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.

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).

This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in Brazilian Portuguese, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport.

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No.	Land	Brazilian Portuguese name	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Griechenland (GRE)	Grécia	Ekaterini Stefanidi	Athletics
2	Afghanistan (AFG)	Afeganistão	Volunteer
3	Südafrika (RSA)	África do Sul	Caster Semenya	Athletics
4	Albanien (ALB)	Albânia	Luiza Gega	Athletics
5	Deutschland (GER)	Alemanha	Sebastian Brendel^[3]	Canoeing
6	Andorra (AND)	Andorra	Pol Moya	Athletics
7	Angola (ANG)	Angola	Cristina Direito Branco	Handball
8	Antigua und Barbuda (ANT)	Antígua e Barbuda	Noah Mascoll-Gomes	Swimming
9	Saudi-Arabien (KSA)	Arábia Saudita	Volunteer
10	Algerien (ALG)	Argélia	Larbi Bourrada	Athletics
11	Argentinien (ARG)	Argentinien	Paula Pareto	Judo
12	Armenien (ARM)	Armênia	Artur Aleksanyan	Wrestling
13	Aruba (ARU)	Aruba	Nicole Van der Velden	Sailing
14	Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)	Atletas Olímpicos Independentes	Volunteer
15	Australien (AUS)	Austrália	Kim Brennan^[4]	Rowing
16	Österreich (AUT)	Áustria	Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank	Sailing
17	Aserbaidschan (AZE)	Azerbaijão	Haji Aliyev	Wrestling
18	Bahamas (BAH)	Bahamas	Leevan Sands	Athletics
19	Bangladesch (BAN)	Bangladesch	Shamoli Ray	Archery
20	Barbados (BAR)	Barbados	Akela Jones	Athletics
21	Bahrain (BRN)	Bareine	Alemu Bekele	Athletics
22	Weißrussland (BLR)	Weißrussland	Ivan Tsikhan	Athletics
23	Belgien (BEL)	Bélgica	Nafissatou Thiam^[5]	Athletics
24	Belize (BIZ)	Belize	Brandon Jones	Athletics
25	Benin (BEN)	Benim	Yemi Geoffrey Apithy	Fencing
26	Bermuda (BER)	Bermuda	Volunteer
27	Bolivien (BOL)	Bolívia	Ángela Castro	Athletics
28	Bosnien und Herzegowina (BIH)	Bósnia e Herzegovina	Amel Tuka	Athletics
29	Botswana (BOT)	Botsuana	Isaac Makwala	Athletics
30	Brunei (BRU)	Brunei Darussalam	Maizurah Abdul Rahim	Athletics
31	Bulgarien (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	Kap Verde (CPV)	Cabo Verde	Maria Andrade	Taekwondo
36	Kamerun (CMR)	Camarões	Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue	Boxing
37	Kambodscha (CAM)	Camboja	Sorn Seavmey	Taekwondo
38	Kanada (CAN)	Canadá	Penny Oleksiak^[6]	Swimming
39	Katar (QAT)	Catar	Volunteer
40	Kasachstan (KAZ)	Cazaquistão	Ruslan Zhaparov	Taekwondo
41	Cayman-Inseln (CAY)	Ilhas Cayman	Lara Butler	Swimming
42	Zentralafrikanische Republik (CAF)	República Centro-Africana	Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel	Swimming
43	Tschad (CHA)	Chade	Bibiro Ali Tahar	Athletics
44	Chile (CHI)	Chile	Bárbara Riveros^[7]	Triathlon
45	China (CHN)	República Popular da China	Ding Ning	Table Tennis
46	Zypern (CYP)	Chipre	Leontia Kallenou	Athletics
47	Kolumbien (COL)	Colômbia	Ingrit Valencia	Boxing
48	Komoren (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 Inseln (COK)	Ilhas Cook	Alex Beddoes	Athletics
52	Südkorea (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	Kroatien (CRO)	Croácia	Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic	Rowing
56	Cuba (CUB)	Cuba	Mijaín López	Wrestling
57	Dänemark (DEN)	Dinamarca	Pernille Blume	Swimming
58	Dschibuti (DJI)	Djibuti	Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim	Athletics
59	Dominica (DMA)	Dominica	Yordanys Durañona	Athletics
60	Dominikanische Republik (DOM)	República Dominicana	Luisito Pié	Taekwondo
