2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
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During the Parade of Nations during the 2008 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. It is considered a great honor to bear the country's flag in the Parade of Nations.

Parade order

Per tradition, the national team of Greece entered first as the progenitor of the Olympic Games, and the host country, in this case the People's Republic of China, marched last. All other nations marched in name order in the language of the host nation, which in this case is the Chinese language. The collation method used is based on the names as written in Simplified Chinese characters¹ and is similar to that used in Chinese dictionaries. The names were sorted by the number of strokes in the first character of the name, then by the stroke order of the character (in the order 橫竖撇捺折, c.f. Wubi method), then move onto the next character and so on.^{citation needed} For example, this placed Australia (澳大利亚) in 202nd position, just ahead of Zambia (赞比亚) because the initial character for “Australia” (澳) is written in 15 strokes, while that for “Zambia” (赞) is written in 16 strokes.

An exception to the ordering was the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, which entered in Chinese as its full designation (前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国), but was sorted under 马其顿 (Mǎqídùn = "Macedonia.")

After marching in as a joint team in the previous two editions of the games, North Korea (Choson - 朝鲜; pinyin: Cháoxiǎn) and South Korea (Hanguk - 韩国; pinyin: Hánguó) marched in separate teams after negotiations failed for political reasons.² The North Korean delegation were initially slated to march immediately after the South Korean delegation, but successfully requested a change of team designation which meant they were no longer ordered consecutively.²

The Marshall Islands, Montenegro and Tuvalu competed for the first time in these Olympic Games.³ Brunei was excluded from the Games by the IOC shortly before the Opening Ceremony as no athletes had been registered.⁴

List

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. This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in simplified Chinese, country name in pinyin, flag bearer name, and flag bearer sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC, and the Chinese names follow their official designations by the BOCOG.

