By: Denise N. Fyffe.
Copyright © 2012, Poetess Defy, Denise N. Fyffe

205 nations paraded in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony. Maybe like me you were wondering who were some of those flag bearers; apart from Jamaica’s Usain Bolt who many of us are familiar with. Well here on The Island Journal, we have done the research for you and care of Wikipedia, see below the list of Nations, countries, flag bearers and events that they are associated with.

The following is a list of each London 2012 Summer Olympics country’s announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. This table is sortable by country name (in English), the flag bearer’s name, and the flag bearer’s sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.

Order	Country	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Greece (GRE)	Alexandros Nikolaidis[4]	Taekwondo
2	Afghanistan (AFG)	Nesar Ahmad Bahave[5]	Taekwondo
3	Albania (ALB)	Romela Begaj[6]	Weightlifting
4	Algeria (ALG)	Abdelhafid Benchabla[7]	Boxing
5	American Samoa (ASA)	Ching Maou Wei[8]	Swimming
6	Andorra (AND)	Joan Tomàs Roca[9]	Shooting
7	Angola (ANG)	Antonia Moreira[10]	Judo
8	Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)	Daniel Bailey[11]	Athletics
9	Argentina (ARG)	Luciana Aymar[12]	Field hockey
10	Armenia (ARM)	Arman Yeremyan[5]	Taekwondo
11	Aruba (ARU)	Jemal Le Grand[13]	Swimming
12	Australia (AUS)	Lauren Jackson[14]	Basketball
13	Austria (AUT)	Markus Rogan[15]	Swimming
14	Azerbaijan (AZE)	Elnur Mammadli[16]	Judo
15	Bahamas (BAH)	Chris Brown[17]	Athletics
16	Bahrain (BRN)	Azza Al Qasmi[18]	Shooting
17	Bangladesh (BAN)	Mahfizur Rahman Sagor[19]	Swimming
18	Barbados (BAR)	Ryan Brathwaite[20]	Athletics
19	Belarus (BLR)	Max Mirnyi[21]	Tennis
20	Belgium (BEL)	Tia Hellebaut[22]	Athletics
21	Belize (BIZ)	Kenneth Medwood[5]	Athletics
22	Benin (BEN)	Jacob Gnahoui[23]	Judo
23	Bermuda (BER)	Zander Kirkland[24]	Sailing
24	Bhutan (BHU)	Sherab Zam[5]	Archery
25	Bolivia (BOL)	Karen Torrez[25]	Swimming
26	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	Amel Mekić[26]	Judo
27	Botswana (BOT)	Amantle Montsho[27]	Athletics
28	Brazil (BRA)	Rodrigo Pessoa[28]	Equestrian
29	British Virgin Islands (IVB)	Tahesia Harrigan[29]	Athletics
30	Brunei (BRU)	Maziah Mahusin[30]	Athletics
31	Bulgaria (BUL)	Yordan Yovchev[31]	Gymnastics
32	Burkina Faso (BUR)	Severine Nebie[5]	Judo
33	Burundi (BDI)	Diane Nukuri[32]	Athletics
34	Cambodia (CAM)	Sorn Davin[33]	Taekwondo
35	Cameroon (CMR)	Annabelle Ali[34]	Wrestling
36	Canada (CAN)	Simon Whitfield[35]	Triathlon
37	Cape Verde (CPV)	Adysangela Moniz[5]	Athletics
38	Cayman Islands (CAY)	Brett Fraser[36]	Swimming
39	Central African Republic (CAF)	Seulki Kang[5]	Taekwondo
40	Chad (CHA)	Carine Ngarlemdana[37]	Judo
41	Chile (CHI)	Denisse van Lamoen[38]	Archery
42	People’s Republic of China (CHN)	Yi Jianlian[39]	Basketball
