2016 Summer Olympics closing ceremony flag bearers

During the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the flag bearers of 207 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into Maracanã Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.

Countries and flagbearers

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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. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

This table is sortable by country name in English, country name in Brazilian Portuguese, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport.

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No. Country Brazilian Portuguese name Flag bearer Sport
1   Greece (GRE) Grécia Ekaterini Stefanidi Athletics
2   Afghanistan (AFG) Afeganistão Volunteer
3   South Africa (RSA) África do Sul Caster Semenya Athletics
4   Albania (ALB) Albânia Luiza Gega Athletics
5   Germany (GER) Alemanha Sebastian Brendel[3] Canoeing
6   Andorra (AND) Andorra Pol Moya Athletics
7   Angola (ANG) Angola Cristina Direito Branco Handball
8   Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) Antígua e Barbuda Noah Mascoll-Gomes Swimming
9   Saudi Arabia (KSA) Arábia Saudita Volunteer
10   Algeria (ALG) Argélia Larbi Bourrada Athletics
11   Argentina (ARG) Argentina Paula Pareto Judo
12   Armenia (ARM) Armênia Artur Aleksanyan Wrestling
13   Aruba (ARU) Aruba Nicole Van der Velden Sailing
14   Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) Atletas Olímpicos Independentes Volunteer
15   Australia (AUS) Austrália Kim Brennan[4] Rowing
16   Austria (AUT) Áustria Thomas Zajac and Tanja Frank Sailing
17   Azerbaijan (AZE) Azerbaijão Haji Aliyev Wrestling
18   Bahamas (BAH) Bahamas Leevan Sands Athletics
19   Bangladesh (BAN) Bangladesh Shamoli Ray Archery
20   Barbados (BAR) Barbados Akela Jones Athletics
21   Bahrain (BRN) Bareine Alemu Bekele Athletics
22   Belarus (BLR) Belarus Ivan Tsikhan Athletics
23   Belgium (BEL) Bélgica Nafissatou Thiam[5] Athletics
24   Belize (BIZ) Belize Brandon Jones Athletics
25   Benin (BEN) Benim Yemi Geoffrey Apithy Fencing
26   Bermuda (BER) Bermuda Volunteer
27   Bolivia (BOL) Bolívia Ángela Castro Athletics
28   Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Bósnia e Herzegovina Amel Tuka Athletics
29   Botswana (BOT) Botsuana Isaac Makwala Athletics
30   Brunei (BRU) Brunei Darussalam Maizurah Abdul Rahim Athletics
31   Bulgaria (BUL) Bulgária Mihaela Maevska Gymnastics
32   Burkina Faso (BUR) Burkina Faso Angelika Sita Ouedraogo Swimming
33   Burundi (BDI) Burundi Billy Scott Irakoze Swimming
34   Bhutan (BHU) Butão Lenchu Kunzang Shooting
35   Cape Verde (CPV) Cabo Verde Maria Andrade Taekwondo
36   Cameroon (CMR) Camarões Dieudonne Wilfried Seyi Ntsengue Boxing
37   Cambodia (CAM) Camboja Sorn Seavmey Taekwondo
38   Canada (CAN) Canadá Penny Oleksiak[6] Swimming
39   Qatar (QAT) Catar Volunteer
40   Kazakhstan (KAZ) Cazaquistão Ruslan Zhaparov Taekwondo
41   Cayman Islands (CAY) Ilhas Cayman Lara Butler Swimming
42   Central African Republic (CAF) República Centro-Africana Chloe Marie Helene Sauvourel Swimming
43   Chad (CHA) Chade Bibiro Ali Tahar Athletics
44   Chile (CHI) Chile Bárbara Riveros[7] Triathlon
