List of flag bearers for Independent Olympians at the Olympics
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This is a list of flag bearers who have competed as Individual Olympic Athletes at the Olympics.[1]
Flag bearers carry the Olympic Flag at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
List
| Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | Nationality[NB 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Summer | Rose Nathike Lokonyen | Distance running |  South Sudan | [2] Refugee Olympian Team (ROT) ;  UNHCR identified refugees selected by the  IOC.[3] The Flag Bearer from South Sudan was certified by the  Kenyan NOC [2] |
| 2016 | Summer | Volunteer from the organizing committee | N/A | ? | Independent Olympian Team (IOA) ; IOC allowed competitors separate from their nationalities. The Kuwaiti NOC was barred from 2016, leaving their Olympians to compete independently, along with other independents. The  Kuwaiti flag bearer Fehaid al-Deehani did not carry the Olympic Flag.[4][5][6] |
| 2014 | Winter | Volunteer from SOCOG | N/A | ? | [7] |
| 2012 | Summer | Kerlin, BrooklynBrooklyn Kerlin (from LOCOG) | N/A |  United Kingdom not a competitor | [8] |
| 2000 | Summer | Victor Ramos | Boxing |  East Timor | [9] |
| 1992 | Summer | none | N/A | Athletes from Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics did not attend the parade of nations, but still competed at the Games.[10] | |
Notes
- ↑ The athlete's nationality is listed at the time of the competition.
References
- ↑ Individual Olympic Athletes. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 14 August 2014.
- 1 2 Jonathan Clayton (5 August 2016). "South Sudanese runner leads refugee team into Games". UNHCR.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Refugee Olympic Team". UN Refugee Agency. 1 August 2016.
- ↑ AFP (1 August 2016). "Proud Kuwaiti soldier refuses to carry Olympic flag". Al Monitor.
- ↑ Motez Bishara (5 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Bittersweet Olympic dream for Kuwaiti swimmer". Al Jazeera.
- ↑ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ↑ "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony – Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Kerlin". Top Drawer Soccer.com. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Mathews, Wallace (18 September 2000). "East Timor's Ramos True Freedom Fighter". New York Post. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ Olympic Flag - Olympic-Legacy.com Pe04.com Archived June 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
See also
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