Order	Nation	Chinese name	Pinyin	Flag bearer	Sport
1	Greece (GRE)	希腊	Xīlà	Iliadis, IliasIlias Iliadis5	Judo
2	Guinea (GUI)	几内亚	Jīnèiyà	Fofanah, FatmataFatmata Fofanah3	Athletics (100 m hurdles)
3	Guinea-Bissau (GBS)	几内亚比绍	Jīnèiyà Bǐshào	Midana, AugustoAugusto Midana3	Wrestling
4	Turkey (TUR)	土耳其	Tǔěrqí	Ozal, MehmetMehmet Özal3	Wrestling
5	Turkmenistan (TKM)	土库曼斯坦	Tǔkùmànsītǎn	Nurmuhammedow, GuwançGuwanç Nurmuhammedow6	Judo
6	Yemen (YEM)	也门	Yěmén	Al-Yafaee, MohammedMohammed Al-Yafaee3	Athletics (800 m)
7	Maldives (MDV)	马尔代夫	Mǎěrdàifū	Hussain, Aminath RouyaAminath Rouya Hussain3	Swimming
8	Malta (MLT)	马耳他	Mǎěrtā	Bezzina, MarconMarcon Bezzina7	Judo
9	Madagascar (MAD)	马达加斯加	Mǎdájiāsījiā	Razanadrakoto, SoloniainaSoloniaina Razanadrakoto3	Boxing
10	Malaysia (MAS)	马来西亚	Mǎláixīyà	Awang, Azizul HasniAzizul Hasni Awang8	Cycling (track)
11	Mali (MLI)	马里	Mǎlǐ	Keita, Daba ModiboDaba Modibo Keita9	Taekwondo
12	Malawi (MAW)	马拉维	Mǎlāwéi	Nyirenda, CharltonCharlton Nyirenda3	Swimming
13	FYR Macedonia (MKD)	前南斯拉夫马其顿共和国	Qián Nánsīlāfū Mǎqídùn Gònghéguó	Nikolovski, AtanasAtanas Nikolovski10	Canoe / Kayak (slalom)
14	Marshall Islands (MHL)	马绍尔群岛	Mǎshàoěr Qúndǎo	Muller, WaylonWaylon Muller11	Official
15	Cayman Islands (CAY)	开曼群岛	Kāimàn Qúndǎo	Forbes, RonaldRonald Forbes3	Athletics
16	Bhutan (BHU)	不丹	Bùdān	Peljor, TashiTashi Peljor3	Archery
17	Ecuador (ECU)	厄瓜多尔	Èguāduōěr	Escobar, AlexandraAlexandra Escobar3	Weightlifting
18	Eritrea (ERI)	厄立特里亚	Èlìtélǐyà	Sultan Ghebremichael, SimretSimret Sultan Ghebremichael3	Athletics (5000 m)
19	Jamaica (JAM)	牙买加	Yámǎijiā	Campbell, VeronicaVeronica Campbell3	Athletics (200 m)
20	Belgium (BEL)	比利时	Bǐlìshí	Godefroid, SébastienSébastien Godefroid12	Sailing
21	Vanuatu (VAN)	瓦努阿图	Wǎnǔātú	Tommy, PriscilaPriscila Tommy13	Table tennis
22	Israel (ISR)	以色列	Yǐsèliè	Kolganov, MichaelMichael Kolganov14	Canoe / Kayak (flatwater)
23	Japan (JPN)	日本	Rìběn	Fukuhara, AiAi Fukuhara15	Table tennis
24	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	中华台北	Zhōnghuá Táiběi	Lai, ShengrongLai Shengrong16	Softball
25	Central African Republic (CAF)	中非	Zhōngfēi	Derebona, MireilleMireille Derebona3	Athletics (800 m)
26	Hong Kong, China (HKG)	中国香港	Zhōngguó Xiānggǎng	Wong, Kam-poWong Kam-po17	Cycling
27	Gambia (GAM)	冈比亚	Gāngbǐyà	Jack, BadouBadou Jack3	Boxing
28	Benin (BEN)	贝宁	Bèiníng	Feraez, FabienneFabienne Feraez3	Athletics (200 m)
29	Mauritius (MRI)	毛里求斯	Máolǐqiúsī	Buckland, StephanStephan Buckland3	Athletics
30	Mauritania (MTN)	毛里塔尼亚	Máolǐtǎníyà	Chebal Moctar, SouleymanSouleyman Chebal Moctar3	Athletics
31	Denmark (DEN)	丹麦	Dānmài	Olsen, JoachimJoachim Olsen18	Athletics (shot put)
32	Uganda (UGA)	乌干达	Wūgāndá	Serugo, RonaldRonald Serugo3	Boxing
33	Ukraine (UKR)	乌克兰	Wūkèlán	Klochkova, YanaYana Klochkova19	Swimming
34	Uruguay (URU)	乌拉圭	Wūlāguī	Foglia, AlejandroAlejandro Foglia20	Sailing (Laser)
35	Uzbekistan (UZB)	乌兹别克斯坦	Wūzībiékèsītǎn	Makhmudov, DilshodDilshod Makhmudov3	Boxing
36	Barbados (BAR)	巴巴多斯	Bābāduōsī	Ally, BradleyBradley Ally3	Swimming
37	Papua New Guinea (PNG)	巴布亚新几内亚	Bābùyà Xīn Jǐnèiyà	Pini, RyanRyan Pini3	Swimming
38	Brazil (BRA)	巴西	Bāxī	Scheidt, RobertRobert Scheidt21	Sailing (Star)
