
Daniela |
CAMPUZANO |
Female |
Cycling |
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Mozambique |
Joaquim |
LOBO |
Male |
Canoeing |
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Republic of Moldova |
Nicolai |
CEBAN |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Monaco |
Brice |
ETES |
Male |
Athletics |
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Mongolia |
Temuulen |
BATTULGA |
Male |
Judo |
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Montenegro |
BOJANA |
POPOVIC |
Female |
Handball |
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Myanmar |
Naing Soe |
YAN |
Male |
Judo |
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Namibia |
Jonas Junias |
JONAS |
Male |
Boxing |
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Nauru |
Elson |
BRECHTEFELD |
Male |
Weightlifting |
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Nepal |
Phupu Lamu |
KHATRI |
Female |
Judo |
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Nicaragua |
Rafael Antonio |
LACAYO PALADINO |
Male |
Shooting |
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Niger |
Abdoulrazak |
ISSOUFOU ALFAGA |
Male |
Taekwondo |
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Nigeria |
OLUFUNKE |
OSHONAIKE |
Female |
Table tennis |
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Norway |
Ole Kristian |
BRYHN |
Male |
Shooting |
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New Zealand |
Peter |
BURLING |
Male |
Sailing |
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Oman |
Hamed |
AL KHATRI |
Male |
Shooting |
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Netherlands |
Jeroen |
DUBBELDAM |
Male |
Equestrian |
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Palau |
Florian Skilang |
TEMENGIL |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Palestine |
Mayada |
AL-SAYED |
Female |
Athletics |
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Panama |
Alonso |
EDWARD |
Male |
Athletics |
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Papua New Guinea |
Ryan |
PINI |
Male |
Swimming |
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Pakistan |
Ghulam Mustafa |
BASHIR |
Male |
Shooting |
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Paraguay |
Julieta |
GRANADA |
Female |
Golf |
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Peru |
Francisco |
BOZA |
Male |
Shooting |
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Poland |
Karol |
BIELECKI |
Male |
Handball |
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Puerto Rico |
Jamie Yusept |
ESPINAL |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Portugal |
João |
RODRIGUES |
Male |
Sailing |
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Kenya |
Shehzana |
ANWAR |
Female |
Archery |
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Kyrgyzstan |
Erkin |
ADYLBEK UULU |
Male |
Boxing |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
Jon Wi |
CHOE |
Male |
Weightlifting |
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Romania |
Catalina |
PONOR |
Female |
Gymnastics |
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Rwanda |
Adrien |
NIYONSHUTI |
Male |
Cycling |
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Russian Federation |
Sergei |
TETIUKHIN |
Male |
Volleyball |
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Solomon Islands |
Jenly |
WINI |
Female |
Weightlifting |
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Samoa |
Mary |
OPELOGE |
Female |
Weightlifting |
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American Samoa |
Tanumafili Malietoa |
JUNGBLUT |
Male |
Weightlifting |
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San Marino |
Arianna |
PERILLI |
Female |
Shooting |
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Saint Lucia |
Levern |
SPENCER |
Female |
Athletics |
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Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Antoine |
ADAMS |
Male |
Athletics |
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Sao Tome and Principe |
Buly |
DA CONCEICAO TRISTE |
Male |
Canoeing |
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St Vincent and the Grenadines |
Kineke |
ALEXANDER |
Female |
Athletics |
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Seychelles |
Rodney |
GOVINDEN |
Male |
Sailing |
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Senegal |
Isabelle |
SAMBOU |
Female |
Wrestling |
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Sierra Leone |
Bunturabie |
JALLOH |
Female |
Swimming |
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Serbia |
Ivana |
ANDUSIC MAKSIMOVIC |
Female |
Shooting |
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Singapore |
Zi Liang Derek |
WONG |
Male |
Badminton |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
Majd Eddin |
GHAZAL |
Male |
Athletics |
|
Somalia |
Mohamed |
MOHAMED |
Male |
Athletics |
|
Sri Lanka |
Indrajith |
COORAY |
Female |
Athletics |
|
Swaziland |
Sibusiso |
MATSENJWA |
Male |
Athletics |
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Sudan |
Abdalla |
YOUSIF |
Male |
Athletics |
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South Sudan |
Guor |
MARIAL |
Male |
Athletics |
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Sweden |
Therese |
ALSHAMMAR |
Female |
Swimming |
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Switzerland |
Giulia |
BATTULGA |
Female |
Gymnastics |
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Suriname |
Soren |
OPTI |
Male |
Badminton |
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Tajikistan |
Dilshod |
NAZAROV |
Male |
Athletics |
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Thailand |
Ratchanok |
INTANON |
Female |
Badminton |
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Chinese Taipei |
Isheau |
WONG |
Female |
Equestrian |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
Andrew Thomas |
MLUGU |
Male |
Judo |
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Czech Republic |
Lukas |
KRPALEK |
Male |
Judo |
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Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste |
Francelina |
CABRAL |
Female |
Cycling |
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Togo |
Adzo Rebecca |
KROSSI |
Female |
Swimming |
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Tonga |
Pita Nikolas |
AUFATOFUA |
Male |
Taekwondo |
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Trinidad and Tobago |
Kenshorn |
WALCOTT |
Male |
Athletics |
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Tunisia |
Oussama |
MELLOULI |
Male |
Swimming |
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Turkmenistan |
Merdan |
ATAYEV |
Male |
Swimming |
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Turkey |
Riza |
KAYAALP |
Male |
Wrestling |
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Tuvalu |
Etimoni |
TIMUANI |
Male |
Athletics |
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Ukraine |
Mykola |
MILCHEV |
Male |
Shooting |
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Uganda |
Joshua E |
TIBATEMWA |
Male |
Swimming |
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Uruguay |
Dolores |
MOREIRA FRASCHINI |
Female |
Sailing |
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Uzbekistan |
Bakhopir |
JALOLOV |
Male |
Boxing |
|
Vanuatu |
Yoshua |
SHING |
Male |
Table Tennis |
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Venezuela |
Ruben |
LIMARDO GASCON |
Male |
Fencing |
|
Vietnam |
Thanh an |
VU |
Male |
Fencing |
|
Virgin Islands, US |
Cy |
THOMPSON |
Male |
Sailing |
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Virgin Islands, British |
Ashley |
KELLY |
Female |
Athletics |
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Zambia |
Mathews |
PUNZA |
Male |
Judo |
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Zimbabwe |
Kirsty |
COVENTRY |
Female |
Swimming |
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Refugee Olympic Team |
Rose Lokonyen |
NATHIKE |
Female |
Athletics |
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Brazil |
Yane |
MARQUES |
Female |
Modern Pentathlon |
Rafa Nadal will be Spain's flag bearer (Photo: Getty Images)