45   China (CHN) República Popular da China Ding Ning Table Tennis
46   Cyprus (CYP) Chipre Leontia Kallenou Athletics
47   Colombia (COL) Colômbia Ingrit Valencia Boxing
48   Comoros (COM) Comores Soule Soilihi Athoumane Swimming
49   Republic of the Congo (CGO) Congo Franck Elemba Athletics
50   Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) República Democrática do Congo Volunteer
51   Cook Islands (COK) Ilhas Cook Alex Beddoes Athletics
52   South Korea (KOR) República da Coreia Kim Hyeon-woo Wrestling
53   Ivory Coast (CIV) Costa do Marfim Rene Philippe Kouassi Archery
54   Costa Rica (CRC) Costa Rica Karen Cope Charles Beach volleyball
55   Croatia (CRO) Croácia Valent Sinkovic and Martin Sinkovic Rowing
56   Cuba (CUB) Cuba Mijaín López Wrestling
57   Denmark (DEN) Dinamarca Pernille Blume Swimming
58   Djibouti (DJI) Djibuti Mohamed Ismail Ibrahim Athletics
59   Dominica (DMA) Dominica Yordanys Durañona Athletics
60   Dominican Republic (DOM) República Dominicana Luisito Pié Taekwondo
61   Egypt (EGY) Egito Hedaya Malak Taekwondo
62   El Salvador (ESA) El Salvador Enrique Arathoon Sailing
63   United Arab Emirates (UAE) Emirados Árabes Unidos Saud Alzaabi Athletics
64   Ecuador (ECU) Equador Bayron Piedra Athletics
65   Eritrea (ERI) Eritreia Tsegay Tuemay Athletics
66   Slovakia (SVK) Eslováquia Erik Vlček Canoeing
67   Slovenia (SLO) Eslovênia Tanja Zakelj Cycling
68   Spain (ESP) Espanha Jesús Ángel García Bragado Athletics
69   Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Estados Federados da Micronésia Volunteer
70   United States (USA) Estados Unidos da América Simone Biles[8] Gymnastics
71   Estonia (EST) Estônia Mart Seim Weightlifting
72   Ethiopia (ETH) Etiópia Almaz Ayana Athletics
73   Macedonia (MKD) Ex-República Iugoslava da Macedônia Volunteer
74   Fiji (FIJ) Fiji Leslie Copeland[9] Athletics
75   Philippines (PHI) Filipinas Kirstie Elaine Alora Taekwondo
76   Finland (FIN) Finlândia Antti Ruuskanen Athletics
77   France (FRA) França Teddy Riner Judo
78   Gabon (GAB) Gabão Anthony Mylann Obame Taekwondo
79   The Gambia (GAM) Gâmbia Gina Bass Athletics
80   Ghana (GHA) Gana Flings Owusu-Agyapong Athletics
81   Georgia (GEO) Geórgia Lasha Talakhadze Weightlifting
82   Great Britain (GBR) Grã-Bretanha Kate Richardson-Walsh Field hockey
83   Grenada (GRN) Granada Lindon Victor Athletics
84   Guam (GUM) Guam Benjamin Schulte Swimming
85   Guatemala (GUA) Guatemala Juan Ignacio Maegli Sailing
86   Guyana (GUY) Guiana Troy Doris Athletics
87   Guinea (GUI) Guiné Mamadama Bangoura Judo
88   Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) Guiné Equatorial Reïna-Flor Okori Athletics
89   Guinea-Bissau (GBS) Guiné-Bissau Taciana Lima Judo
90   Haiti (HAI) Haiti Jeffrey Julmis Athletics
91   Honduras (HON) Honduras Miguel Ferrera Taekwondo
92   Hong Kong (HKG) Hong Kong, China Chan Chun Hing Cycling
93   Hungary (HUN) Hungria Katinka Hosszú Swimming
94   Yemen (YEM) Iêmen Volunteer
95   India (IND) Índia Sakshi Malik Wrestling
96   Indonesia (INA) Indonésia Volunteer
97   Iran (IRI) República Islâmica do Irã Hassan Yazdani Wrestling
98   Iraq (IRQ) Iraque Volunteer
99   Ireland (IRL) Irlanda Gary O'Donovan Rowing