61	Ägypten (EGY)	Egito	Hedaya Malak	Taekwondo
62	El Salvador (ESA)	El Salvador	Enrique Arathoon	Sailing
63	Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (UAE)	Emirados Árabes Unidos	Saud Alzaabi	Athletics
64	Ecuador (ECU)	Equador	Bayron Piedra	Athletics
65	Eritrea (ERI)	Eritreia	Tsegay Tuemay	Athletics
66	Slowakei (SVK)	Eslováquia	Erik Vlček	Canoeing
67	Slowenien (SLO)	Eslovênia	Tanja Zakelj	Cycling
68	Spanien (ESP)	Espanha	Jesús Ángel García Bragado	Athletics
69	Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)	Estados Federados da Micronésia	Volunteer
70	Vereinigte Staaten (USA)	Estados Unidos da América	Simone Biles^[8]	Gymnastics
71	Estland (EST)	Estônia	Mart Seim	Weightlifting
72	Äthiopien (ETH)	Etiópia	Almaz Ayana	Athletics
73	Mazedonien (MKD)	Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia	Volunteer
74	Fidschi (FIJ)	Fidschi	Leslie Copeland^[9]	Athletics
75	Philippinen (PHI)	Filipinas	Kirstie Elaine Alora	Taekwondo
76	Finnland (FIN)	Finlândia	Antti Ruuskanen	Athletics
77	Frankreich (FRA)	França	Teddy Riner	Judo
78	Gabun (GAB)	Gabão	Anthony Mylann Obame	Taekwondo
79	The Gambia (GAM)	Gâmbia	Gina Bass	Athletics
80	Ghana (GHA)	Gana	Flings Owusu-Agyapong	Athletics
81	Georgien (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	Äquatorial-Guinea (GEQ)	Guiné Equatorial	Reïna-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	Hongkong (HKG)	Hong Kong, China	Chan Chun Hing	Cycling
93	Ungarn (HUN)	Hungria	Katinka Hosszú	Swimming
94	Jemen (YEM)	Iêmen	Volunteer
95	Indien (IND)	Índia	Sakshi Malik	Wrestling
96	Indonesien (INA)	Indonésia	Volunteer
97	Iran (IRI)	República Islâmica do Irã	Hassan Yazdani	Wrestling
98	Iraq (IRQ)	Iraque	Volunteer
99	Irland (IRL)	Irlanda	Gary O'Donovan	Rowing
100	Island (ISL)	Islândia	Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir	Swimming
101	Israel (ISR)	Israel	Alona Koshevatskiy	Gymnastics
102	Italien (ITA)	Itália	Daniele Lupo	Beach volleyball
103	Jamaika (JAM)	Jamaika	Javon Francis	Athletics
104	Japan (JPN)	Japão	Keisuke Ushiro	Athletics
105	Jordanien (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	Lettland (LAT)	Letônia	Aleksejs Rumjancevs	Canoeing
111	Libanon (LIB)	Líbano	Volunteer
112	Liberia (LBR)	Libéria	Emmanuel Matadi	Athletics
113	Libyen (LBA)	Líbia	Volunteer
114	Liechtenstein (LIE)	Liechtenstein	Christoph Meier	Swimming
115	Litauen (LTU)	Lituânia	Edvinas Ramanauskas	Canoeing
116	Luxemburg (LUX)	Luxemburgo	Ni Xialian^[10]	Table Tennis
117	Madagaskar (MAD)	Madagaskar	Asaramanitra Ratiarison	Judo
118	Malaysia (MAS)	Malásia	Lee Chong Wei	Badminton
119	Malawi (MAW)	Maláui	Kefasi Chitsala	Athletics
120	Malediven (MDV)	Maldivas	Afa Isimail	Athletics
121	Mali (MLI)	Mali	Ismael Coulibaly	Taekwondo
122	Malta (MLT)	Malta	Charlotte Wingfield	Athletics
123	Marshallinseln (MHL)	Ilhas Marshall	Colleen Furgeson	Swimming
124	Marokko (MAR)	Marrocos	Wiam Dislam	Taekwondo
125	Mauritius (MRI)	Maurício	Jonathan Drack	Athletics
126	Mauretanien (MTN)	Mauritânia	Volunteer
127	Mexiko (MEX)	México	Maria Del Rosario Espinoza	Taekwondo
128	Mosambik (MOZ)	Moçambique	Joaquim Lobo	Canoeing
129	Moldawien (MDA)	República da Moldova	Zalina Marghieva	Athletics
130	Monaco (MON)	Mônaco	Volunteer
131	Mongolei (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 Rodríguez	Athletics
138	Niger (NIG)	Níger	Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak	Taekwondo
139	Nigeria (NGR)	Nigéria	Doreen Amata	Athletics
140	Norwegen (NOR)	Noruega	Kari Aalvik Grimsbø	Handball
