2024 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

During the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the flag bearers for the 205 National Olympic Committee's (NOCs) and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team entered Stade de France. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony. Like the opening ceremony, each team had an option of having two flag bearers, one man and one woman, to promote gender equality.[1]

Countries and flagbearers

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The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted in the official order of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), even though nations appeared in no particular order in the parade of nations. Names are being given as officially designated by the IOC.[1]

Order Team French Flag bearer(s) Sport(s) Ref.
1   Greece Grèce Emmanouil Karalis Athletics [2]
Evangelia Platanioti Artistic swimming
2   Refugee Olympic Team Équipe olympique des réfugiés Kasra Mehdipournejad Taekwondo [3]
Farida Abaroge Athletics
3   Afghanistan Afghanistan Sha Mahmood Noor Zahi Athletics [1]
Yulduz Hashimi Cycling
4   South Africa Afrique du Sud Tatjana Smith Swimming
5   Albania Albanie Islam Dudaev Wrestling
6   Algeria Algérie Djamel Sedjati Athletics [4]
Imane Khelif Boxing
7   Germany Allemagne Max Rendschmidt Canoeing [5]
Laura Lindemann Triathlon
8   Andorra Andorre Nahuel Carabaña Athletics [1]
9   Angola Angola Edmilson Pedro Judo
10   Antigua and Barbuda Antigua-et-Barbuda Cejhae Greene Athletics
11   Saudi Arabia Arabie saoudite Mohammed Tolo Athletics
Dunya Abu Taleb Taekwondo
12   Argentina Argentine José Torres Cycling
Eugenia Bosco Sailing
13   Armenia Arménie Artur Aleksanyan Wrestling
14   Aruba Aruba Ethan Westera Sailing
Shanayah Howell Cycling
15   Austria Autriche Lukas Mähr Sailing [6]
Lara Vadlau
16   Azerbaijan Azerbaïdjan Gashim Magomedov Taekwondo [1]
Zeynab Hummatova Gymnastics
17   Bahamas Bahamas Charisma Taylor Athletics
18   Bahrain Bahreïn Akhmed Tazhudinov Wrestling
19   Bangladesh Bangladesh Volunteer
20   Barbados Barbade Matthew Wright Triathlon
21   Belgium Belgique Nafissatou Thiam Athletics [7]
22   Belize Belize Shaun Gill Athletics [1]
23   Benin Bénin Alexis Dodji Kpade Swimming
Noélie Yarigo Athletics
24   Bermuda Bermudes Dara Alizadeh Rowing
25   Bhutan Bhoutan Kinzang Lhamo Athletics
26   Bolivia Bolivie Héctor Garibay Athletics
Guadalupe Torrez
27   Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnie-Herzégovine Lana Pudar Swimming
28   Botswana Botswana Letsile Tebogo Athletics
Oratile Nowe
29   Brazil Brésil Ana Patrícia Ramos Volleyball [8]
Eduarda Lisboa
30   Brunei Brunéi Darussalam Hayley Wong Swimming [1]
31   Bulgaria Bulgarie Semen Novikov Wrestling
Boryana Kaleyn Gymnastics
32   Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Hugues Fabrice Zango Athletics
Marthe Koala
33   Burundi Burundi Ange Ciella Niragira Judo
34   Cape Verde Cabo Verde Samuel Freire Athletics
Ivanusa Moreira Boxing
35   Cayman Islands Îles Caïmans Volunteer
36   Cambodia Cambodge Chhun Bunthorn Athletics [1]
Apsara Sakbun Swimming
37   Cameroon Cameroun Emmanuel Eseme Athletics
Richelle Anita Soppi Mbella Judo
38   Canada Canada Ethan Katzberg Athletics [9]
Summer McIntosh Swimming
39   Central African Republic République centrafricaine Tracy Marine Andet Swimming [1]
Herve Toumandji Athletics
40   Chile Chili Fernanda Aguirre Taekwondo
Clemente Seguel Sailing
41   China République populaire de Chine Li Fabin Weightlifting
Ou Zixia Field hockey
42   Cyprus Chypre Vera Tugolukova Gymnastics
43   Colombia Colombie Mariana Pajón Cycling