100   Iceland (ISL) Islândia Hrafnhildur Luthersdottir Swimming
101   Israel (ISR) Israel Alona Koshevatskiy Gymnastics
102   Italy (ITA) Itália Daniele Lupo Beach volleyball
103   Jamaica (JAM) Jamaica Javon Francis Athletics
104   Japan (JPN) Japão Keisuke Ushiro Athletics
105   Jordan (JOR) Jordânia Ahmad Abughoush Taekwondo
106   Kiribati (KIR) Kiribati Volunteer
107   Kosovo (KOS) Kosovo Vijona Kryeziu Athletics
108   Laos (LAO) República Popular Democrática do Laos Xaysa Anousone Athletics
109   Lesotho (LES) Lesoto Inkululeko Suntele Boxing
110   Latvia (LAT) Letônia Aleksejs Rumjancevs Canoeing
111   Lebanon (LIB) Líbano Volunteer
112   Liberia (LBR) Libéria Emmanuel Matadi Athletics
113   Libya (LBA) Líbia Volunteer
114   Liechtenstein (LIE) Liechtenstein Christoph Meier Swimming
115   Lithuania (LTU) Lituânia Edvinas Ramanauskas Canoeing
116   Luxembourg (LUX) Luxemburgo Ni Xialian[10] Table Tennis
117   Madagascar (MAD) Madagascar Asaramanitra Ratiarison Judo
118   Malaysia (MAS) Malásia Lee Chong Wei Badminton
119   Malawi (MAW) Maláui Kefasi Chitsala Athletics
120   Maldives (MDV) Maldivas Afa Isimail Athletics
121   Mali (MLI) Mali Ismael Coulibaly Taekwondo
122   Malta (MLT) Malta Charlotte Wingfield Athletics
123   Marshall Islands (MHL) Ilhas Marshall Colleen Furgeson Swimming
124   Morocco (MAR) Marrocos Wiam Dislam Taekwondo
125   Mauritius (MRI) Maurício Jonathan Drack Athletics
126   Mauritania (MTN) Mauritânia Volunteer
127   Mexico (MEX) México Maria Del Rosario Espinoza Taekwondo
128   Mozambique (MOZ) Moçambique Joaquim Lobo Canoeing
129   Moldova (MDA) República da Moldova Zalina Marghieva Athletics
130   Monaco (MON) Mônaco Volunteer
131   Mongolia (MGL) Mongólia Dorjnyambuugiin Otgondalai Boxing
132   Montenegro (MNE) Montenegro Predrag Jokic Water polo
133   Myanmar (MYA) Myanmar Yan Naing Soe Judo
134   Namibia (NAM) Namíbia Michelle Vorster Cycling
135   Nauru (NRU) Nauru Ovini Uera Judo
136   Nepal (NEP) Nepal Saraswati Bhattarai Athletics
137   Nicaragua (NCA) Nicarágua Erick Rodríguez Athletics
138   Niger (NIG) Níger Issoufou Alfaga Abdoulrazak Taekwondo
139   Nigeria (NGR) Nigéria Doreen Amata Athletics
140   Norway (NOR) Noruega Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Handball
141   New Zealand (NZL) Nova Zelândia Lisa Carrington[11] Canoeing
142   Oman (OMA) Omã Volunteer
143   Netherlands (NED) Países Baixos Sanne Wevers[12] Gymnastics
144   Palau (PLW) Palau Skilang Temengil Wrestling
145   Palestine (PLE) Palestina Miri Alatrash Swimming
146   Panama (PAN) Panamá Carolena Carstens Taekwondo
147   Papua New Guinea (PNG) Papua Nova Guiné Samantha Kassman Taekwondo
148   Pakistan (PAK) Paquistão Volunteer
149   Paraguay (PAR) Paraguai Carmen Martinez Athletics
150   Peru (PER) Peru David Torrence Athletics
151   Poland (POL) Polônia Marta Walczykiewicz Canoeing
152   Puerto Rico (PUR) Porto Rico Jaime Yusept Espinal Wrestling
153   Portugal (POR) Portugal Telma Monteiro Judo
154   Kenya (KEN) Quênia Mercy Cherono Athletics
155   Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) Quirguistão Aisuluu Tynybekova Wrestling
156   North Korea (PRK) República Popular Democrática da Coreia Yun Won Chol Wrestling