39	Paraguay (PAR)	巴拉圭	Bālāguī	Fatecha, VíctorVíctor Fatecha22	Athletics (javelin throw)
40	Bahrain (BRN)	巴林	Bālín	Al Gassra, RakiaRakia Al Gassra23	Athletics (sprints)
41	Bahamas (BAH)	巴哈马	Bāhāmǎ	Ferguson, DebbieDebbie Ferguson3	Athletics (sprints)
42	Panama (PAN)	巴拿马	Bānámǎ	Saladino, IrvingIrving Saladino	Athletics (long jump)
43	Pakistan (PAK)	巴基斯坦	Bājīsītǎn	Ashraf, ZeeshanZeeshan Ashraf24	Field hockey
44	Palestine (PLE)	巴勒斯坦	Bālèsītǎn	Almassri, NaderNader Almassri3	Athletics
45	Cuba (CUB)	古巴	Gǔbā	Lopez, MijailMijail Lopez25	Wrestling (Greco-Roman)
46	Burkina Faso (BUR)	布基纳法索	Bùjīnà Fǎsuǒ	Soulama, AïssataAïssata Soulama26	Athletics (400 m hurdles)
47	Burundi (BDI)	布隆迪	Bùlóngdí	Niyonizigiye, FrancineFrancine Niyonizigiye26	Athletics
48	Timor-Leste (TLS)	东帝汶	Dōngdìwèn	Ximenez, Mariana DiazMariana Diaz Ximenez3	Athletics
49	Qatar (QAT)	卡塔尔	Kǎtǎěr	Al-Attiya, Nasser SalehNasser Saleh Al-Attiya3	Shooting
50	Rwanda (RWA)	卢旺达	Lúwàngdá	Girimbabazi, PamelaPamela Girimbabazi3	Swimming
51	Luxembourg (LUX)	卢森堡	Lúsēnbǎo	Stacchiotti, RaphaëlRaphaël Stacchiotti3	Swimming
52	Chad (CHA)	乍得	Zhàdé	Hinkissia Ndikert, AlbertineAlbertine Hinkissia Ndikert3	Athletics (100 m)
53	Belarus (BLR)	白俄罗斯	Báiéluósī	Romankov, AlexandrAlexandr Romankov3	Fencing
54	India (IND)	印度	Yìndù	Rathore, Rajyavardhan SinghRajyavardhan Singh Rathore27	Shooting
55	Indonesia (INA)	印度尼西亚	Yìndùníxīyà	Sulaksana, I Gusti Made OkaI Gusti Made Oka Sulaksana28	Sailing (RS:X)
56	Lithuania (LTU)	立陶宛	Lìtáowǎn	Jasikevičius, ŠarūnasŠarūnas Jasikevičius29	Basketball
57	Niger (NIG)	尼日尔	Nírìěr	Alhousseini, LamineLamine Alhousseini3	Swimming
58	Nigeria (NGR)	尼日利亚	Nírìlìyà	Kaffo, BoseBose Kaffo3	Table tennis
59	Nicaragua (NCA)	尼加拉瓜	Níjiālāguā	Argüello, AlexisAlexis Argüello30	Boxing
60	Nepal (NEP)	尼泊尔	Níbóěr	Bista, DeepakDeepak Bista31	Taekwondo
61	Ghana (GHA)	加纳	Jiānà	Anim, VidaVida Anim3	Athletics
62	Canada (CAN)	加拿大	Jiānádà	van Koeverden, AdamAdam van Koeverden32	Canoe / Kayak (flatwater)
63	Gabon (GAB)	加蓬	Jiāpéng	Engoang, MélanieMélanie Engoang3	Judo
64	San Marino (SMR)	圣马力诺	Shèng Mǎlìnuò	Del Din, DanielaDaniela Del Din3	Shooting
65	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)	圣文森特和格林纳丁斯	Shèng Wénsēntè hé Gélínnàdīngsī	Alexander, KinekeKineke Alexander3	Athletics
66	Saint Lucia (LCA)	圣卢西亚	Shèng Lúxīyà	Spencer, LevernLevern Spencer3	Athletics
67	São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)	圣多美和普林西比	Shèng Duōměi hé Pǔlínxībǐ	Bonfim, Celma Da Gara SoaresCelma Da Gara Soares Bonfim3	Athletics
68	Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)	圣基茨和尼维斯	Shèng Jīcí hé Níwéisī	Hodge, VirgilVirgil Hodge3	Athletics
69	Guyana (GUY)	圭亚那	Guīyànà	Roberts, NiallNiall Roberts3	Swimming
70	Djibouti (DJI)	吉布提	Jíbùtí	Ahmed, Salah HousseinSalah Houssein Ahmed3	Olympian
71	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	吉尔吉斯斯坦	Jíěrjísīsītǎn	Dzhanagulov, TalantTalant Dzhanagulov3	Judo
72	Laos (LAO)	老挝	Lǎowō	Tonsacktheva, SuksavanhSuksavanh Tonsacktheva3	Athletics
73	Armenia (ARM)	亚美尼亚	Yàměiníyà	Azaryan, AlbertAlbert Azaryan33	Gymnastics
