The opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London is set to begin on Friday, July 27 at 9.00 pm local time (BCT/UTC+1).
The following is a list of flag bearer of each country (including flag bearer’s name, and the flag bearer’s sport). The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations.
During the Parade of Nations which takes place during the opening ceremony of Olympic Games, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics will parade in the Olympic Stadium, preceded by their flag.
List of Flag Bearers for 2012 London Olympics of Different Countries :
| Order | Country | Flag bearer | Sport |
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| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
Alexandros Nikolaidis | Taekwondo |
| 2 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
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| 3 |  Albania (ALB) |
Romela Begaj | Weightlifting |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) |
Abdelhafid Benchabla | Boxing |
| 5 |  American Samoa (ASA) |
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| 6 |  Andorra (AND) |
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| 7 |  Angola (ANG) |
Antonia Moreira | Judo |
| 8 |  Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) |
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| 9 |  Argentina (ARG) |
Luciana Aymar | Field hockey |
| 10 |  Armenia (ARM) |
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| 11 |  Aruba (ARU) |
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| 12 |  Australia (AUS) |
Lauren Jackson | Basketball |
| 13 |  Austria (AUT) |
Markus Rogan | Swimming |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) |
Elnur Mammadli | Judo |
| 15 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
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| 16 |  Bahrain (BRN) |
Azza Al Qasmi | Shooting |
| 17 |  Bangladesh (BAN) |
Mahfizur Rahman Sagor | Swimming |
| 18 |  Barbados (BAR) |
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| 19 |  Belarus (BLR) |
Max Mirnyi | Tennis |
| 20 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Tia Hellebaut | Athletics |
| 21 |  Belize (BIZ) |
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| 22 |  Benin (BEN) |
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| 23 |  Bermuda (BER) |
Zander Kirkland | Sailing |
| 24 |  Bhutan (BHU) |
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| 25 |  Bolivia (BOL) |
Claudia Balderrama | Athletics |
| 26 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) |
Amel Mekić | Judo |
| 27 |  Botswana (BOT) |
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| 28 |  Brazil (BRA) |
Rodrigo Pessoa | Equestrian |
| 29 |  British Virgin Islands (IVB) |
Tahesia Harrigan | Athletics |
| 30 |  Brunei (BRU) |
Maziah Mahusin | Athletics |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Yordan Yovchev | Gymnastics |
| 32 |  Burkina Faso (BUR) |
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| 33 |  Burundi (BDI) |
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| 34 |  Cambodia (CAM) |
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| 35 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
Annabelle Ali | Wrestling |
| 36 |  Canada (CAN) |
Simon Whitfield | Triathlon |
| 37 |  Cape Verde (CPV) |
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| 38 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) |
Brett Fraser | Swimming |
| 39 |  Central African Republic (CAF) |
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| 40 |  Chad (CHA) |
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| 41 |  Chile (CHI) |
Denisse van Lamoen | Archery |
| 42 |  People’s Republic of China (CHN) |
Yi Jianlian | Basketball |
| 43 |  Colombia (COL) |
Mariana Pajón | Cycling |
| 44 |  Comoros (COM) |
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| 45 |  Congo (CGO) |
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| 46 |  Cook Islands (COK) |
Helema Williams | Sailing |
| 47 |  Costa Rica (CRC) |
Gabriela Traña | Athletics |
| 48 |  Côte d’Ivoire (CIV) |
Murielle Ahouré | Athletics |
| 49 |  Croatia (CRO) |
Venio Losert | Handball |
| 50 |  Cuba (CUB) |
Mijaín López | Wrestling |
| 51 |  Cyprus (CYP) |
Marcos Baghdatis | Tennis |
| 52 |  Czech Republic (CZE) |
Petr Koukal | Badminton |
| 53 |  Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (PRK) |
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| 54 |  Democratic Republic of Congo (COD) |
Ilunga Mande Zatara | Athletics |
| 55 |  Denmark (DEN) |
Kim Wraae Knudsen | Canoeing |
| 56 |  Djibouti (DJI) |
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| 57 |  Dominica (DMA) |
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| 58 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
Gabriel Mercedes | Taekwondo |
| 59 |  Ecuador (ECU) |
César de Cesare | Canoeing |
| 60 |  Egypt (EGY) |
Hesham Mesbah | Judo |
| 61 |  El Salvador (ESA) |
Evelyn García | Cycling |
| 62 |  Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) |
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| 63 |  Eritrea (ERI) |
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| 64 |  Estonia (EST) |
