2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

2008 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations was part of the opening ceremony that originating with the 1896 Olympic Games. The national team from each nation participating in the Olympic Games paraded behind their national flag into the Olympic Stadium. The flag bearer was an athlete of each national delegation chosen, to represent the athletes, either by the National Olympic Committee or by the national team.

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Parade order

Per tradition, the national team of Greece, which hosted the previous Summer Olympics, in Athens, entered first as the progenitor of the Olympic Games, and the host country, in this case the China, marched last. Each nation marched in name order in the language of the host nation, which in this case is the Chinese language. The collation method used is based on the names as written in Simplified Chinese characters[1] and is similar to that used in Chinese dictionaries. The names were sorted by the number of strokes in the first character of the name, then by the stroke order of the character (in the order 橫竖撇捺折, c.f. Wubi method), then the number of strokes and stroke order of the second character, then next character and so on. For example, this placed Australia (澳大利亚) in 202nd position, just ahead of Zambia (赞比亚) because the initial character for "Australia" (澳) is written in 15 strokes, while that for "Zambia" (赞) is written in 16 strokes.

An exception to the ordering was Macedonia, which entered under its provisional designation as used by the IOC, "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" (前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国), but was sorted under 马其顿 (Mǎqídùn = "Macedonia.")

After marching in as a joint team in the previous two editions of the games, North Korea (Choson - 朝鲜; pinyin: Cháoxiǎn) and South Korea (Hanguk - 韩国; pinyin: Hánguó) marched in separate teams after negotiations failed for political reasons.[2] The North Korean delegation were initially slated to march immediately after the South Korean delegation, but successfully requested a change of team designation which meant they were no longer ordered consecutively.[2]

The Marshall Islands, Montenegro and Tuvalu participation in the Olympic Games with their debut at these Games,[3] and Serbia competed under this name for the first time after the 1912 Summer Olympics. Montenegro and Serbia were previously part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro. Brunei was excluded from the Games by the IOC shortly before the Opening Ceremony as no athletes had been registered.[4] Brunei athletes would have marched 36th between Uzbekistan and Barbados.

Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in French, English, (the official languages of the Olympics) and Mandarin Chinese with music accompanying the athletes as they marched into the stadium.

List

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the sequence that each nation appeared in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the BOCOG.

