2008 Summer Paralympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the stadium, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country. It is considered a great honour to bear the country's flag in the Parade of Nations.

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Parade order

Per tradition, the host country, in this case the People's Republic of China, marched last however contrary to tradition in the Olympic Games the national team of Greece did not enter first. All other nations marched in name order in the language of the host nation, which in this case is the Chinese language. As Chinese is written in characters and not letters, the order of the teams' entry was determined by the number of strokes in the first character of their respective countries' Simplified Chinese names.[1] Countries with the same number of strokes in the first character are sorted by those of the next character. This made Guinea (几内亚) the first country to enter, as it takes two strokes to write the first character in the country's name (几), and Zambia (赞比亚) last-but-one, ahead of China.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport
1  Guinea (GUI) 几内亚 Jīnèiyà Ahmed Barry Athletics
2  Turkey (TUR) 土耳其 Tǔěrqí Korhan Yamac Shooting
3  Turkmenistan (TKM) 土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn Ovezgeldy Ordjiyev Powerlifting
4  Malta (MLT) 马耳他 Mǎěrtā Atonio Flores Athletics
5  Madagascar (MAD) 马达加斯加 Mǎdájiāsījiā Josefa Harijaona Randrianony Swimming
6  Malaysia (MAS) 马来西亚 Mǎláixīyà Mariappan Perumal Powerlifting
7  Mali (MLI) 马里 Mǎlǐ Sissoko Facourou Powerlifting
8  Macedonia (MKD) 前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国 Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó Vanco Karanfilov Shooting
9  Ecuador (ECU) 厄瓜多尔 Èguāduōěr Jose Marino Powerlifting
10  Jamaica (JAM) 牙买加 Yámǎijiā Tanto Campbell Athletics
11  Belgium (BEL) 比利时 Bǐlìshí Nico Vergeylen Table Tennis
12  Vanuatu (VAN) 瓦努阿图 Wǎnǔātú Tom Tete Powerlifting
13  Israel (ISR) 以色列 Yǐsèliè Yizhar Cohen Swimming
14  Japan (JPN) 日本 Rìběn Toru Suzuki Athletics
15  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 中华台北 Zhōnghuá Táiběi Hou Ting-Sung Table Tennis
16  Central African Republic (CAF) 中非 Zhōngfēi Rosel-Clemariot-Christian Nikona Athletics
17  Hong Kong (HKG) 中国香港 Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng So Wa Wai Athletics
18  Macau (MAC) 中国澳门 Zhōngguó Àomén Kuong Sio Ieng Athletics
19  Benin (BEN) 贝宁 Bèiníng Blandine Sahenou Powerlifting
20  Mauritius (MRI) 毛里求斯 Máolǐqiúsī Richard Souci Athletics
21  Denmark (DEN) 丹麦 Dānmài Jackie Christiansen Athletics
22  Uganda (UGA) 乌干达 Wūgāndá Billy Ssengendo Powerlifting
