1972 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
During the Parade of Nations section of the 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organised according to the German alphabet, with the first country following Greece being Egypt, while the host, West Germany, entered last.[1] Music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen.
List
| Order | Nation | German | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Greece (GRE) | Griechenland | Khristos Papanikolaou | Athletics |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Egypt (EGY) | Ägypten | Kamal Kamel El-Guamel | Basketball |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | Äthiopien | Mamo Wolde | Athletics |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan (AFG) | Afghanistan | Ghulam Dastagir | Wrestling |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Albania (ALB) | Albanien | Afërdita Tusha | Shooting |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) | Algerien | Azzedine Azzouzi | Athletics |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) | Argentinien | Carlos d'Elia | Equestrian |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | Australien | Dennis Green | Canoe Sprint |
| 9 |  Bahamas (BAH) | Bahamas | ||
| 10 |  Barbados (BAR) | Barbados | Anthony Phillips | Weightlifting |
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | Belgien | Gaston Roelants | Athletics |
| 12 |  Bermuda (BER) | Bermuda | Kirk Cooper | Sailing |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bolivia (BOL) | Bolivien | Roberto Nielsen-Reyes | |
| 14 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | Brasilien | Luiz Cláudio Menon | Basketball |
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} British Honduras (HBR) | Britisch Honduras | Gimore Hinksen | |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | Bulgarien | Dimitar Zlatanov | Volleyball |
| 17 | .svg.png){kind=small} Burma (BIR) | Burma | Win Maung | Football[2] |
| 18 |  Chile (CHI) | Chile | René Varas | Equestrian |
| 19 | .svg.png){kind=small} Costa Rica (CRC) | Costa Rica | ||
| 20 |  Denmark (DEN) | Danemark | Peder Pedersen | Cycling |
| 21 |  Dahomey (DAH) | Dahomey | ||
| 22 |  East Germany (GDR) | DDR[n 1] | Manfred Wolke | Boxing |
| 23 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | Dominikanische Republik | Emilio Berroa | Weightlifting |
| 24 |  North Korea (PRK) | DVRK[n 2] | Kim Man-Dok | Tennis |
| 25 |  Ecuador (ECU) | Ecuador | Abdalá Bucaram | Athletics |
| 26 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | Elfenbeinküste | Simbara Maki | Athletics |
| 27 |  El Salvador (ESA) | El Salvador | Salvador Vilanova | Swimming |
| 28 |  Fiji (FIJ) | Fidschi | Usia Sotutu | Athletics |
| 29 |  Finland (FIN) | Finnland | Ilkka Nummisto | Canoe Sprint |
| 30 |  France (FRA) | Frankreich | Jean-Claude Magnan | Fencing |
| 31 |  Gabon (GAB) | Gabun | Matias Moussobou | Boxing |
| 32 |  Ghana (GHA) | Ghana | Sam Bugri | Athletics |
| 33 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Grossbritannien | David Broome | Equestrian |
| 34 |  Guatemala (GUA) | Guatemala | Víctor Castellanos | Shooting |
| 35 |  Guyana (GUY) | Guyana | Gordon Sankis | Cycling |
| 36 | .svg.png){kind=small} Haiti (HAI) | Haiti | Jules Meliner | Athletics |
| 37 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong (HKG) | Hong Kong | Peter Rull Sr. | Shooting |
| 38 |  India (IND) | Indien | D.N. Devine Jones | Boxing |
| 39 |  Indonesia (INA) | Indonesien | Wiem Gommies | Boxing |
| 40 | .svg.png){kind=small} Iran (IRI) | Iran | Abdollah Movahed | Wrestling |
| 41 |  Ireland (IRL) | Irland | Ronnie McMahon | Equestrian |
| 42 |  Iceland (ISL) | Island | Geir Hallsteinsson | Handball |
| 43 |  Israel (ISR) | Israel | Henry Hershkowitz | Shooting |
| 44 |  Italy (ITA) | Italien | Abdon Pamich | Athletics |
| 45 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Jamaika | Lennox Miller | Athletics |
| 46 |  Japan (JPN) | Japan | Masatoshi Shinomaki | Judo |
| 47 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | Jugoslawien | Mirko Sandić | Water Polo |
| 48 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) | Jungferninseln | William Peets | Boxing |
| 49 |  Khmer Republic (KHM) | Kambodscha | Chaing Cheng | Boxing |
| 50 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cameroon (CMR) | Kamerun | Gaston Malam | Athletics |
| 51 |  Canada (CAN) | Kanada | Douglas Rogers | Judo |
| 52 |  Kenya (KEN) | Kenia | Kipchoge Keino | Arhletics |
| 53 |  Colombia (COL) | Kolumbien | Alfonso Pérez | Boxing |
| 54 |  Congo (CGO) | Kongo | ||
| 55 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | Korea | Kim Ji-hak | |
| 56 |  Cuba (CUB) | Kuba | Teófilo Stevenson | Boxing |
| 57 |  Kuwait (KUW) | Kuwait | Younis Abdallah Rabee | Athletics |
| 58 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lesotho (LES) | Lesotho | Motsapi Moorosi | Athletics |