43	Colombia (COL)	Mariana Pajón[40]	Cycling
44	Comoros (COM)	Ahamada Feta[5]	Athletics
45	Congo (CGO)	Lorene Bazolo[5]	Athletics
46	Cook Islands (COK)	Helema Williams[41]	Sailing
47	Costa Rica (CRC)	Gabriela Traña[42]	Athletics
48	Côte d’Ivoire (CIV)	Ben Youssef Meite [5]	Athletics
49	Croatia (CRO)	Venio Losert[43]	Handball
50	Cuba (CUB)	Mijaín López[44]	Wrestling
51	Cyprus (CYP)	Marcos Baghdatis[45]	Tennis
52	Czech Republic (CZE)	Petr Koukal[46]	Badminton
53	Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK)	Pak Song-Chol[5]	Athletics
54	Democratic Republic of Congo (COD)	Ilunga Mande Zatara[47]	Athletics
55	Denmark (DEN)	Kim Wraae Knudsen[48]	Canoeing
56	Djibouti (DJI)	Zourah Ali[5]	Athletics
57	Dominica (DMA)	Erison Hurtault[49]	Athletics
58	Dominican Republic (DOM)	Gabriel Mercedes[50]	Taekwondo
59	Ecuador (ECU)	César de Cesare[51]	Canoeing
60	Egypt (EGY)	Hesham Mesbah[52]	Judo
61	El Salvador (ESA)	Evelyn García[53]	Cycling
62	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	Bibiana Martina[5]	Athletics
63	Eritrea (ERI)	Weynay Ghebresilasie[5]	Athletics
64	Estonia (EST)	Aleksander Tammert[54]	Athletics
65	Ethiopia (ETH)	Yanet Seyoum[5]	Swimming
66	Fiji (FIJ)	Josateki Naulu[55]	Judo
67	Finland (FIN)	Hanna-Maria Seppälä[56]	Swimming
68	Macedonia (MKD)	Marko Blaževski[57]	Swimming
69	France (FRA)	Laura Flessel-Colovic[58]	Fencing
70	Gabon (GAB)	Ruddy Zang Milama[59]	Athletics
71	Gambia (GAM)	Suwaibou Sanneh[5]	Athletics
72	Georgia (GEO)	Nino Salukvadze[60]	Shooting
73	Germany (GER)	Natascha Keller[61]	Field hockey
74	Ghana (GHA)	Maxwell Amponsah[62]	Boxing
75	Grenada (GRN)	Kirani James[5]	Athletics
76	Guam (GUM)	Maria Dunn[5]	Wrestling
77	Guatemala (GUA)	Juan Ignacio Maegli[63]	Sailing
78	Guinea (GUI)	Facinet Keita[5]	Judo
79	Guinea-Bissau (GBS)	Augusto Midana[5]	Wrestling
80	Guyana (GUY)	Winston George[64]	Athletics
81	Haiti (HAI)	Linouse Desravine[65]	Judo
82	Honduras (HON)	Ronald Bennett[66]	Athletics
83	Hong Kong China (HKG)	Lee Wai Sze[67]	Cycling
84	Hungary (HUN)	Péter Biros[68]	Water polo
85	Iceland (ISL)	Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir[69]	Athletics
86	Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)[n 1]	Brooklyn Kerlin[5]	LOCOG/Games Maker
87	India (IND)	Sushil Kumar[70]	Wrestling
88	Indonesia (INA)	I Gede Siman Sudartawa[71]	Swimming
89	Iran (IRI)	Ali Mazaheri[72]	Boxing
90	Iraq (IRQ)	Dana Hussain[73]	Athletics
91	Ireland (IRL)	Katie Taylor[74]	Boxing
92	Israel (ISR)	Shahar Tzuberi[75]	Sailing
93	Italy (ITA)	Valentina Vezzali[76]	Fencing
94	Jamaica (JAM)	Usain Bolt[77]	Athletics
95	Japan (JPN)	Saori Yoshida[78]	Wrestling
96	Jordan (JOR)	Nadin Dawani[5]	Taekwondo
97	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	Nurmakhan Tinaliyev[79]	Wrestling
98	Kenya (KEN)	Jason Dunford[80]	Swimming