23  Ukraine (UKR) 乌克兰 Wūkèlán Andrii Komar Wheelchair Fencing
24  Uruguay (URU) 乌拉圭 Wūlāguī Henry Borges Judo
25  Uzbekistan (UZB) 乌兹别克斯坦 Wūzībiékèsītǎn Ravil Diganshin Athletics / Powerlifting
26  Barbados (BAR) 巴巴多斯 Bābāduōsī David Taylor Swimming
27  Papua New Guinea (PNG) 巴布亚新几内亚 Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà Francis Kompaon Athletics
28  Brazil (BRA) 巴西 Bāxī Antonio Tenorio Silva Judo
29  Bahrain (BRN) 巴林 Bālín Ahmed Meshaimaa Athletics
30  Panama (PAN) 巴拿马 Bānámǎ Said Gomez Athletics
31  Pakistan (PAK) 巴基斯坦 Bājīsītǎn Haider Ali Athletics
32  Palestine (PLE) 巴勒斯坦 Bālèsītǎn Husam Azzam Athletics
33  Cuba (CUB) 古巴 Gǔbā Yunidis Castillo Athletics
34  Burkina Faso (BUR) 布基纳法索 Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ Lassane Gasbeogo Cycling
35  Burundi (BDI) 布隆迪 Bùlóngdí Remy Nikobimeze Athletics
36  East Timor (TLS) 东帝汶 Dōngdìwèn Liliana da Costa Silva Powerlifting
37  Qatar (QAT) 卡塔尔 Kǎtǎěr Ali Abdulla Mohamed Powerlifting
38  Rwanda (RWA) 卢旺达 Lúwàngdá Jean de Dieu Nkundabera Athletics
39  Luxembourg (LUX) 卢森堡 Lúsēnbǎo Peter Lorkowski Cycling
40  Belarus (BLR) 白俄罗斯 Báiéluósī Ihar Fartunau Athletics
41  India (IND) 印度 Yìndù Rajinder Singh Rahelu Powerlifting
42  Indonesia (INA) 印度尼西亚 Yìndùníxīyà Billy Zeth Makal Powerlifting
43  Lithuania (LTU) 立陶宛 Lìtáowǎn Rolandas Urbonas Athletics
44  Niger (NIG) 尼日尔 Nírìěr Zakari Amadou Powerlifting
45  Nigeria (NGR) 尼日利亚 Nírìlìyà Adekunle Adesoji Athletics
46  Nepal (NEP) 尼泊尔 Níbóěr Jit Bahadur Khadka Athletics
47  Ghana (GHA) 加纳 Jiānà Nkegbe Botsyo Athletics
48  Canada (CAN) 加拿大 Jiānádà Donovan Tildesley Swimming
49  Gabon (GAB) 加蓬 Jiāpéng Thierry Mabicka Athletics
50  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 吉尔吉斯斯坦 Jíěrjísīsītǎn Roman Omurbekov Powerlifting
51  Laos (LAO) 老挝 Lǎowō Eay Simay Powerlifting
52  Armenia (ARM) 亚美尼亚 Yàměiníyà Greta Khndzrtsyan Powerlifting
53  Spain (ESP) 西班牙 Xībānyá David Casinos Athletics
54  Bermuda (BER) 百慕大 Bǎimùdà Jennifer Southern Secretary General of the Bermudian National Paralympic Committee
55  Iraq (IRQ) 伊拉克 Yīlākè Faris Al-Ajeeli Powerlifting
56  Iran (IRI) 伊朗 Yīlǎng Mohammad Reza Mirzaei Athletics
57  Guatemala (GUA) 危地马拉 Wēidìmǎlā Cesar Arturo Lopez Ivajera Athletics
58  Hungary (HUN) 匈牙利 Xiōngyálì Judit Horvathne Palfi Wheelchair Fencing
59  Dominican Republic (DOM) 多米尼加共和国 Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó Alfonso Olibero Encarnacion Athletics
60  Iceland (ISL) 冰岛 Bīngdǎo Jon Oddur Haldorsson Athletics
61  Angola (ANG) 安哥拉 Āngēlā Jose Armando Athletics
62  Tonga (TGA) 汤加 Tāngjiā Mounga Okusitino Athletics
63  Jordan (JOR) 约旦 Yuēdàn Jamil Elshebli Athletics
64  Finland (FIN) 芬兰 Fēnlán Minna Leinonen Shooting