Order Nation Chinese name Pinyin Flag bearer Sport
1 Greece (GRE)希腊Xīlà Ilias Iliadis[5] Judo
2 Guinea (GUI)几内亚Jīnèiyà Fatmata Fofanah[3] Athletics
3 Guinea-Bissau (GBS)几内亚比绍Jīnèiyà Bǐshào Augusto Midana[3] Wrestling
4 Turkey (TUR)土耳其Tǔěrqí Mehmet Özal[3] Wrestling
5 Turkmenistan (TKM)土库曼斯坦Tǔkùmànsītǎn Guwanç Nurmuhammedow[6] Judo
6 Yemen (YEM)也门Yěmén Mohammed Al-Yafaee[3] Athletics
7 Maldives (MDV)马尔代夫Mǎěrdàifū Aminath Rouya Hussain[3] Swimming
8 Malta (MLT)马耳他Mǎěrtā Marcon Bezzina[7] Judo
9 Madagascar (MAD)马达加斯加Mǎdájiāsījiā Jean de Dieu Soloniaina[3] Boxing
10 Malaysia (MAS)马来西亚Mǎláixīyà Azizulhasni Awang[8] Cycling
11 Mali (MLI)马里Mǎlǐ Daba Modibo Keita[9] Taekwondo
12 Malawi (MAW)马拉维Mǎlāwéi Charlton Nyirenda[3] Swimming
13 Macedonia (MKD)前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó Atanas Nikolovski[10] Canoeing
14 Marshall Islands (MHL)马绍尔群岛Mǎshàoěr Qúndǎo Waylon Muller[11] Official
15 Cayman Islands (CAY)开曼群岛Kāimàn Qúndǎo Ronald Forbes[3] Athletics
16 Bhutan (BHU)不丹Bùdān Tashi Peljor[3] Archery
17 Ecuador (ECU)厄瓜多尔Èguāduōěr Alexandra Escobar[3] Weightlifting
18 Eritrea (ERI)厄立特里亚Èlìtélǐyà Simret Sultan Ghebremichael[3] Athletics
19 Jamaica (JAM)牙买加Yámǎijiā Veronica Campbell[3] Athletics
20 Belgium (BEL)比利时Bǐlìshí Sébastien Godefroid[12] Sailing
21 Vanuatu (VAN)瓦努阿图Wǎnǔātú Priscila Tommy[13] Table tennis
22 Israel (ISR)以色列Yǐsèliè Michael Kolganov[14] Canoeing
23 Japan (JPN)日本Rìběn Ai Fukuhara[15] Table tennis
24 Chinese Taipei (TPE)中华台北Zhōnghuá Táiběi Lai Sheng-Jung[16]Softball
25 Central African Republic (CAF)中非Zhōngfēi Mireille Derebona[3] Athletics
26 Hong Kong (HKG)中国香港Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng Wong Kam-po[17] Cycling
27 The Gambia (GAM)冈比亚Gāngbǐyà Badou Jack[3] Boxing
28 Benin (BEN)贝宁Bèiníng Fabienne Feraez[3] Athletics
29 Mauritius (MRI)毛里求斯Máolǐqiúsī Stephan Buckland[3] Athletics
30 Mauritania (MTN)毛里塔尼亚Máolǐtǎníyà Souleyman Chebal Moctar[3] Athletics
31 Denmark (DEN)丹麦Dānmài Joachim Olsen[18] Athletics
32 Uganda (UGA)乌干达Wūgāndá Ronald Serugo[3] Boxing
33 Ukraine (UKR)乌克兰Wūkèlán Yana Klochkova[19] Swimming
34 Uruguay (URU)乌拉圭Wūlāguī Alejandro Foglia[20] Sailing
35 Uzbekistan (UZB)乌兹别克斯坦Wūzībiékèsītǎn Dilshod Makhmudov[3] Boxing
36 Barbados (BAR)巴巴多斯Bābāduōsī Bradley Ally[3] Swimming
37 Papua New Guinea (PNG)巴布亚新几内亚Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà Ryan Pini[3] Swimming
38 Brazil (BRA)巴西Bāxī Robert Scheidt[21] Sailing
39 Paraguay (PAR)巴拉圭Bālāguī Víctor Fatecha[22] Athletics
40 Bahrain (BRN)巴林Bālín Rakia Al Gassra[23] Athletics
41 Bahamas (BAH)巴哈马Bāhāmǎ Debbie Ferguson[3] Athletics
42 Panama (PAN)巴拿马Bānámǎ Jesika Jiménez[3] Fencing