74	Spain (ESP)	西班牙	Xībānyá	Cal Figueroa, DavidDavid Cal Figueroa34	Canoe / Kayak (flatwater)
75	Bermuda (BER)	百慕大	Bǎimùdà	Terceira, JillianJillian Terceira3	Equestrian
76	Liechtenstein (LIE)	列支敦士登	Lièzhīdūnshìdēng	Tschopp, MarcelMarcel Tschopp35	Athletics (marathon)
77	Congo (CGO)	刚果（布）	Gāngguǒ (Bù)	Mouele Mboussi, Pamela ChardenePamela Chardene Mouele Mboussi3	Athletics
78	DR Congo (COD)	刚果（金）	Gāngguǒ (Jīn)	Magali, FrankaFranka Magali3	Athletics
79	Iraq (IRQ)	伊拉克	Yīlākè	Al-Hilfi, HamzahHamzah Al-Hilfi3	Rowing
80	Iran (IRI)	伊朗	Yīlǎng	Hosseini, HomaHoma Hosseini36	Rowing
81	Guatemala (GUA)	危地马拉	Wēidìmǎlā	Cordon Buezo, KevinKevin Cordon Buezo37	Badminton
82	Hungary (HUN)	匈牙利	Xiōngyálì	Kammerer, ZoltánZoltán Kammerer38	Canoe / Kayak (flatwater)
83	Dominican Republic (DOM)	多米尼加共和国	Duōmǐníjiā Gònghéguó	Sánchez, FélixFélix Sánchez39	Athletics (400m hurdles)
84	Dominica (DMA)	多米尼克	Duōmǐníkè	Romain, JeromeJerome Romain3	Athletics
85	Togo (TOG)	多哥	Duōgē	Boukpeti, BenjaminBenjamin Boukpeti3	Canoe / Kayak (slalom)
86	Iceland (ISL)	冰岛	Bīngdǎo	Arnarson, ÖrnÖrn Arnarson40	Swimming
87	Guam (GUM)	关岛	Guāndǎo	Blas Jr., RicardoRicardo Blas Jr.3	Judo
88	Angola (ANG)	安哥拉	Āngēlā	N'tyamba, JoaoJoao N'tyamba3	Athletics
89	Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)	安提瓜和巴布达	Āntíguā hé Bābùdá	Groymon, JamesJames Groymon3	Athletics
90	Andorra (AND)	安道尔	Āndàoěr	Garcia Riberaygua, MontserratMontserrat Garcia Riberaygua3	Canoe / Kayak (slalom)
91	Tonga (TGA)	汤加	Tāngjiā	Po'uhila, AnaAna Po'uhila3	Athletics
92	Jordan (JOR)	约旦	Yuēdàn	Shaban, ZeinaZeina Shaban41	Table tennis
93	Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)	赤道几内亚	Chìdào Jīnèiyà	Mikue Ondo, EmiliaEmilia Mikue Ondo3	Athletics
94	Finland (FIN)	芬兰	Fēnlán	Hirvi, JuhaJuha Hirvi42	Shooting
95	Croatia (CRO)	克罗地亚	Kèluódìyà	Balić, IvanoIvano Balić43	Handball
96	Sudan (SUD)	苏丹	Sūdān	Kaki, AbubakerAbubaker Kaki3	Athletics
97	Suriname (SUR)	苏里南	Sūlǐnán	Nesty, AnthonyAnthony Nesty3	Swimming
98	Libya (LBA)	利比亚	Lìbǐyà	Ben Saleh, MohamedMohamed Ben Saleh44	Judo
99	Liberia (LBR)	利比里亚	Lìbǐlǐyà	Addy, JangyJangy Addy3	Athletics
100	Belize (BIZ)	伯利兹	Bólìzī	Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams3	Athletics
101	Cape Verde (CPV)	佛得角	Fódéjiǎo	Monteiro, WâniaWânia Monteiro3	Gymnastics
102	Cook Islands (COK)	库克群岛	Kùkè Qúndǎo	Pera Junior, SamSam Pera Junior45	Weightlifting
103	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	沙特	Shātè	Al-Khuwaildi, Mohammed Salman H.Mohammed Salman H. Al-Khuwaildi3	Athletics
104	Algeria (ALG)	阿尔及利亚	Āěrjílìyà	Iles, SalimSalim Iles3	Swimming
105	Albania (ALB)	阿尔巴尼亚	Āěrbāníyà	Prizreni, SahitSahit Prizreni46	Wrestling (Freestyle)
106	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	阿联酋	Āliánqiú	Al Maktoum, Maitha bint MohammedMaitha bint Mohammed Al Maktoum47	Taekwondo
107	Argentina (ARG)	阿根廷	Āgēntíng	Ginóbili, EmanuelEmanuel Ginóbili48	Basketball
108	Oman (OMA)	阿曼	Āmàn	Al Balushi, Allah DadAllah Dad Al Balushi3	Shooting
109	Aruba (ARU)	阿鲁巴	Ālǔbā	Vis, FiderdFiderd Vis3	Judo
110	Afghanistan (AFG)	阿富汗	Āfùhàn	Bahave, Nesar AhmadNesar Ahmad Bahave3	Taekwondo
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