65  Croatia (CRO) 克罗地亚 Kèluódìyà Marija Ivekovic Athletics
66  Suriname (SUR) 苏里南 Sūlǐnán Biondi Misasi Athletics
67  Libya (LBA) 利比亚 Lìbǐyǎ Sahar Mostafa M El Gnemi Powerlifting
68  Cape Verde (CPV) 佛得角 Fódéjiǎo Artimeza Helena Sequiera Athletics
69  Greece (GRE) 希腊 Xīlà Charalampos Taiganidis Swimming
70  Saudi Arabia (KSA) 沙特 Shātè Osamah Alshanqiti Athletics
71  Algeria (ALG) 阿尔及利亚 Āěrjílìyà Mohamed Allek Athletics
72  United Arab Emirates (UAE) 阿联酋 Āliánqiú Abdullah al Aryani Shooting
73  Argentina (ARG) 阿根廷 Āgēntíng Silvio Velo Football 5-A-Side
74  Oman (OMA) 阿曼 Āmàn Badar al-Harthi Powerlifting
75  Afghanistan (AFG) 阿富汗 Āfùhàn Mohammad Fahim Rahimi Powerlifting
76  Azerbaijan (AZE) 阿塞拜疆 Āsāibàijiān Ilham Zakiyev Judo
77  Namibia (NAM) 纳米比亚 Nàmǐbǐyà Reginald Benade Athletics
78  Tanzania (TAN) 坦桑尼亚 Tǎnsāngníyà Ernest Nyabalale Athletics
79  Latvia (LAT) 拉脱维亚 Lātuōwéiyà Edgars Bergs Athletics
80  Great Britain (GBR) 英国 Yīngguó Danny Crates Athletics
81  Kenya (KEN) 肯尼亚 Kěnníyà Henry Wanyioke Athletics
82  Romania (ROU) 罗马尼亚 Luōmǎníyà Eduard Novak Cycling
83  Venezuela (VEN) 委内瑞拉 Wěinèiruìlā Reinaldo Carvallo Judo
84  France (FRA) 法国 Fǎguó Assia El Hannouni Athletics
85  Faroe Islands (FRO) 法罗群岛 Fǎluó Qúndǎo Heidi Andreasen Swimming
86  Poland (POL) 波兰 Bōlán Krzysztof Smorszczewski Athletics
87  Puerto Rico (PUR) 波多黎各 Bōduō Lígè Nilda Gomez Lopez Shooting
88  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 波黑 Bōhēi Sabahudin Delalić Sitting Volleyball
89  Bangladesh (BAN) 孟加拉国 Mèngjiālāguó Abdul Quader Sumon Athletics
90  Norway (NOR) 挪威 Nuówēi Cecilie Drabsch-Norland Swimming
91  South Africa (RSA) 南非 Nánfēi Natalie du Toit Swimming
92  Cambodia (CAM) 柬埔寨 Jiǎnpǔzhài Vanna Kim Athletics
93  Kazakhstan (KAZ) 哈萨克斯坦 Hāsàkèsītǎn Liazat Salimzenova Powerlifting
94  Kuwait (KUW) 科威特 Kēwēitè Hamad Aladwani Athletics
95  Ivory Coast (CIV) 科特迪瓦 Kētè Díwǎ Oumar Basakoulba Kone Athletics
96  Bulgaria (BUL) 保加利亚 Bǎojiālìyà Stela Eneva Athletics
97  Russia (RUS) 俄罗斯 Éluósī Alexey Ashapatov Athletics
98  Syria (SYR) 叙利亚 Xùlìyà Rasha Alshikh Powerlifting
99  United States (USA) 美国 Měiguó Jennifer Armbruster Goalball
100  Honduras (HON) 洪都拉斯 Hóngdūlāsī Luis Carlos Hernandez Oliva Athletics
101  Zimbabwe (ZIM) 津巴布韦 Jīnbābùwéi Elliot Mujaji Athletics
102  Tunisia (TUN) 突尼斯 Tūnísī Ahmed Benhaj Ali Athletics
103  Thailand (THA) 泰国 Tàiguó Supachai Koysub Athletics
104  Egypt (EGY) 埃及 Aījí Metwaly Ibrahim Mathna Powerlifting
105  Ethiopia (ETH) 埃塞俄比亚 Aīsāiébǐyà Tesfalem Gebru Athletics
106  Lesotho (LES) 莱索托 Láisuǒtuō Thato Mohasoa Athletics
107  Netherlands (NED) 荷兰 Hélán Esther Vergeer Wheelchair Tennis
