1980 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

Notable flag bearers included triple jumper and Olympic bronze medalist João Carlos de Oliveira (Brazil), heavyweight boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba), sprinter and defending Olympic champion Hasely Crawford (Trinidad and Tobago), hurdler and former Olympic champion John Akii-Bua (Uganda), and middle-distance runner Miruts Yifter (Ethiopia).

In partial support to the United States boycott, sixteen countries marched into the Olympic stadium under the Olympic flag. Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, but their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers. Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only by their officials, while four of them participated at the Games under the Olympic flag by their athletes. New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain, on the other hand, participated at the Games under their NOC flags.

Order	Nation	Cyrillic	Transliteration	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Greece (GRE)	Греция	Gretsiya	Ilias Hatzipavlis	Sailing
2	Australia (AUS)	Австралия	Avstraliya	Denise Boyd Max Metzker	Athletics Swimming
3	Austria (AUT)	Австрия	Avstriya	Karl Ferstl	Sailing
4	Algeria (ALG)	Алжир	Alzhir
5	Angola (ANG)	Ангола	Angola	Fernando Lopes	Swimming
6	Andorra (AND)	Ок Андорра	Andorra	Joan Tomàs Roca	Shooting
7	Afghanistan (AFG)	Афганистан	Afghanistan
8	Belgium (BEL)	КОИБ	Beľgiya	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
9	Benin (BEN)	Бенин	Benin	Étienne Loco Gbodolle	Boxing
10	Burma (BIR)	Бирма	Birma
11	Bulgaria (BUL)	Болгария	Bolgariya	Aleksandar Tomov	Wrestling
12	Botswana (BOT)	Ботсвана	Botsvana
13	Brazil (BRA)	Бразилия	Brazilia	João Carlos de Oliveira	Athletics
14	Great Britain (GBR)	Великобритания	Velikobritaniya	Dick Palmer	Official
15	Hungary (HUN)	Венгрия	Vengriya	István Szívós, Jr.	Water polo
16	Venezuela (VEN)	Венесуэла	Venesuėla	Antonio Esparragoza	Boxing
17	Vietnam (VIE)	Вьетнам	Vyetnam	Phan Huy Khảng	Shooting
18	Guyana (GUY)	Гайана	Gaïana	James Gilkes	Athletics
19	Guatemala (GUA)	Гватемала	Gvatemala	Carlos Silva	Shooting
20	Guinea (GUI)	Гвинея	Gvinea	Mamadou Diallo	Judo
21	German Democratic Republic (GDR)	ГДР	GDR[n 1]	Kristina Richter	Handball
22	Denmark (DEN)	Дания	Daniya	Jørgen Lindhardsen	Sailing
23	Dominican Republic (DOM)	Доминиканская Республика	Dominikanskaya Respublika	Marisela Peralta	Athletics
24	Zambia (ZAM)	Замбия	Zambiya	Damiano Musonda	Athletics
25	Zimbabwe (ZIM)	Зимбабве	Zimbabve	Abel Nkhoma	Athletics
26	India (IND)	Индия	Indiya	Randhir Singh	Shooting
27	Jordan (JOR)	Иордания	Iordaniya
28	Iraq (IRQ)	Ирак	Irak	Abdul Jabbar Rahima	Athletics
29	Ireland (IRL)	Ирландия	Irlandiya	Ken Ryan	Official
30	Iceland (ISL)	Исландия	Islandiya	Birgir Borgþórsson	Weightlifting
31	Spain (ESP)	Испания	Ispaniya	Herminio Menéndez	Canoeing
32	Italy (ITA)	Италия	Italiya	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
33	Cameroon (CMR)	Камерун	Kamerun	Nicolas Owona	Cycling