141	Neuseeland (NZL)	Nova Zelândia	Lisa Carrington^[11]	Canoeing
142	Oman (OMA)	Omã	Volunteer
143	Niederlande (NED)	Países Baixos	Sanne Wevers^[12]	Gymnastics
144	Palau (PLW)	Palau	Skilang Temengil	Wrestling
145	Palestine (PLE)	Palestina	Miri Alatrash	Swimming
146	Panama (PAN)	Panamá	Carolena Carstens	Taekwondo
147	Papua-Neuguinea (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	Polen (POL)	Polônia	Marta Walczykiewicz	Canoeing
152	Puerto Rico (PUR)	Porto Rico	Jaime Yusept Espinal	Wrestling
153	Portugal (POR)	Portugal	Telma Monteiro	Judo
154	Kenia (KEN)	Quênia	Mercy Cherono	Athletics
155	Kirgisistan (KGZ)	Quirguistão	Aisuluu Tynybekova	Wrestling
156	North Korea (PRK)	República Popular Democrática da Coreia	Yun Won Chol	Wrestling
157	Rumänien (ROU)	Romênia	Simona Pop	Fencing
158	Ruanda (RWA)	Ruanda	Claudette Mukasakindi	Athletics
159	Russland (RUS)	Federação da Rússia	Svetlana Romashina and Natalia Ishchenko	Synchronized swimming
160	Salomonen (SOL)	Ilhas Salomão	Rosefelo Siosi	Athletics
161	Samoa (SAM)	Samoa	Alex Rose	Athletics
162	Amerikanisch-Samoa (ASA)	Samoa Americana	Benjamin Waterhouse	Judo
163	San Marino (SMR)	San Marino	Alessandra Perilli	Shooting
164	St. Lucia (LCA)	Santa Lúcia	Jeanelle Scheper	Athletics
165	St. Kitts und Nevis (SKN)	São Cristóvão e Névis	Antoine Adams	Athletics
166	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	São Tomé e Príncipe	Volunteer
167	St. Vincent und die Grenadinen (VIN)	São Vicente e Granadinas	Kineke Alexander	Athletics
168	Seychellen (SEY)	Seicheles	Lissa Labiche	Athletics
169	Senegal (SEN)	Senegal	Adama Diatta	Wrestling
170	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Serra Leoa	Hafsatu Kamara	Athletics
171	Serbien (SRB)	Sérvia	Tijana Bogdanović	Taekwondo
172	Singapur (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	Swasiland (SWZ)	Suazilândia	Phumlile Ndzinisa	Athletics
177	Sudan (SUD)	Sudão	Volunteer
178	South Sudan (SSD)	Sudão do Sul	Guor Marial	Athletics
179	Schweden (SWE)	Suécia	Emma Johansson	Cycling
180	Schweiz (SUI)	Suíça	Nino Schurter	Mountain Biking
181	Surinam (SUR)	Surinam	Volunteer
182	Tadschikistan (TJK)	Tadjiquistão	Anvar Yunusov	Boxing
183	Thailand (THA)	Tailândia	Boonthung Srisung	Athletics
184	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	Taipé Chinesa	Hsu Shu-Ching	Weightlifting
185	Tansania (TAN)	República Unida da Tanzânia	Alphonce Felix Simbu	Athletics
186	Tschechische Republik (CZE)	República Tcheca	Josef Dostál	Canoeing
187	Osttimor (TLS)	República Democrática de Timor-Leste	Augusto Soares	Athletics
188	Togo (TOG)	Togo	Adzo Rebecca Kpossi	Swimming
189	Tonga (TGA)	Tonga	Siueni Filimone	Athletics
190	Trinidad und Tobago (TTO)	Trinidad e Tobago	Cleopatra Borel	Athletics
191	Tunesien (TUN)	Tunísia	Oussama Oueslati	Taekwondo
192	Turkmenistan (TKM)	Turcomenistão	Volunteer
193	Türkei (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	Usbekistan (UZB)	Uzbequistão	Bektemir Melikuziev	Boxing
199	Vanuatu (VAN)	Vanuatu	Volunteer
200	Venezuela (VEN)	Venezuela	Stefany Hernández	Cycling
201	Vietnam (VIE)	Vietnã	Volunteer
202	Virgin Islands (ISV)	Ilhas Virgens Americanas	Clayton Laurent Jr.	Boxing
203	Britische Jungferninseln (IVB)	Ilhas Virgens Britânicas	Volunteer
204	Sambia (ZAM)	Zâmbia	Gerald Phiri	Athletics
205	Simbabwe (ZIM)	Zimbábue	Kirsty Coventry	Swimming
206	Refugee Olympic Team (ROT)^[13]	Time Olímpico de Refugiados	Popole Misenga	Judo
207	Brasilien (BRA)	Brasilien	Isaquias Queiroz	Canoeing