| 59 |  Lebanon (LIB) | Libanon | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Weightlifting |
| 60 |  Liberia (LBR) | Liberia | Thomas Howe | Athletics |
| 61 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) | Liechtenstein | Eduard von Falz-Fein | Non competitor |
| 62 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | Luxemburg | Charles Sowa | Boxing |
| 63 |  Madagascar (MAD) | Madagaskar | Jean-Aimé Randrianalijaona | Athletics |
| 64 |  Malawi (MAW) | Malawi | Martin Matupi | Athletics |
| 65 |  Malaysia (MAS) | Malaysia | Mohamed Bakar | Football |
| 66 |  Mali (MLI) | Mali | Namakoro Niaré | Athletics |
| 67 |  Malta (MLT) | Malta | Joseph Grech | Shooting |
| 68 |  Morocco (MAR) | Marokko | ||
| 69 |  Mexico (MEX) | Mexiko | Felipe Muñoz | Swimming |
| 70 |  Monaco (MON) | Monako | Jean-Charles Seneca | Fencing |
| 71 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mongolia (MGL) | Mongolei | Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran | Wrestling |
| 72 |  Nepal (NEP) | Nepal | Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri | |
| 73 |  New Zealand (NZL) | Neuseeland | Les Mills | Athletics |
| 74 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | Nicaragua | Don Vélez | |
| 75 |  Netherlands (NED) | Niederlande | Nico Spits | Field Hockey |
| 76 | .svg.png){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Niederlandische Antillen | Bèto Adriana | |
| 77 |  Niger (NIG) | Niger | Issaka Dabore | |
| 78 |  Nigeria (NGR) | Nigeria | Benedict Majekodunmi | Athletics |
| 79 |  Norway (NOR) | Norwegen | Harald Barlie | Wrestling |
| 80 |  Upper Volta (VOL) | Obervolta | ||
| 81 |  Austria (AUT) | Österreich | Hubert Raudaschl | Sailing |
| 82 |  Pakistan (PAK) | Pakistan | Mohammad Malik Arshad | |
| 83 |  Panama (PAN) | Panama | Donaldo Arza | Boxing |
| 84 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paraguay (PAR) | Paraguay | Arnulfo Ruben Becker | |
| 85 |  Peru (PER) | Peru | Enrique Barza | Fencing |
| 86 | .svg.png){kind=small} Philippines (PHI) | Philippinen | Jimmy Mariano | Basketball |
| 87 |  Poland (POL) | Polen | Waldemar Baszanowski | Weightlifting |
| 88 |  Portugal (POR) | Portugal | Armando Ardegalega | Athletics |
| 89 | .svg.png){kind=small} Puerto Rico (PUR) | Puerto Rico | Arnaldo Bistol | |
| 90 |  Republic of China (ROC) | Republik China | Chi Cheng | Athletics |
| 91 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) | Rumanien | Aurel Vernescu | |
| 92 | .svg.png){kind=small} Zambia (ZAM) | Sambia | ||
| 93 |  San Marino (SMR) | San Marino | Casale Pilade | Shooting |
| 94 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | Saudi Arabien | Bilal Said Al-Azma | Athletics |
| 95 |  Sweden (SWE) | Schweiden | Jan Jönsson | Equestrian |
| 96 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Schweiz | Urs von Wartburg | Athletics |
| 97 |  Senegal (SEN) | Senegal | Robert N'Diaye | Wrestling |
| 98 |  Singapore (SIN) | Singapur | Pat Chan | Swimming |
| 99 |  Somalia (SOM) | Somalia | Mohamed Aboker | Athletics |
| 100 | .svg.png){kind=small} Spain (ESP) | Spanien | Francisco Fernández Ochoa | Non competitor |
| 101 |  Ceylon (CEY) | Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Lucien Rosa | Athletics |
| 102 |  Sudan (SUD) | Sudan | Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih | Boxing |
| 103 |  Suriname (SUR) | Suriname | Sammy Monsels | Athletics |
| 104 |  Swaziland (SWZ) | Swasiland | Richard Mabuza | Athletics (marathon) |
| 105 | .svg.png){kind=small} Syria (SYR) | Syrien | Mounzer Katib | Shooting |
| 106 |  Tanzania (TAN) | Tansania | Claver Kamanya | Athletics |
| 107 |  Thailand (THA) | Thailand | Rangsit Yanothai | Shooting |
| 108 |  Togo (TOG) | Togo | Roger Kangni | Athletics |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Trinidad und Tobago | Hasely Crawford | Athletics |
| 110 |  Chad (CHA) | Tchad | Ahmed Senoussi | Athletics (high jump) |
| 111 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Tschechoslowakei | Ludvík Daněk | Athletics |
| 112 |  Turkey (TUR) | Türkei | Giyasettin Yilmaz | Wrestling |
| 113 |  Tunisia (TUN) | Tunesien | Salem Boughattas | Athletics |
| 114 | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | UdSSR[n 3] | Aleksandr Medved | Wrestling |
| 115 |  Uganda (UGA) | Uganda | John Akii-Bua | Athletics |
| 116 |  Hungary (HUN) | Ungarn | Gergely Kulcsár | Athletics |
| 117 |  Uruguay (URU) | Uruguay | Darwin Piñeyrúa | Athletics |
| 118 |  United States (USA) | USA | Olga Fikotová | Athletics |
| 119 | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | Venezuela | Francisco Rodríguez | Boxing |
| 120 |  Vietnam (VIE) | Vietnam | Ho Minh Thu | Archery |
| 121 |  West Germany (FRG) | Deutschland | Detlef Lewe | Canoe Sprint |
- Notes
References
- ↑ Munich 1972 Opening Ceremony YouTube
- ↑ "Win Maung Bio, Stats, and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
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