99	Kiribati (KIR)	David Katoatau[5]	Weightlifting
100	Republic of Korea (KOR)	Yoon Kyung-Shin[81]	Handball
101	Kuwait (KUW)	Fehaid Al-Deehani[5]	Shooting
102	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	Chingiz Mamedov[5]	Judo
103	Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LAO)	Kilakone Siphonexay[5]	Athletics
104	Latvia (LAT)	Mārtiņš Pļaviņš[82]	Beach volleyball
105	Lebanon (LIB)	Andrea Paoli[5]	Taekwondo
106	Lesotho (LES)	Mamorallo Tjoka[5]	Athletics
107	Liberia (LBR)	Phobay Kutu-Akoi[83]	Athletics
108	Libya (LBA)	Sofyan El Gidi[13]	Swimming
109	Liechtenstein (LIE)	Stephanie Vogt[84]	Tennis
110	Lithuania (LTU)	Virgilijus Alekna[85]	Athletics
111	Luxembourg (LUX)	Marie Muller[86]	Judo
112	Madagascar (MAD)	Fetra Ratsimiziva[87]	Judo
113	Malawi (MAW)	Mike Tebulo[5]	Athletics
114	Malaysia (MAS)	Pandelela Rinong[88]	Diving
115	Maldives (MDV)	Mohamed Ajfan Rasheed[5]	Badminton
116	Mali (MLI)	Rahamatou Drame[89]	Athletics
117	Malta (MLT)	William Chetcuti[90]	Shooting
118	Marshall Islands (MHL)	Haley Nemra[5]	Athletics
119	Mauritania (MTN)	Jidou El Moctar[5]	Athletics
120	Mauritius (MRI)	Natacha Rigobert[91]	Beach volleyball
121	Mexico (MEX)	María Espinoza[92]	Taekwondo
122	Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)	Manuel Minginfel[5]	Weightlifting
123	Republic of Moldova (MDA)	Dan Olaru[93]	Archery
124	Monaco (MON)	Angelique Trinquier[94]	Swimming
125	Mongolia (MGL)	Ser-Od Bat-Ochir[95]	Athletics
126	Montenegro (MNE)	Srđan Mrvaljević[96]	Judo
127	Morocco (MAR)	Wiam Dislam[97]	Taekwondo
128	Mozambique (MOZ)	Kurt Couto[98]	Athletics
129	Myanmar (MYA)	Zaw Win Thet[5]	Athletics
130	Namibia (NAM)	Gaby Ahrens[99]	Shooting
131	Nauru (NRU)	Itte Detenamo[5]	Weightlifting
132	Nepal (NEP)	Prasiddha Jung Shah[100]	Swimming
133	Netherlands (NED)	Dorian van Rijsselberghe[101]	Sailing
134	New Zealand (NZL)	Nick Willis[102]	Athletics
135	Nicaragua (NCA)	Osmar Bravo Amador[5]	Boxing
136	Niger (NIG)	Moustapha Hima[5]	Boxing
137	Nigeria (NGR)	Sinivie Boltic[103]	Wrestling
138	Norway (NOR)	Mira Verås Larsen[104]	Canoeing
139	Oman (OMA)	Ahmed Al-Hatmi[105]	Shooting
140	Pakistan (PAK)	Sohail Abbas[106]	Field hockey
141	Palau (PLW)	Rodman Teltull[107]	Athletics
142	Palestine (PLE)	Maher Abu Remeleh[5]	Judo
143	Panama (PAN)	Irving Saladino[108]	Athletics
144	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	Toea Wisil[109]	Athletics
145	Paraguay (PAR)	Ben Hockin[110]	Swimming
146	Peru (PER)	Gladys Tejeda[111]	Athletics
147	Philippines (PHI)	Hidilyn Diaz[112]	Weightlifting
148	Poland (POL)	Agnieszka Radwańska[113]	Tennis
149	Portugal (POR)	Telma Monteiro[114]	Judo
150	Puerto Rico (PUR)	Javier Culson[115]	Athletics
151	Qatar (QAT)	Bahiya Al-Hamad[116]	Shooting
152	Romania (ROU)	Horia Tecău[117]	Tennis
153	Russian Federation (RUS)	Maria Sharapova[118]	Tennis
154	Rwanda (RWA)	Adrien Niyonshuti[119]	Cycling