Aleksander Tammert | Athletics |
| 65 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
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| 66 |  Fiji (FIJ) |
Josateki Naulu | Judo |
| 67 |  Finland (FIN) |
Hanna-Maria Seppälä | Swimming |
| 68 |  Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (MKD) |
Marko Blaževski | Swimming |
| 69 |  France (FRA) |
Laura Flessel-Colovic | Fencing |
| 70 |  Gabon (GAB) |
Ruddy Zang Milama | Athletics |
| 71 |  Gambia (GAM) |
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| 72 |  Georgia (GEO) |
Nino Salukvadze | Shooting |
| 73 |  Germany (GER) |
Natascha Keller | Field hockey |
| 74 |  Ghana (GHA) |
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| 75 |  Grenada (GRN) |
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| 76 |  Guam (GUM) |
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| 77 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
Juan Ignacio Maegli | Sailing |
| 78 |  Guinea (GUI) |
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| 79 |  Guinea-Bissau (GBS) |
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| 80 |  Guyana (GUY) |
Winston George | Athletics |
| 81 |  Haiti (HAI) |
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| 82 |  Honduras (HON) |
Ronald Bennett | Athletics |
| 83 |  Hong Kong China (HKG) |
Lee Wai Sze | Cycling |
| 84 |  Hungary (HUN) |
Peter Biros | Water polo |
| 85 |  Iceland (ISL) |
Ásdís Hjálmsdóttir | Athletics |
| 86 |  India (IND) |
Sushil Kumar | Wrestling |
| 87 |  Indonesia (INA) |
I Gede Siman Sudartawa | Swimming |
| 88 |  Iran (IRI) |
Ali Mazaheri | Boxing |
| 89 |  Iraq (IRQ) |
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| 90 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Katie Taylor | Boxing |
| 91 |  Israel (ISR) |
Shahar Zubari | Sailing |
| 92 |  Italy (ITA) |
Valentina Vezzali | Fencing |
| 93 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
Usain Bolt | Athletics |
| 94 |  Japan (JPN) |
Saori Yoshida | Wrestling |
| 95 |  Jordan (JOR) |
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| 96 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
Nurmakhan Tinaliyev | Wrestling |
| 97 |  Kenya (KEN) |
David Rudisha | Athletics |
| 98 |  Kiribati (KIR) |
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| 99 |  Republic of Korea (KOR) |
Yoon Kyung-Shin | Handball |
| 100 |  Kuwait (KUW) |
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| 101 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) |
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| 102 |  Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LAO) |
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| 103 |  Latvia (LAT) |
Mārtiņš Pļaviņš | Beach volleyball |
| 104 |  Lebanon (LIB) |
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| 105 |  Lesotho (LES) |
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| 106 |  Liberia (LBR) |
Phobay Kutu-Akoi | Athletics |
| 107 |  Libya (LBA) |
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| 108 |  Liechtenstein (LIE) |
Stephanie Vogt | Tennis |
| 109 |  Lithuania (LTU) |
Virgilijus Alekna | Athletics |
| 110 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
Marie Muller | Judo |
| 111 |  Madagascar (MAD) |
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| 112 |  Malawi (MAW) |
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| 113 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
Pandelela Rinong | Diving |
| 114 |  Maldives (MDV) |
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| 115 |  Mali (MLI) |
Rahamatou Drame | Athletics |
| 116 |  Malta (MLT) |
William Chetcuti | Shooting |
| 117 |  Marshall Islands (MHL) |
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| 118 |  Mauritania (MTN) |
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| 119 |  Mauritius (MRI) |
Natacha Rigobert | Beach volleyball |
| 120 |  Mexico (MEX) |
María Espinoza | Taekwondo |
| 121 |  Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) |
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| 122 |  Republic of Moldova (MDA) |
Cristina Iovu | Weightlifting |
| 123 |  Monaco (MON) |
Angelique Trinquier | Swimming |
| 124 |  Mongolia (MGL) |
Ser-Od Bat-Ochir | Athletics |
| 125 |  Montenegro (MNE) |
Srđan Mrvaljević | Judo |
| 126 |  Morocco (MAR) |
Wiam Dislam | Taekwondo |
| 127 |  Mozambique (MOZ) |
Kurt Couto | Athletics |
| 128 |  Myanmar (MYA) |
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| 129 |  Namibia (NAM) |
Gaby Ahrens | Shooting |
| 130 |  Nauru (NRU) |
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| 131 |  Nepal (NEP) |
Prasiddha Jung Shah[84] | Swimming |
| 132 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Dorian van Rijsselberghe | Sailing |
| 133 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
Nick Willis | Athletics |
| 134 |  Nicaragua (NCA) |
Michelle Richardson | Chef de Mission |
| 135 |  Niger (NIG) |
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| 136 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
Mariam Usman | Weightlifting |
| 137 |  Norway (NOR) |
Mira Verås Larsen | Canoeing |
| 138 |  Oman (OMA) |
