During the Parade of Nations section of the 1984 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in Serbo-Croatian, the official language in Yugoslavia. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Yugoslavia was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Two nations were unable to march with their respective national flags, namely British Virgin Islands and Chinese Taipei. While Chinese Taipei was unable to use their flag and the name "Republic of China" due to participation of People's Republic of China, British Virgin Islands team was forced to use a replacement flag. The replacement flag is a white-colored cloth with the words “B. Djevičanska Ostrva” in blue color and the Olympic Rings on it. The organizers were unable to create the flag and created the replacement flag for the opening ceremony.[1]
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| Order | Nation | Serbo-Croatian | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
Grčka | Andreas Pantelidis | Alpine skiing |
| 2 |  Andorra (AND) |
Andora | Albert Llovera | Alpine skiing |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) |
Argentina | Teresa Bustamente | Alpine skiing |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
Australija | Colin Coates | Speed skating |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) |
Austrija | Franz Klammer | Alpine skiing |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Belgija | Henri Mollin | Alpine skiing |
| 7 |  Bolivia (BOL) |
Bolivija | ||
| 8 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) |
BD Ostrva[n 1] | Erroll Fraser | Speed skating |
| 9 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Bugarska | Vladimir Velichkov | Biathlon |
| 10 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Čehoslovačka | Jiří Králík | Ice hockey |
| 11 |  Chile (CHI) |
Čile | Alfredo Maturana | Official |
| 12 |  North Korea (PRK) |
DNR Koreja[n 2] | Ri Im-bin | Speed skating |
| 13 |  Egypt (EGY) |
Egipat | Jamil El-Reedy | Alpine skiing |
| 14 |  Finland (FIN) |
Finska | Jorma Valtonen | Ice hockey |
| 15 |  France (FRA) |
Francuska | Yvon Mougel | Biathlon |
| 16 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Holandija | Hilbert van der Duim | Speed skating |
| 17 |  Iceland (ISL) |
Island | Nanna Leifsdóttir | Alpine skiing |
| 18 |  Italy (ITA) |
Italija | Paul Hildgartner | Luge |
| 19 |  Japan (JPN) |
Japan | Tadayuki Takahashi | Figure skating |
| 20 |  Canada (CAN) |
Kanada | Gaétan Boucher | Speed skating |
| 21 |  Cyprus (CYP) |
Kipar | ||
| 22 |  South Korea (KOR) |
Koreja | ||
| 23 |  Costa Rica (CRC) |
Kostarika | ||
| 24 |  Lebanon (LIB) |
Libanon | ||
| 25 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) |
Lihtenštajn | Günther Marxer | Alpine skiing |
| 26 |  Hungary (HUN) |
Mađarska | Gábor Mayer | Biathlon |
| 27 |  Morocco (MAR) |
Maroko | ||
| 28 |  Mexico (MEX) |
Meksiko | ||
| 29 |  Monaco (MON) |
Monako | David Lajoux | Alpine skiing |
| 30 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
Mongolija | Luvsandashiin Dorj | Cross-country skiing |
| 31 |  China (CHN) |
NR Kina[n 3] | Zhao Shijian | Speed skating |
| 32 |  Norway (NOR) |
Norveška | Bjørg Eva Jensen | Speed skating |
| 33 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
Novi Zeland | Markus Hubrich | Alpine skiing |
| 34 |  East Germany (GDR) |
Njemačka DR[n 4] | Frank Ullrich | Biathlon |
| 35 |  Poland (POL) |
Poljska | Józef Łuszczek | Cross-country skiing |
| 36 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Portoriko | George Tucker | Luge |
| 37 |  Romania (ROU) |
Rumunija | Dorel Cristudor | Bobsleigh |
| 38 |  San Marino (SMR) |
San Marino | ||
| 39 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
SSSR[n 5] | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice hockey |
| 40 |  West Germany (FRG) |
SR Njemačka[n 6] | Monika Pflug | Speed skating |
| 41 |  Senegal (SEN) |
Senegal | Lamine Guèye | Alpine skiing |
| 42 |  United States (USA) |
SAD[n 7] | Frank Masley | Luge |
| 43 |  Spain (ESP) |
Spanija | Blanca Fernández Ochoa | Alpine skiing |
| 44 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
Švicarska | Erika Hess | Alpine skiing |
| 45 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Švedska | Mats Waltin | Ice hockey |
| 46 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Tajpej Kinejski | ||
| 47 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Turska | ||
| 48 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Velika Britanija | Christopher Dean | Figure skating |
| 49 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Jugoslavija | Jure Franko | Alpine skiing |
- Notes
References edit
- ^ "British Virgin Islands – Flag History". Retrieved 27 June 2015.