157   Romania (ROU) Romênia Simona Pop Fencing
158   Rwanda (RWA) Ruanda Claudette Mukasakindi Athletics
159   Russia (RUS) Federação da Rússia Svetlana Romashina and Natalia Ishchenko Synchronized swimming
160   Solomon Islands (SOL) Ilhas Salomão Rosefelo Siosi Athletics
161   Samoa (SAM) Samoa Alex Rose Athletics
162   American Samoa (ASA) Samoa Americana Benjamin Waterhouse Judo
163   San Marino (SMR) San Marino Alessandra Perilli Shooting
164   Saint Lucia (LCA) Santa Lúcia Jeanelle Scheper Athletics
165   Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) São Cristóvão e Névis Antoine Adams Athletics
166   São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) São Tomé e Príncipe Volunteer
167   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) São Vicente e Granadinas Kineke Alexander Athletics
168   Seychelles (SEY) Seicheles Lissa Labiche Athletics
169   Senegal (SEN) Senegal Adama Diatta Wrestling
170   Sierra Leone (SLE) Serra Leoa Hafsatu Kamara Athletics
171   Serbia (SRB) Sérvia Tijana Bogdanović Taekwondo
172   Singapore (SIN) Singapura Griselda Khng Sailing
173   Syria (SYR) República Árabe da Síria Ghofrane Mohamed Athletics
174   Somalia (SOM) Somália Mohamed Daud Mohamed Athletics
175   Sri Lanka (SRI) Sri Lanka Anuradha Indrajith Cooray Athletics
176   Swaziland (SWZ) Suazilândia Phumlile Ndzinisa Athletics
177   Sudan (SUD) Sudão Volunteer
178   South Sudan (SSD) Sudão do Sul Guor Marial Athletics
179   Sweden (SWE) Suécia Emma Johansson Cycling
180   Switzerland (SUI) Suíça Nino Schurter Mountain Biking
181   Suriname (SUR) Suriname Volunteer
182   Tajikistan (TJK) Tadjiquistão Anvar Yunusov Boxing
183   Thailand (THA) Tailândia Boonthung Srisung Athletics
184   Chinese Taipei (TPE) Taipé Chinesa Hsu Shu-Ching Weightlifting
185   Tanzania (TAN) República Unida da Tanzânia Alphonce Felix Simbu Athletics
186   Czech Republic (CZE) República Tcheca Josef Dostál Canoeing
187   East Timor (TLS) República Democrática de Timor-Leste Augusto Soares Athletics
188   Togo (TOG) Togo Adzo Rebecca Kpossi Swimming
189   Tonga (TGA) Tonga Siueni Filimone Athletics
190   Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Trinidad e Tobago Cleopatra Borel Athletics
191   Tunisia (TUN) Tunísia Oussama Oueslati Taekwondo
192   Turkmenistan (TKM) Turcomenistão Volunteer
193   Turkey (TUR) Turquia Taha Akgul Wrestling
194   Tuvalu (TUV) Tuvalu Volunteer
195   Ukraine (UKR) Ucrânia Olga Kharlan Fencing
196   Uganda (UGA) Uganda Halima Nakaayi Athletics
197   Uruguay (URU) Uruguai Emiliano Lasa Athletics
198   Uzbekistan (UZB) Uzbequistão Bektemir Melikuziev Boxing
199   Vanuatu (VAN) Vanuatu Volunteer
200   Venezuela (VEN) Venezuela Stefany Hernández Cycling
201   Vietnam (VIE) Vietnã Volunteer
202   Virgin Islands (ISV) Ilhas Virgens Americanas Clayton Laurent Jr. Boxing
203   British Virgin Islands (IVB) Ilhas Virgens Britânicas Volunteer
204   Zambia (ZAM) Zâmbia Gerald Phiri Athletics
205   Zimbabwe (ZIM) Zimbábue Kirsty Coventry Swimming
206   Refugee Olympic Team (ROT)[13] Time Olímpico de Refugiados Popole Misenga Judo
207   Brazil (BRA) Brasil Isaquias Queiroz Canoeing

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