During the Parade of Nations section of the 1988 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 English, one of the official languages in Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Organizers played Happy Birthday to You during Australia's team march [1] as a homage to Australia which was celebrating Bicentenary event at that time.
List edit
| Order | Nation | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
Thomai Lefousi | Alpine skiing |
| 2 |  Andorra (AND) |
Claudina Rossell | Alpine skiing |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) |
Julio Moreschi | Cross-country skiing |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) |
Michael Richmond | Speed skating |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) |
Leonhard Stock | Alpine skiing |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Katrien Pauwels | Figure skating |
| 7 |  Bolivia (BOL) |
Guillermo Avilapaz | Alpine skiing |
| 8 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Vladimir Velitchkov | Biathlon |
| 9 |  Chile (CHI) |
Nils Linneberg | Alpine skiing |
| 10 |  China (CHN) |
Zhang Zhubin | Figure skating |
| 11 |  Costa Rica (CRC) |
Arturo Kinch | Alpine skiing |
| 12 |  Cyprus (CYP) |
Karolina Fotiadou | Alpine skiing |
| 13 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Jiří Parma | Ski jumping |
| 14 |  North Korea (PRK) |
Ri Im-bin | Speed skating |
| 15 |  Denmark (DEN) |
Lars Dresler | Figure skating |
| 16 |  West Germany (FRG) |
Peter Angerer | Biathlon |
| 17 |  Fiji (FIJ) |
Rusiate Rogoyawa | Cross-country skiing |
| 18 |  Finland (FIN) |
Pertti Niittylä | Speed skating |
| 19 |  France (FRA) |
Catherine Quittet | Alpine skiing |
| 20 |  East Germany (GDR) |
Frank-Peter Roetsch | Biathlon |
| 21 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Nick Phipps | Bobsleigh |
| 22 |  Guam (GUM) |
Judd Bankert | Biathlon |
| 23 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
Alfredo Rego | Alpine skiing |
| 24 |  Hungary (HUN) |
Attila Tóth | Figure skating |
| 25 |  Iceland (ISL) |
Einar Ólafsson | Cross-country skiing |
| 26 |  India (IND) |
Kishor Rahtna Rai | Alpine skiing |
| 27 |  Italy (ITA) |
Paul Hildgartner | Luge |
| 28 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
Dudley Stokes | Bobsleigh |
| 29 |  Japan (JPN) |
Seiko Hashimoto | Speed skating |
| 30 |  South Korea (KOR) |
Hong Kun-pyo | Cross-country skiing |
| 31 |  Lebanon (LIB) |
Michel Samen | |
| 32 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) |
Andreas Wenzel | Alpine skiing |
| 33 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
Armand Wagener | |
| 34 |  Mexico (MEX) |
Ricardo Olavarrieta | Figure skating |
| 35 |  Monaco (MON) |
Albert II, Prince of Monaco | Bobsleigh |
| 36 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
Enkhee Davaagiin | Cross-country skiing |
| 37 |  Morocco (MAR) |
Mustapha Naitlhou | Non-competitor |
| 38 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Jan Ykema | Speed skating |
| 39 |  Netherlands Antilles (AHO) |
Bart Carpentier Alting | Luge |
| 40 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
Simon Wi Rutene | Alpine skiing |
| 41 |  Norway (NOR) |
Oddvar Brå | Cross-country skiing |
| 42 |  Philippines (PHI) |
Raymund Ocampo | Luge |
| 43 |  Poland (POL) |
Henryk Gruth | Ice hockey |
| 44 |  Portugal (POR) |
Antonio Reis | Bobsleigh |
| 45 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Mary Pat Wilson | Alpine skiing |
| 46 |  Romania (ROU) |
Dorin Degan | Bobsleigh |
| 47 |  San Marino (SMR) |
Nicola Ercolani | Alpine skiing |
| 48 |  Spain (ESP) |
Ainhoa Ibarra | Alpine skiing |
| 49 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Thomas Wassberg | Cross-country skiing |
| 50 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
Michela Figini | Alpine skiing |
| 51 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Chen Chin-san | Bobsleigh |
| 52 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Abdullah Yılmaz | Cross-country skiing |
| 53 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
Andrey Bukin | Figure Skating |
| 54 |  United States (USA) |
Lyle Nelson | Biathlon |
| 55 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) |
Seba Johnson | Alpine skiing |
| 56 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Bojan Krizaj | Alpine skiing |
| 57 |  Canada (CAN) |
Brian Orser | Figure Skating |
References edit
- ^ "1988 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Part 11". YouTube. Retrieved 21 December 2014.