List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics

Soviet Union at the Olympic Games

Flag of the Soviet Union – Flag bearers
IOC code   URS
Olympic history
Summer Games
1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Winter Games
1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Other related appearances
Unified Team (1992)

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Soviet Union at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event Year Season Flag bearer Sport
18 1988 Summer Karelin, AleksandrAleksandr Karelin Wrestling
17 1988 Winter Bukin, AndreiAndrei Bukin Figure skating
16 1984 Winter Tretiak, VladislavVladislav Tretiak Ice hockey
15 1980 Summer Balboshin, NikolaiNikolai Balboshin Wrestling
14 1980 Winter Tikhonov, AlexanderAlexander Tikhonov Biathlon
13 1976 Summer Alekseyev, VasilyVasily Alekseyev Wrestling
12 1976 Winter Tretiak, VladislavVladislav Tretiak Ice hockey
11 1972 Summer Medved, AleksandrAleksandr Medved Wrestling
10 1972 Winter Vedenin, VyacheslavVyacheslav Vedenin Cross-country skiing
9 1968 Summer Zhabotynskiy, LeonidLeonid Zhabotynskiy Weightlifting
8 1968 Winter Mamatov, ViktorViktor Mamatov Biathlon
7 1964 Summer Vlasov, YuryYury Vlasov Weightlifting
6 1964 Winter Grishin, YevgenyYevgeny Grishin Speed skating
5 1960 Summer Vlasov, YuryYury Vlasov Weightlifting
4 1960 Winter Sologubov, NikolayNikolay Sologubov Ice hockey
3 1956 Summer Medvedev, AlekseyAleksey Medvedev Weightlifting
2 1956 Winter Goncharenko, OlegOleg Goncharenko Speed skating
1 1952 Summer Kucenko, YakovYakov Kucenko Weightlifting

See also

References

  1. ^ Soviet Union. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.