44   Comoros Comores Hachim Maaroufou Athletics
Maesha Saadi Swimming
45   Republic of the Congo Congo Natacha Ngoye Athletics
46   Democratic Republic of the Congo République démocratique du Congo Brigitte Mbabi Boxing
47   Cook Islands Îles Cook Lanihei Connolly Swimming
48   South Korea République de Corée Park Tae-joon Taekwondo
Im Ae-ji Boxing
49   Costa Rica Costa Rica Gerald Drummond Athletics
Milagro Mena Cycling
50   Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire Arthur Cissé Athletics
Maboundou Koné
51   Croatia Croatie Ivan Šapina Taekwondo
Lena Stojković
52   Cuba Cuba Yarisleidis Cirilo Canoeing
Mijaín López Wrestling
53   Denmark Danemark Turpal Bisultanov Wrestling [10]
Helena Rosendahl Bach Swimming
54   Djibouti Djibouti Ibrahim Hassan Athletics [1]
55   Dominican Republic République dominicaine Alexander Ogando Athletics
Beatriz Pirón Weightlifting
56   Dominica Dominique Thea LaFond Athletics
57   Egypt Égypte Ahmed Elgendy Modern pentathlon
Sara Ahmed Weightlifting
58   El Salvador El Salvador Volunteer
59   United Arab Emirates Émirats arabes unis
60   Ecuador Équateur Brian Pintado Athletics
Neisi Dajomes Weightlifting
61   Eritrea Érythrée Samson Amare Athletics
Dolshi Tesfu
62   Spain Espagne Jordan Díaz Athletics [11]
María Pérez
63   Estonia Estonie Janek Õiglane Athletics [1]
Reena Pärnat Archery
64   Eswatini Eswatini Sibusiso Matsenjwa Athletics
65   Ethiopia Éthiopie Kenenisa Bekele Athletics
66   Fiji Fidji David Young Swimming [12]
Venice Traill Taekwondo
67   Finland Finlande Saga Vanninen Athletics [1]
68   Gabon Gabon Wissy Frank Hoye Athletics
Noelie Annette Lacour Swimming
69   The Gambia Gambie Alasan Ann Taekwondo
Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye Athletics
70   Georgia Géorgie Geno Petriashvili Wrestling
71   Ghana Ghana Joseph Paul Amoah Athletics
Rose Amoanimaa Yeboah
72   Great Britain Grande-Bretagne Alex Yee Triathlon [13]
Bryony Page Gymnastics
73   Grenada Grenade Halle Hazzard Athletics [1]
Kirani James
74   Guam Guam Mia-Lahnee Aquino Wrestling
75   Guatemala Guatemala Alberto González Mindez Athletics
Adriana Ruano Oliva Shooting
76   Guinea Guinée Elhadj N'gane Diallo Swimming
Fatoumata Sylla Archery
77   Guinea-Bissau Guinée-Bissau Diamantino Iuna Fafé Wrestling
78   Equatorial Guinea Guinée équatoriale Volunteer
79   Guyana Guyana Emanuel Archibald Athletics
Aliyah Abrams
80   Haiti Haïti Cedrick Belony-Duliepre Boxing
Emelia Chatfield Athletics
81   Honduras Honduras Kevin Mejía Wrestling
Julimar Ávila Swimming
82   Hong Kong Hong Kong, Chine Lo Wai Fung Taekwondo
Lee Sze Wing Cycling
83   Hungary Hongrie Kristóf Milák Swimming [14]
Tamara Csipes Canoeing
84   India Inde P. R. Sreejesh Field hockey [15]
Manu Bhaker Shooting
85   Indonesia Indonésie Rizki Juniansyah Weightlifting [1]
86   Iran République islamique d'Iran Arian Salimi Taekwondo
Fatemeh Mojallal Rowing
87   Iraq Iraq Ali Rubaiawi Weightlifting
88   Ireland Irlande Daniel Wiffen Swimming [16][17]
Mona McSharry
89   Iceland Islande Erna Sóley Gunnarsdóttir Athletics [1]
90   Israel Israël Tom Reuveny Sailing
Romi Paritzki Gymnastics
91   Italy Italie Gregorio Paltrinieri Swimming [18]
Rossella Fiamingo Fencing
92   Jamaica Jamaïque Rajindra Campbell Athletics [1]
93   Japan Japon Haruka Kitaguchi Athletics
94   Jordan Jordanie Zaid Kareem Taekwondo
Julyana Al-Sadeq
95   Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Batyrkhan Toleugali Taekwondo
Elzhana Taniyeva Gymnastics
96   Kenya Kenya Eliud Kipchoge Athletics
Faith Kipyegon
97   Kyrgyzstan Kirghizistan Akzhol Makhmudov Wrestling
Aisuluu Tynybekova
