1928 Summer Olympics national flag bearers

During the opening ceremony of the 1928 Summer Olympics, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. As Olympic tradition dictates, most participating nations[1] paraded in the alphabetical order of the language of the host country (here Dutch), except Greece, who enters first at the founding nation of the Olympics, and the host country (here the Netherlands) who enters last.

During the Parade of Nations, athletes from all participating countries entered the Olympisch Stadion. Each team was led by a flag bearer that was one of their athletes or officials, designated either by their respective National Olympic Committee (NOC) or by the athletes themselves.

## List

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Below is a list of parading countries and their announced flag bearer, in the same order as the parade. This is sortable by country name, flag bearer's name, or flag bearer's sport. Names are given in the form officially designated by the IOC (International Olympic Committee).

Order  | Nation  | Dutch  | Flag bearer  | Sport

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1 |  Greece (GRE) | Griekenland | Antonios Karyofyllis | Athletics
2 |  Argentina (ARG) | Argentinië | Héctor Méndez | Boxing
3 |  Australia (AUS) | Australië | Bobby Pearce | Rowing
4 |  Belgium (BEL) | België |  |
5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | Bulgarije |  |
6 |  Canada (CAN) | Canada | Joseph Wright Jr. | Rowing
7 |  Chile (CHI) | Chili | Manuel Plaza | Athletics
8 |  Cuba (CUB) | Cuba | José Barrientos | Athletics
9 |  Denmark (DEN) | Denemarken | Marius Jørgensen | Athletics
10 |  Germany (GER) | Duitsland | Ernst Paulus | Athletics
11 |  Egypt (EGY) | Egypte |  |
12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Engeland | Malcolm Nokes | Athletics
13 |  Estonia (EST) | Estland | Gustav Kalkun | Athletics
14 |  Philippines (PHI) | Filipijnen | Anselmo Gonzaga | Athletics
15 |  Finland (FIN) | Finland | Akilles Järvinen | Athletics
16 |  Haiti (HAI) | Haïti |  |
17 |  Hungary (HUN) | Hongarije | Kálmán Egri | Athletics
18 |  Ireland (IRL) | Ierland | Matt Flanagan | Boxing
19 |  India (IND) | India |  |
20 |  Italy (ITA) | Italië | Carlo Galimberti | Weightlifting
21 |  Japan (JPN) | Japan | Yonetaro Nakazawa | Athletics
22 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | Joegoslavië | Dimitrije Stefanović | Athletics
23 |  Latvia (LAT) | Letland | Alberts Zvejnieks | Wrestling
24 |  Lithuania (LTU) | Litouwen | Paulina Radziulytė | Athletics
25 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | Luxemburg | George Schmit | Athletics
26 |  Mexico (MEX) | Mexico | Jesús Aguirre | Athletics
27 |  Monaco (MON) | Monaco |  |
28 |  New Zealand (NZL) | Nieuw-Zeeland | Arthur Porritt | Athletics
29 |  Norway (NOR) | Noorwegen | Ketil Askildt | Athletics
30 |  Austria (AUT) | Oostenrijk | Ludwig Wessely | Athletics
31 |  Panama (PAN) | Panama | Adán Gordón | Swimming
32 |  Poland (POL) | Polen | Marian Cieniewski | Wrestling
33 |  Portugal (POR) | Portugal |  |
34 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | Rhodesië |  |
35 |  Romania (ROU) | Roemenië |  |
36 |  Spain (ESP) | Spanje | Diego Ordóñez | Athletics
37 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Tsjecho-Slowakije | Josef Effenberger | Gymnastics
38 |  Turkey (TUR) | Turkije |  |
39 |  Uruguay (URU) | Uruguay |  |
40 |  United States of America (USA) | Verenigde Staten van Amerika | Bud Houser | Athletics
41 |  South Africa (RSA) | Zuid-Afrika |  |
42 |  Sweden (SWE) | Zweden | Bo Lindman | Modern pentathlon
43 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Zwitserland |  |
44 |  Holland (NED) | Holland | Sam Olij | Boxing

## See also

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* 1928 Summer Olympics.

## References

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[2] [3]

1. ^ France and Malta did not take part in the Parade of Nations, but their athletes did compete at the Olympics.
2. ^ Amsterdam 1928 Official Film | The Olympic Games, Amsterdam 1928
3. ^ "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 1928 Summer Olympics".