43 Pakistan (PAK)巴基斯坦Bājīsītǎn Zeeshan Ashraf[24] Field hockey
44 Palestine (PLE)巴勒斯坦Bālèsītǎn Nader Almassri[3] Athletics
45 Cuba (CUB)古巴Gǔbā Mijaín López[25] Wrestling
46 Burkina Faso (BUR)布基纳法索Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ Aïssata Soulama[26] Athletics
47 Burundi (BDI)布隆迪Bùlóngdí Francine Niyonizigiye[26] Athletics
48 East Timor (TLS)东帝汶Dōngdìwèn Mariana Diaz Ximenez[3] Athletics
49 Qatar (QAT)卡塔尔Kǎtǎěr Nasser Al-Attiyah[3] Shooting
50 Rwanda (RWA)卢旺达Lúwàngdá Pamela Girimbabazi[3] Swimming
51 Luxembourg (LUX)卢森堡Lúsēnbǎo Raphaël Stacchiotti[3] Swimming
52 Chad (CHA)乍得Zhàdé Hinikissia Albertine Ndikert[3] Athletics
53 Belarus (BLR)白俄罗斯Báiéluósī Alexandr Romankov[3] Fencing
54 India (IND)印度Yìndù Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore[27] Shooting
55 Indonesia (INA)印度尼西亚Yìndùníxīyà I Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana[28] Sailing
56 Lithuania (LTU)立陶宛Lìtáowǎn Šarūnas Jasikevičius[29] Basketball
57 Niger (NIG)尼日尔Nírìěr Mohamed Alhousseini Alhassan[3] Swimming
58 Nigeria (NGR)尼日利亚Nírìlìyà Bose Kaffo[3] Table tennis
59 Nicaragua (NCA)尼加拉瓜Níjiālāguā Alexis Argüello[30] Boxing (non-participant)
60 Nepal (NEP)尼泊尔Níbóěr Deepak Bista[31] Taekwondo
61 Ghana (GHA)加纳Jiānà Vida Anim[3] Athletics
62 Canada (CAN)加拿大Jiānádà Adam van Koeverden[32] Canoeing
63 Gabon (GAB)加蓬Jiāpéng Mélanie Engoang[3] Judo
64 San Marino (SMR)圣马力诺Shèng Mǎlìnuò Daniela Del Din[3] Shooting
65 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)圣文森特和格林纳丁斯Shèng Wénsēntè hé Gélínnàdīngsī Kineke Alexander[3] Athletics
66 Saint Lucia (LCA)圣卢西亚Shèng Lúxīyà Levern Spencer[3] Athletics
67 São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)圣多美和普林西比Shèng Duōměi hé Pǔlínxībǐ Celma Bonfim da Graça[3] Athletics
68 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)圣基茨和尼维斯Shèng Jīcí hé Níwéisī Virgil Hodge[3] Athletics
69 Guyana (GUY)圭亚那Guīyànà Niall Roberts[3] Swimming
70 Djibouti (DJI)吉布提Jíbùtí Salah Houssein Ahmed[33] Athletics (non-participant)
71 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)吉尔吉斯斯坦Jíěrjísīsītǎn Talant Dzhanagulov[3] Judo
72 Laos (LAO)老挝Lǎowō Souksavanh Tonsacktheva[3] Athletics
73 Armenia (ARM)亚美尼亚Yàměiníyà Albert Azaryan[34] Gymnastics
74 Spain (ESP)西班牙Xībānyá David Cal Figueroa[35] Canoeing
75 Bermuda (BER)百慕大Bǎimùdà Jillian Terceira[3] Equestrian
76 Liechtenstein (LIE)列支敦士登Lièzhīdūnshìdēng Marcel Tschopp[36] Athletics (marathon)
77 Republic of the Congo (CGO)刚果（布）Gāngguǒ (Bù) Pamela Mouele-Mboussi[3] Athletics
78 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)刚果（金）Gāngguǒ (Jīn) Franka Magali[3] Athletics
79 Iraq (IRQ)伊拉克Yīlākè Hamza Hussein[3] Rowing