98   Kiribati Kiribati Kaimauri Erati Weightlifting
99   Kosovo Kosovo Adell Sabovic Swimming
Gresa Bakraçi Athletics
100   Kuwait Koweït Volunteer [19]
101   Laos République démocratique populaire lao Praewa Misato Philaphandeth Gymnastics
102   Lesotho Lesotho Tebello Ramakongoana Athletics
Mokulubete Blandina Makatisi
103   Latvia Lettonie Ernests Zēbolds Cycling
Gunta Vaičule Athletics
104   Lebanon Liban Laetitia Aoun Taekwondo
105   Liberia Libéria John Sherman Athletics
106   Libya Libye Volunteer
107   Liechtenstein Liechtenstein
108   Lithuania Lituanie Dominika Banevič Breaking [1]
109   Luxembourg Luxembourg Patrizia van der Weken Athletics [20]
110   North Macedonia Macédoine du Nord Vladimir Egorov Wrestling [19]
111   Madagascar Madagascar Rosina Randafiarison Weightlifting [1]
112   Malaysia Malaisie Ashley Lau Golf
113   Malawi Malawi Volunteer [19]
114   Maldives Maldives Mohamed Aan Hussain Swimming [21]
Aishath Ulya Shaig
115   Mali Mali Alexien Kouma Swimming [19]
Marine Camara Boxing
116   Malta Malte Katryna Esposito Judo
117   Morocco Maroc Bilal Mallakh Breaking
Oumaima El-Bouchti Taekwondo
118   Marshall Islands Îles Marshall Philipp Kinono Swimming [1]
Mathlynn Sasser Weightlifting
119   Mauritius Maurice Jean de Falbaire Sailing
120   Mauritania Mauritanie Volunteer
121   Mexico Mexique Marco Verde Boxing [22]
Nuria Diosdado Artistic swimming
122   Federated States of Micronesia États fédérés de Micronésie Volunteer [19]
123   Moldova République de Moldova Serghei Tarnovschi Canoeing
Anastasia Nichita Wrestling
124   Monaco Monaco Quentin Antognelli Rowing
Lisa Pou Swimming
125   Mongolia Mongolie Ankhtsetseg Munkhjantsan Weightlifting
Tulga Tumur Ochir Wrestling
126   Montenegro Monténégro Volunteer
127   Mozambique Mozambique Tiago Muxanga Boxing
Deizy Nhaquile Sailing
128   Myanmar Myanmar Phone Pyae Han Swimming
Thuzar Thet Htar Badminton
129   Namibia Namibie Phillip Seidler Swimming
Helalia Johannes Athletics
130   Nauru Nauru Winzar Kakiouea Athletics [1]
131   Nepal Népal Shantoshi Shrestha Athletics [19]
132   Nicaragua Nicaragua María Carmona Athletics
133   Niger Niger Abdoul Razak Issoufou Taekwondo
Samira Awali Boubacar Athletics
134   Nigeria Nigéria Patience Okon George Athletics
135   Norway Norvège Solfrid Koanda Weightlifting
136   New Zealand Nouvelle-Zélande Finn Butcher Canoeing
Lisa Carrington
137   Oman Oman Volunteer
138   Uganda Ouganda Oscar Chelimo Athletics
Kathleen Noble Rowing
139   Uzbekistan Ouzbékistan Ulugbek Rashitov Taekwondo
140   Pakistan Pakistan Faiqa Riaz Athletics
141   Palau Palaos Yuri Hosei Swimming [21]
Jion Hosei
142   Palestine Palestine Omar Yaser Ismail Taekwondo [1]
Valerie Tarazi Swimming
143   Panama Panama Arturo Deliser Athletics
Atheyna Bylon Boxing
144   Papua New Guinea Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Kevin Kassman Taekwondo [19]
Leonie Beu Athletics
145   Paraguay Paraguay Gabriela Narváez Judo
146   Netherlands Pays-Bas Harrie Lavreysen Cycling [23]
Femke Bol Athletics
147   Peru Pérou Stefano Peschiera Sailing [1]
María Belén Bazo
148   Philippines Philippines Carlos Edriel Yulo Gymnastics
Aira Villegas Boxing
149   Poland Pologne Wiktor Głazunow Canoeing
Julia Szeremeta Boxing
150   Puerto Rico Porto Rico Luis Castro Rivera Athletics [19]
151   Portugal Portugal Iúri Leitão Cycling
Patrícia Sampaio Judo
152   Qatar Qatar Volunteer
153   North Korea République populaire démocratique de Corée Ri Se-ung Wrestling
Kim Mi-rae Diving
154   Romania Roumanie Mihaela Valentina Cambei Weightlifting
155   Rwanda Rwanda Oscar Cyusa Peyre Mitilla Swimming
Clementine Mukandanga Athletics