108  Georgia (GEO) 格鲁吉亚 Gélǔjíyà Yago Gorgadze Powerlifting
109  Colombia (COL) 哥伦比亚 Gēlúnbǐyà Moises Fuentes Swimming
110  Costa Rica (CRC) 哥斯达黎加 Gēsīdá Líjiā Giovanny Rodriguez Table Tennis
111  Peru (PER) 秘鲁 Bìlǔ Jose Gonzales-Mugaburu Swimming
112  Ireland (IRL) 爱尔兰 Aìěrlán Patrice Dockery Athletics
113  Estonia (EST) 爱沙尼亚 Aìshāníyà Kristo Ringas Swimming
114  Haiti (HAI) 海地 Hǎidì Nephtalie Jean Louis Powerlifting
115  Czech Republic (CZE) 捷克 Jiékè Marketa Sidkova Archery
116  Philippines (PHI) 菲律宾 Fēilǜbīn Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta Powerlifting
117  El Salvador (ESA) 萨尔瓦多 Sàěrwǎduō Zulma Cruz Athletics
118  Samoa (SAM) 萨摩亚 Sàmóyà Mose Faatamala Athletics
119  Tajikistan (TJK) 塔吉克斯坦 Tǎjíkèsītǎn Khayrullo Abdurahimov Powerlifting
120  Vietnam (VIE) 越南 Yuènán Nguyen Quang Vuong Swimming
121  Sri Lanka (SRI) 斯里兰卡 Sīlǐ Lánkǎ Sandun Wasana Perera Powerlifting
122  Slovenia (SLO) 斯洛文尼亚 Sīluòwénníyà Franc Pinter Shooting
123  Slovakia (SVK) 斯洛伐克 Sīluòfákè Ladislav Gaspar Table tennis
124  Portugal (POR) 葡萄牙 Pútáoyá Filomena Franco Rowing
125  South Korea (KOR) 韩国 Hánguó Park Jong-Chul Powerlifting
126  Fiji (FIJ) 斐济 Fěijì Ranjesh Prakash Athletics
127  Montenegro (MNE) 黑山 Hēishān Dusan Dragovic Swimming
128  Chile (CHI) 智利 Zhìlì Robinson Mendez Wheelchair Tennis
129  Austria (AUT) 奥地利 Aòdìlì Christoph Etzlstorfer Athletics
130  Myanmar (MYA) 缅甸 Miǎndiàn Myint Win Athletics
131  Switzerland (SUI) 瑞士 Ruìshì Heinz Frei Athletics / Cycling
132  Sweden (SWE) 瑞典 Ruìdiǎn Anders Olsson Swimming
133  Mongolia (MGL) 蒙古 Měnggǔ Bazarsuren Choyondorj Judo
134  Singapore (SIN) 新加坡 Xīnjiāpō Rui Si Theresa Goh Swimming
135  New Zealand (NZL) 新西兰 Xīn Xīlán Sholto Taylor Wheelchair Rugby
136  Italy (ITA) 意大利 Yìdàlì Francesca Porcellato Athletics
137  Senegal (SEN) 塞内加尔 Sàinèijiāěr Nidiaye Mor Athletics
138  Serbia (SRB) 塞尔维亚 Sàiěrwéiyà Zlatko Kesler Table tennis
139  Cyprus (CYP) 塞浦路斯 Sàipǔlùsī Karolina Pelendritou Swimming
140  Mexico (MEX) 墨西哥 Mòxīgē Saul Mendoza Athletics
141  Lebanon (LIB) 黎巴嫩 Líbānèn Edward Maalouf Cycling
142  Germany (GER) 德国 Déguó Conny Dietz Goalball
143  Moldova (MDA) 摩尔多瓦 Móěrduōwǎ Larisa Marinenkova Powerlifting
144  Morocco (MAR) 摩洛哥 Móluògē Abdelilah Mame Athletics
145  Australia (AUS) 澳大利亚 Àodàlìyǎ Russell Short Athletics
146  Zambia (ZAM) 赞比亚 Zànbǐyà Lassam Katongo Athletics
147  China (CHN) 中国 Zhōngguó Wang Xiaofu Swimming
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See also
  • 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

Sources

References
  1. "Opening Ceremony plan released - The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2008.
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