80 Iran (IRI)伊朗Yīlǎng Homa Hosseini[37] Rowing
81 Guatemala (GUA)危地马拉Wēidìmǎlā Kevin Cordón[38] Badminton
82 Hungary (HUN)匈牙利Xiōngyálì Zoltán Kammerer[39] Canoeing
83 Dominican Republic (DOM)多米尼加共和国Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó Félix Sánchez[40] Athletics
84 Dominica (DMA)多米尼克Duōmǐníkè Jerome Romain[3] Athletics
85 Togo (TOG)多哥Duōgē Benjamin Boukpeti[3] Canoeing
86 Iceland (ISL)冰岛Bīngdǎo Örn Arnarson[41] Swimming
87 Guam (GUM)关岛Guāndǎo Ricardo Blas Jr.[3] Judo
88 Angola (ANG)安哥拉Āngēlā João N'tyamba[3] Athletics
89 Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)安提瓜和巴布达Āntíguā hé Bābùdá James Grayman[3] Athletics
90 Andorra (AND)安道尔Āndàoěr Montserrat García Riberaygua[3] Canoeing
91 Tonga (TGA)汤加Tāngjiā Ana Po'uhila[3] Athletics
92 Jordan (JOR)约旦Yuēdàn Zeina Shaban[42] Table tennis
93 Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)赤道几内亚Chìdào Jīnèiyà Emilia Mikue Ondo[3] Athletics
94 Finland (FIN)芬兰Fēnlán Juha Hirvi[43] Shooting
95 Croatia (CRO)克罗地亚Kèluódìyà Ivano Balić[44] Handball
96 Sudan (SUD)苏丹Sūdān Abubaker Kaki[3] Athletics
97 Suriname (SUR)苏里南Sūlǐnán Anthony Nesty[3] Swimming
98 Libya (LBA)利比亚Lìbǐyǎ Mohamed Ben Saleh[45] Judo
99 Liberia (LBR)利比里亚Lìbǐlǐyà Jangy Addy[3] Athletics
100 Belize (BIZ)伯利兹Bólìzī Jonathan Williams[3] Athletics
101 Cape Verde (CPV)佛得角Fódéjiǎo Wânia Monteiro[3] Gymnastics
102 Cook Islands (COK)库克群岛Kùkè Qúndǎo Sam Pera Junior[46] Weightlifting
103 Saudi Arabia (KSA)沙特Shātè Mohammed Al-Khuwalidi[3] Athletics
104 Algeria (ALG)阿尔及利亚Āěrjílìyà Salim Iles[3] Swimming
105 Albania (ALB)阿尔巴尼亚Āěrbāníyà Sahit Prizreni[47] Wrestling
106 United Arab Emirates (UAE)阿联酋Āliánqiú Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[48] Taekwondo
107 Argentina (ARG)阿根廷Āgēntíng Emanuel Ginóbili[49] Basketball
108 Oman (OMA)阿曼Āmàn Dadallah Al-Bulushi[3] Shooting
109 Aruba (ARU)阿鲁巴Ālǔbā Fiderd Vis[3] Judo
110 Afghanistan (AFG)阿富汗Āfùhàn Nesar Ahmad Bahave[3] Taekwondo
111 Azerbaijan (AZE)阿塞拜疆Āsāibàijiāng Farid Mansurov[50] Wrestling
112 Namibia (NAM)纳米比亚Nàmǐbǐyà Mannie Heymans[51] Cycling
113 Tanzania (TAN)坦桑尼亚Tǎnsāngníyà Fabiano Joseph Naasi[3] Athletics
114 Latvia (LAT)拉脱维亚Lātuōwéiyà Vadims Vasiļevskis[52] Athletics
115 Great Britain (GBR)英国Yīngguó Mark Foster[53] Swimming
116 British Virgin Islands (IVB)英属维尔京群岛Yīngshǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Tahesia Harrigan[3] Athletics
117 Kenya (KEN)肯尼亚Kěnníyà Grace Momanyi[54] Athletics
118 Romania (ROU)罗马尼亚Luōmǎníyà Valeria Bese[55] Handball
119 Palau (PLW)帕劳Pàláo Elgin Loren Elwais[3] Wrestling
120 Tuvalu (TUV)图瓦卢Túwǎlú Logona Esau[3] Weightlifting
121 Venezuela (VEN)委内瑞拉Wěinèiruìlā María Soto[3] Softball