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| 139 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
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| 140 |  Palau (PLW) |
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| 141 |  Palestine (PLE) |
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| 142 |  Panama (PAN) |
Irving Saladino | Athletics |
| 143 |  Papua New Guinea (PNG) |
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| 144 |  Paraguay (PAR) |
Benjamin Hockin | Swimming |
| 145 |  Peru (PER) |
Gladys Tejeda | Athletics |
| 146 |  Philippines (PHI) |
Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting |
| 147 |  Poland (POL) |
Agnieszka Radwańska | Tennis |
| 148 |  Portugal (POR) |
Telma Monteiro | Judo |
| 149 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Javier Culson | Athletics |
| 150 |  Qatar (QAT) |
Bahiya Al-Hamad | Shooting |
| 151 |  Romania (ROU) |
Horia Tecău | Tennis |
| 152 |  Russian Federation (RUS) |
Maria Sharapova | Tennis |
| 153 |  Rwanda (RWA) |
Adrien Niyonshuti | Cycling |
| 154 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) |
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| 155 |  Saint Lucia (LCA) |
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| 156 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) |
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| 157 |  Samoa (SAM) |
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| 158 |  San Marino (SMR) |
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| 159 |  São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) |
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| 160 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
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| 161 |  Senegal (SEN) |
Hortense Diédhiou | Judo |
| 162 |  Serbia (SRB) |
Novak Djokovic | Tennis |
| 163 |  Seychelles (SEY) |
Dominic Dugasse | Judo |
| 164 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) |
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| 165 |  Singapore (SIN) |
Feng Tianwei | Table tennis |
| 166 |  Slovakia (SVK) |
Jozef Gönci | Shooting |
| 167 |  Slovenia (SLO) |
Peter Kauzer | Canoeing |
| 168 |  Solomon Islands (SOL) |
Jenlyn Wini | Weightlifting |
| 169 |  Somalia (SOM) |
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| 170 |  South Africa (RSA) |
Caster Semenya | Athletics |
| 171 |  Spain (ESP) |
Pau Gasol | Basketball |
| 172 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) |
Niluka Karunaratne | Badminton |
| 173 |  Sudan (SUD) |
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| 174 |  Suriname (SUR) |
Chinyere Pigot | Swimming |
| 175 |  Swaziland (SWZ) |
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| 176 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Rolf-Göran Bengtsson | Equestrian |
| 177 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
Stanislas Wawrinka | Tennis |
| 178 |  Syria (SYR) |
Majed Aldin Ghazal | Athletics |
| 179 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
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| 180 |  Tajikistan (TJK) |
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| 181 |  Tanzania (TAN) |
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| 182 |  Thailand (THA) |
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| 183 |  Timor-Leste (TLS) |
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| 184 |  Togo (TOG) |
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| 185 |  Tonga (TGA) |
Amini Fonua | Swimming |
| 186 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
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| 187 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
Heykel Megannem | Handball |
| 188 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Neslihan Demir Darnel | Volleyball |
| 189 |  Turkmenistan (TKM) |
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| 190 |  Tuvalu (TUV) |
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| 191 |  Uganda (UGA) |
Ganzi Mugula | Swimming |
| 192 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
Roman Gontiuk | Judo |
| 193 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
Saeed bin Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Shooting |
| 194 |  United States (USA) |
Mariel Zagunis | Fencing |
| 195 |  Uruguay (URU) |
Rodolfo Collazo | Rowing |
| 196 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) |
Elshod Rasulov | Boxing |
| 197 |  Vanuatu (VAN) |
Anolyn Lulu | Table tennis |
| 198 |  Venezuela (VEN) |
Fabiola Ramos | Table tennis |
| 199 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
Nguyễn Tiến Nhật | Fencing |
| 200 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) |
Tabarie Henry | Athletics |
| 201 |  Yemen (YEM) |
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| 202 |  Zambia (ZAM) |
Prince Mumba | Athletics |
| 203 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) |
Kirsty Coventry | Swimming |
| 204 |  Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA)* |
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| 205 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Chris Hoy | Cycling |
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