156   Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint-Kitts-et-Nevis Volunteer
157   Saint Lucia Sainte-Lucie Naquille Harris Athletics
158   San Marino Saint-Marin Myles Nazem Amine Wrestling
Giorgia Cesarini Archery
159   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines Volunteer
160   Solomon Islands Îles Salomon Sharon Firisua Athletics
161   Samoa Samoa Eroni Leilua Sailing
Samalulu Clifton Canoeing
162   American Samoa Samoa américaines Filomenaleonisa Iakopo Athletics
163   São Tomé and Príncipe Sao Tomé-et-Principe Roldeney de Oliveira Judo
Gorete Semedo Athletics
164   Senegal Sénégal Louis François Mendy Athletics
Combe Seck Canoeing
165   Serbia Serbie Damir Mikec Shooting
Zorana Arunović
166   Seychelles Seychelles Dylan Sicobo Athletics
167   Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Joshua Wyse Swimming
168   Singapore Singapour Maximilian Maeder Sailing
Stephenie Chen Canoeing
169   Slovakia Slovaquie Tajmuraz Salkazanov Wrestling
Viktória Forster Athletics
170   Slovenia Slovénie Toni Vodišek Sailing
Pia Babnik Golf
171   Somalia Somalie Volunteer
172   Sudan Soudan Yaseen Abdalla Athletics
173   South Sudan Soudan du Sud Abraham Guem Athletics
174   Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Viren Nettasinghe Badminton
Dilhani Lekamge Athletics
175   Sweden Suède Anton Dahlberg Sailing
Tara Babulfath Judo
176   Switzerland Suisse Roman Mityukov Swimming [24]
Julie Derron Triathlon
177   Suriname Suriname Jaïr Tjon En Fa Cycling [1]
178   Syria République arabe syrienne Man Asaad Weightlifting
179   Tajikistan Tadjikistan Davlat Boltaev Boxing
Munira Abdusalomova Taekwondo
180   Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Yang Chun-han Athletics [4]
Lin Yu-ting Boxing
181   Tanzania République-Unie de Tanzanie Alphonce Simbu Athletics [1]
Jackline Sakilu
182   Chad Tchad Valentin Betoudji Athletics [19]
Demos Memneloum Judo
183   Czech Republic République tchèque Martin Fuksa Canoeing
Nikola Ogrodníková Athletics
184   Thailand Thaïlande Weeraphon Wichuma Weightlifting
Janjaem Suwannapheng Boxing
185   East Timor République démocratique du Timor-Leste Manuel Ataide Athletics
Ana da Costa da Silva Taekwondo
186   Togo Togo Akoko Komlanvi Rowing
187   Tonga Tonga Maleselo Fufofuka Athletics
Feofaaki Epenisa Boxing
188   Trinidad and Tobago Trinité-et-Tobago Leah Bertrand Athletics
189   Tunisia Tunisie Karem Ben Hnia Weightlifting
Marwa Bouzayani Athletics
190   Turkey Türkiye Taha Akgül Wrestling
Buse Naz Çakıroğlu Boxing
191   Turkmenistan Turkménistan Serdar Rahimov Judo
192   Tuvalu Tuvalu Karalo Maibuca Athletics
Temalini Manatoa
193   Ukraine Ukraine Parviz Nasibov Wrestling
Liudmyla Luzan Canoeing
194   Uruguay Uruguay Matías Otero Canoeing
Dolores Moreira Sailing
195   Vanuatu Vanuatu Hugo Cumbo Judo
Priscila Tommy Table tennis
196   Venezuela Venezuela Julio Mayora Weightlifting
Anyelin Venegas
197   Virgin Islands Îles Vierges américaines Eduardo Garcia Athletics
198   British Virgin Islands Îles Vierges britanniques Rikkoi Brathwaite Athletics [1]
199   Vietnam Viêt-Nam Volunteer
200   Yemen Yémen Yusuf Marwan Abdullah Nasser Swimming
Yasameen Al-Raimi Shooting
201   Zambia Zambie Muzala Samukonga Athletics
202   Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Isaac Mpofu Athletics
Rutendo Nyahora
203   Australia Australie Matthew Wearn Sailing [25]
Kaylee McKeown Swimming
204   United States États-Unis d'Amérique Nick Mead Rowing [26]
Katie Ledecky Swimming
205   France France Antoine Dupont Rugby [27]
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot Cycling

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