122 Solomon Islands (SOL)所罗门群岛Suǒluōmén Qúndǎo Wendy Hale[56] Weightlifting
123 France (FRA)法国Fǎguó Tony Estanguet[57] Canoeing
124 Poland (POL)波兰Bōlán Marek Twardowski[58] Canoeing
125 Puerto Rico (PUR)波多黎各Bōduō Lígè McWilliams Arroyo[59] Boxing
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)波黑Bōhēi Amel Mekić[60] Judo
127 Bangladesh (BAN)孟加拉国Mèngjiālāguó Rubel Rana[61] Swimming
128 Bolivia (BOL)玻利维亚Bōlìwéiyà César Menacho[3] Shooting
129 Norway (NOR)挪威Nuówēi Ruth Kasirye[62] Weightlifting
130 South Africa (RSA)南非Nánfēi Natalie du Toit[3] Swimming
131 Cambodia (CAM)柬埔寨Jiǎnpǔzhài Hem Bunting[3] Athletics
132 Kazakhstan (KAZ)哈萨克斯坦Hāsàkèsītǎn Bakhyt Akhmetov[3] Weightlifting
133 Kuwait (KUW)科威特Kēwēitè Abdullah Alrashidi[3] Shooting
134 Ivory Coast (CIV)科特迪瓦Kētè Díwǎ Affoue Amandine Allou[3] Athletics
135 Comoros (COM)科摩罗Kēmóluó Ahamada Feta[3] Athletics
136 Bulgaria (BUL)保加利亚Bǎojiālìyà Petar Stoychev[63] Swimming
137 Russia (RUS)俄罗斯Éluōsī / Éluósī Andrei Kirilenko[64] Basketball
138 Syria (SYR)叙利亚Xùlìyà Ahed Joughili[3] Weightlifting
139 United States (USA)美国Měiguó Lopez Lomong[65] Athletics
140 Virgin Islands (ISV)美属维尔京群岛Měishǔ Wéiěrjīng Qúndǎo Josh Laban[3] Swimming
141 American Samoa (ASA)美属萨摩亚Měishǔ Sàmóyà Silulu A'etonu[3] Judo
142 Honduras (HON)洪都拉斯Hóngdūlāsī Miguel Ferrera[3] Taekwondo
143 Zimbabwe (ZIM)津巴布韦Jīnbābùwéi Brian Dzingai[3] Athletics
144 Tunisia (TUN)突尼斯Tūnísī Anis Chedly[3] Judo
145 Thailand (THA)泰国Tàiguó Worapoj Petchkoom[26] Boxing
146 Egypt (EGY)埃及Aījí Karam Gaber[3] Wrestling
147 Ethiopia (ETH)埃塞俄比亚Aīsāiébǐyà Miruts Yefter[3] Coach
148 Lesotho (LES)莱索托Láisuǒtuō Tsotang Maine[3] Athletics
149 Mozambique (MOZ)莫桑比克Mòsāngbǐkè Kurt Couto[3] Athletics
150 Netherlands (NED)荷兰Hélán Jeroen Delmee[3] Field hockey
151 Netherlands Antilles (AHO)荷属安的列斯Héshǔ Āndelièsī Churandy Martina[3] Athletics
152 Grenada (GRN)格林纳达Gélínnàdá Alleyne Francique[3] Athletics
153 Georgia (GEO)格鲁吉亚Gélǔjíyà Ramaz Nozadze[3] Wrestling
154 Somalia (SOM)索马里Suǒmǎlǐ Duran Farah[3] Chef de mission (non-participant)
155 Colombia (COL)哥伦比亚Gēlúnbǐyà María Luisa Calle[66] Cycling
156 Costa Rica (CRC)哥斯达黎加Gēsīdá Líjiā Allan Segura[3] Athletics
157 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)特立尼达和多巴哥Tèlìnídá hé Duōbāgē George Bovell III[3] Swimming
158 Peru (PER)秘鲁Bìlǔ Sixto Barrera[67] Wrestling
159 Ireland (IRL)爱尔兰Aìěrlán Ciara Peelo[68] Sailing
160 Estonia (EST)爱沙尼亚Aìshāníyà Martin Padar[69] Judo
161 Haiti (HAI)海地Hǎidì Joel Brutus[3] Judo
162 Czech Republic (CZE)捷克Jiékè Štěpánka Hilgertová[70] Canoeing
163 Kiribati (KIR)基里巴斯Jīlǐbāsī David Katoatau[3] Weightlifting
164 Philippines (PHI)菲律宾Fēilǜbīn Manny Pacquiao[n 1][72] Boxing (non-participant)