155	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	Kim Collins[5]	Athletics
156	Saint Lucia (LCA)	Levern Spencer[5]	Athletics
157	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	Kineke Alexander[32]	Athletics
158	Samoa (SAM)	Ele Opeloge[120]	Weightlifting
159	San Marino (SMR)	Alessandra Perilli[121]	Shooting
160	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	Lecabela Quaresma[5]	Athletics
161	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi[5]	Athletics
162	Senegal (SEN)	Hortense Diédhiou[122]	Judo
163	Serbia (SRB)	Novak Djokovic[123]	Tennis
164	Seychelles (SEY)	Dominic Dugasse[124]	Judo
165	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Ola Sesay[5]	Athletics
166	Singapore (SIN)	Feng Tianwei[125]	Table tennis
167	Slovakia (SVK)	Jozef Gönci[126]	Shooting
168	Slovenia (SLO)	Peter Kauzer[127]	Canoeing
169	Solomon Islands (SOL)	Jenlyn Wini[128]	Weightlifting
170	Somalia (SOM)	Zamzam Mohamed Farah[5]	Athletics
171	South Africa (RSA)	Caster Semenya[129]	Athletics
172	Spain (ESP)	Pau Gasol[n 2][131]	Basketball
173	Sri Lanka (SRI)	Niluka Karunaratne[132]	Badminton
174	Sudan (SUD)	Ismail Ahmed Ismail[5]	Athletics
175	Suriname (SUR)	Chinyere Pigot[133]	Swimming
176	Swaziland (SWZ)	Luke Hall[5]	Swimming
177	Sweden (SWE)	Rolf-Göran Bengtsson[134]	Equestrian
178	Switzerland (SUI)	Stanislas Wawrinka[n 3][136]	Tennis
179	Syria (SYR)	Majed Aldin Ghazal[137]	Athletics
180	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Chen Shih-Chieh[5]	Weightlifting
181	Tajikistan (TJK)	Mavzuna Chorieva[138]	Boxing
182	Tanzania (TAN)	Zakia Mrisho Mohamed[5]	Athletics
183	Thailand (THA)	Nuttapong Ketin[5]	Swimming
184	Timor-Leste (TLS)	Augusto Ramos Soares[5]	Athletics
185	Togo (TOG)	Benjamin Boukpeti[139]	Canoeing
186	Tonga (TGA)	Amini Fonua[140]	Swimming
187	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	Marc Burns[141]	Athletics
188	Tunisia (TUN)	Heykel Megannem[142]	Handball
189	Turkey (TUR)	Neslihan Demir Darnel[143]	Volleyball
190	Turkmenistan (TKM)	Serdar Hudayberdiyev[32]	Boxing
191	Tuvalu (TUV)	Asenate Manoa[144]	Athletics
192	Uganda (UGA)	Ganzi Mugula[145]	Swimming
193	Ukraine (UKR)	Roman Gontiuk[146]	Judo
194	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum[147]	Shooting
195	United States (USA)	Mariel Zagunis[148]	Fencing
196	Uruguay (URU)	Rodolfo Collazo[149]	Rowing
197	Uzbekistan (UZB)	Elshod Rasulov[150]	Boxing
198	Vanuatu (VAN)	Anolyn Lulu[151]	Table tennis
199	Venezuela (VEN)	Fabiola Ramos[152]	Table tennis
200	Vietnam (VIE)	Nguyễn Tiến Nhật[153]	Fencing
201	Virgin Islands (ISV)	Tabarie Henry[154]	Athletics
202	Yemen (YEM)	Tameem Al-Kubati[5]	Taekwondo
203	Zambia (ZAM)	Prince Mumba[155]	Athletics
204	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	Kirsty Coventry[156]	Swimming
205	Great Britain (GBR)	Chris Hoy[157]	Cycling