References

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[2] "Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony - Flag Bearers" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-08-22.

[3] "Nachrücker Brendel/Vandrey paddeln zu Gold" (in German). n-tv.de. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[4] Cherny, Daniel (2016-08-21). "Brennan to carry Australian flag". Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[5] Xouras, Georges. "Nafi Thiam porte-drapeau de la Belgique à la cérémonie de clôture". Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[6] "Penny Oleksiak to carry the flag for Canada during closing ceremony". www.sportsnet.ca/. Rogers Media. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[7] "Bárbara Riveros será la abanderada de Chile en la ceremonia de clausura". 24horas.cl. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[8] "Simone Biles Selected As Team USA's Closing Ceremony Flag Bearer For Rio 2016 Olympic Games". teamusa.org. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

[9] "Sport: Copeland to carry Fiji flag at Rio closing ceremony". 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[10] "Rio Olympics Games : Ni to carry Luxembourg flag at closing ceremony". 2016-08-19. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-21.

[11] "Rio Olympics 2016: Lisa Carrington to carry the NZ flag at closing ceremony". The New Zealand Herald. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.

[12] "Gouden Sanne Wevers draagt vlag #NED bij slotceremonie #Rio2016". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.

[13] "Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) created by the IOC". International Olympic Committee. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.

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v t e Olympic Games national flag bearers by year
Summer Olympics	1908 closing 1912 closing 1920 closing 1924 closing 1928 closing 1932 closing 1936 closing 1948 closing 1952 closing 1956 closing 1960 closing 1964 closing 1968 closing 1972 closing 1976 closing 1980 closing 1984 closing 1988 closing 1992 closing 1996 closing 2000 closing 2004 closing 2008 closing 2012 closing 2016 closing 2020 closing 2024 closing
Winter Olympics	1924 closing 1928 closing 1932 closing 1936 closing 1948 closing 1952 closing 1956 closing 1960 closing 1964 closing 1968 closing 1972 closing 1976 closing 1980 closing 1984 closing 1988 closing 1992 closing 1994 closing 1998 closing 2002 closing 2006 closing 2010 closing 2014 closing 2018 closing 2022 closing
Intercalated Games	1906 closing
Summer Youth Olympics	2010 closing 2014 closing 2018 closing
Winter Youth Olympics	2012 closing 2016 closing 2020 closing 2024 closing