165 El Salvador (ESA)萨尔瓦多Sàěrwǎduō Eva Dimas[3] Weightlifting
166 Samoa (SAM)萨摩亚Sàmóyà Ele Opeloge[3] Weightlifting
167 Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)密克罗尼西亚联邦Mìkèluóníxīyà Liánbāng Manuel Minginfel[3] Weightlifting
168 Tajikistan (TJK)塔吉克斯坦Tǎjíkèsītǎn Dilshod Nazarov[3] Athletics
169 Vietnam (VIE)越南Yuènán Nguyen Dinh Cuong[3] Athletics
170 Botswana (BOT)博茨瓦纳Bócíwǎnà Samantha Paxinos[3] Swimming
171 Sri Lanka (SRI)斯里兰卡Sīlǐ Lánkǎ Susanthika Jayasinghe[73] Athletics
172 Swaziland (SWZ)斯威士兰Sīwēishìlán Temalangeni Dlamini[3] Athletics
173 Slovenia (SLO)斯洛文尼亚Sīluòwénníyà Urška Žolnir[74] Judo
174 Slovakia (SVK)斯洛伐克Sīluòfákè Elena Kaliská[75] Canoeing
175 Portugal (POR)葡萄牙Pútáoyá Nelson Évora[76] Athletics
176 South Korea (KOR)韩国Hánguó Jang Sung-ho[77] Judo
177 Fiji (FIJ)斐济Fěijì Makelesi Bulikiobo[78] Athletics
178 Cameroon (CMR)喀麦隆Kāmàilóng Frank Moussima[79] Judo
179 Montenegro (MNE)黑山Hēishān Veljko Uskoković[80] Water polo
180 North Korea (PRK)朝鮮民主主義人民共和國Cháoxiǎn mínzhǔ zhǔyì rénmín gònghéguó Pang Mun-Il[3] Athletics (official)
181 Chile (CHI)智利Zhìlì Fernando González[81] Tennis
182 Austria (AUT)奥地利Aòdìlì Hans-Peter Steinacher[82] Sailing
183 Myanmar (MYA)缅甸Miǎndiàn Phone Myint Tayzar[3] Canoeing
184 Switzerland (SUI)瑞士Ruìshì Roger Federer[83] Tennis
185 Sweden (SWE)瑞典Ruìdiǎn Christian Olsson[84] Athletics
186 Nauru (NRU)瑙鲁Nǎolǔ Itte Detenamo[3] Weightlifting
187 Mongolia (MGL)蒙古Měnggǔ Makhgalyn Bayarjavkhlan[85] Judo
188 Singapore (SIN)新加坡Xīnjiāpō Li Jiawei[86] Table tennis
189 New Zealand (NZL)新西兰Xīn Xīlán Mahé Drysdale[3] Rowing
190 Italy (ITA)意大利Yìdàlì Antonio Rossi[87] Canoeing
191 Senegal (SEN)塞内加尔Sàinèijiāěr Bineta Diedhiou[3] Taekwondo
192 Serbia (SRB)塞尔维亚Sàiěrwéiyà Jasna Šekarić[88] Shooting
193 Seychelles (SEY)塞舌尔Sàishéěr Georgie Cupidon[3] Badminton
194 Sierra Leone (SLE)塞拉利昂Sàilā Lìáng Solomon Bayoh[3] Athletics
195 Cyprus (CYP)塞浦路斯Sàipǔlùsī George Achilleos[3] Shooting
196 Mexico (MEX)墨西哥Mòxīgē Paola Espinosa[89] Diving
197 Lebanon (LIB)黎巴嫩Líbānèn Ziad Richa[3] Shooting
198 Germany (GER)德国Déguó Dirk Nowitzki[90] Basketball
199 Moldova (MDA)摩尔多瓦Móěrduōwǎ Nicolae Ceban[3] Wrestling
200 Monaco (MON)摩纳哥Mónàgē Mathias Raymond[3] Rowing
201 Morocco (MAR)摩洛哥Móluògē Abdelkader Kada[3] Athletics (coach)
202 Australia (AUS)澳大利亚Àodàlìyǎ James Tomkins[3] Rowing
203 Zambia (ZAM)赞比亚Zànbǐyà Hastings Bwalya[3] Boxing
204 China (CHN)中国Zhōngguó Yao Ming[91] Basketball
Notes
  1. Miguel Molina was originally chosen, but Philippine President Arroyo chose Pacquiao to become the flagbearer following his victory over David Díaz.[71]

See also

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