34	Cyprus (CYP)	Кипр	Kipr	Kostas Papakostas	Judo
35	Colombia (COL)	Колумбия	Kolombiya	Enrique Peña	Athletics
36	People's Republic of Congo (CGO)	Народная республика Конго	Narodnaya Respublika Kongo	Solange Koulinka	Handball
37	Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK)	КНДР	KNDR[n 2]
38	Costa Rica (CRC)	Коста-Рика	Kosta-Rika	María París	Swimming
39	Cuba (CUB)	Куба	Kuba	Teófilo Stevenson	Boxing
40	Kuwait (KUW)	Кувейт	Kuveït
41	Laos (LAO)	Лаос	Laos	Panh Khemanith	Athletics
42	Lesotho (LES)	Лесото	Lesoto
43	Liberia (LBR)	Либерия	Liberiya
44	Lebanon (LIB)	Ливан	Livan
45	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LBA)	Джамахирии Араб Ливий	Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii	Nuri Kaheil	Cycling
46	Luxembourg (LUX)	Люксембург	Lyuksemburg	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
47	Madagascar (MAD)	Мадагаскар	Madagaskar	Sylvain Rajefiarison	Boxing
48	Mali (MLI)	Мали	Mali	Namakoro Niaré	Athletics
49	Malta (MLT)	Мальта	Maľta	Frans Chetcuti	Shooting
50	Mexico (MEX)	Мексика	Meksika	Carlos Girón	Diving
51	Mozambique (MOZ)	Мозамбик	Mozambik	Raimundo Franisse	Swimming
52	Mongolia (MGL)	Монголия	Mongoliya	Zevegiin Düvchin	Wrestling
53	Nepal (NEP)	Непал	Nepal
54	Nigeria (NGR)	Нигерия	Nigeriya
55	Netherlands (NED)	Нидерланды	Niderlandy	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
56	Nicaragua (NCA)	Никарагуа	Nikaragua	Xiomara Larios	Athletics
57	New Zealand (NZL)	Новая Зеландия	Novaya Zelandiya	Brian Newth	Modern pentathlon
58	Peru (PER)	Перу	Peru	Walter Perón	Shooting
59	Poland (POL)	Польша	Poľsha	Czesław Kwieciński	Wrestling
60	Portugal (POR)	Португалия	Portugaliya	Esbela da Fonseca	Gymnastics
61	Puerto Rico (PUR)	Пуэрто-Рико	Puėrto-Riko	Alberto Mercado	Boxing
62	Romania (ROM)	Румыния	Rumyniya	Vasile Andrei	Wrestling
63	San Marino (SMR)	Сан-Марино	San-Marino	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
64	Seychelles (SEY)	Сейшелы	Seïshely
65	Senegal (SEN)	Сенегал	Senegal
66	Syria (SYR)	Сирия	Siriya
67	Sierra Leone (SLE)	Сьерра-Леоне	Syerra-Leone
68	Tanzania (TAN)	Танзания	Tanzaniya
69	Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)	Тринидад и Тобаго	Trinidad i Tobago	Hasely Crawford	Athletics
70	Uganda (UGA)	Уганда	Uganda	John Akii-Bua	Athletics
71	Finland (FIN)	Финляндия	Finlyandiya	Peter Tallberg	Sailing
72	France (FRA)	Франция	Frantsiya	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
73	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	Чехословакия	Chekhoslovakiya	Vítězslav Mácha	Wrestling
74	Switzerland (SUI)	Швейцария	Shveïtsariya	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
75	Sweden (SWE)	Швеция	Shvetsiya	Stig Pettersson	Athletics
76	Sri Lanka (SRI)	Шри-Ланка	Shri-Lanka
77	Ecuador (ECU)	Эквадор	Ėkvador	Nancy Vallecilla	Athletics
78	Ethiopia (ETH)	Эфиопия	Ėfiopiya	Miruts Yifter	Athletics
79	Yugoslavia (YUG)	Югославия	Yugoslaviya	Matija Ljubek	Canoeing
80	Jamaica (JAM)	Ямайка	Yamaĩka
81	U.S.S.R. (URS)	СССР	SSSR[n 3]	Nikolay Balboshin	Wrestling

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