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1980 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

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During the parade of nations portion of the 1980 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded in the arena, preceded by their flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Olympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

Parade order

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As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation Soviet Union marched last, in accordance with the tradition and IOC guidelines. As each delegation entered accompanied by the Soviet march music, the national name was announced in Russian.[1][2][3]

Eighty nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 5,179 athletes, the smallest since 1956. Seven of them made their Olympic debut, namely Angola, Botswana, Cyprus, Jordan, Laos, Mozambique and Seychelles.[4]

In partial support of the United States-led boycott, sixteen countries marched into the Olympic stadium under the Olympic flag. Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers. Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only with their officials,[5][6] while four of them participated under the Olympic flag with their athletes. New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain, on the other hand, participated in the Games under their NOC flags.[7] Due to the boycott, this marked the United States' first (and only) absence from the Olympics for the first time in the 84-year history. United States (Соединённые Штаты Америки Soyedinyonnyye Shtaty Ameriki, "United States of America") would have marched between Syria and Tanzania, Somalia joined the US-led boycott.

List

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The following is a list of each country's announced flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC.

This table is sortable by country name (in Russian), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport.

Order Nation Russian Transliteration Flag bearer Sport
1  Greece (GRE) Греция Gretsiya Ilias Hatzipavlis Sailing
2  Australia (AUS) Австралия Avstraliya Denise Boyd Athletics
Max Metzker Swimming
3  Austria (AUT) Австрия Avstriya Karl Ferstl Sailing
4  Algeria (ALG) Алжир Alzhir Djamel Yahiouche Swimming
5  Angola (ANG) Ангола Angola Fernando Lopes Swimming
6  Andorra (AND) ОК Андорра OK Andorra Joan Tomàs Roca Shooting
7  Afghanistan (AFG) Афганистан Afghanistan Ibrahim Shudzandin Wrestling
8  Belgium (BEL) КОИБ (Бельгия) KOIB (Beľgiya) Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
9  Benin (BEN) Бенин Benin Étienne Loco Gbodolle Boxing
10  Burma (BIR) Бирма Birma Soe Khin Athletics
11  Bulgaria (BUL) Болгария Bolgariya Aleksandar Tomov Wrestling
12  Botswana (BOT) Ботсвана Botsvana Wilfred Kareng Athletics
13  Brazil (BRA) Бразилия Brazilia João Carlos de Oliveira Athletics
14  Great Britain (GBR) Британская ОА Britanskaya OA Richard Palmer Official
15  Hungary (HUN) Венгрия Vengriya István Szívós, Jr. Water polo
16  Venezuela (VEN) Венесуэла Venesuėla Antonio Esparragoza Boxing
17  Vietnam (VIE) Вьетнам Vyetnam Phan Huy Khảng Shooting
18  Guyana (GUY) Гайана Gaïana James Gilkes Athletics
19  Guatemala (GUA) Гватемала Gvatemala Carlos Silva Shooting
20  Guinea (GUI) Гвинея Gvinea Mamadou Diallo Judo
21  German Democratic Republic (GDR) ГДР GDR[n 1] Kristina Richter Handball
22  Denmark (DEN) Дания Daniya Jørgen Lindhardsen Sailing
23  Dominican Republic (DOM) Доминиканская Республика Dominikanskaya Respublika Marisela Peralta Athletics
24  Zambia (ZAM) Замбия Zambiya Damiano Musonda Athletics
25  Zimbabwe (ZIM) Зимбабве Zimbabve Abel Nkhoma Athletics
26  India (IND) Индия Indiya Randhir Singh Shooting
27  Jordan (JOR) Иордания Iordaniya Abdul Latif Abdul Magid Official
28  Iraq (IRQ) Ирак Irak Abdul Jabbar Rahima Athletics
29  Ireland (IRL) Ирландия Irlandiya Ken Ryan Official
30  Iceland (ISL) Исландия Islandiya Birgir Borgþórsson Weightlifting
31  Spain (ESP) ОК Испании OK Ispanii Herminio Menéndez Canoeing
32  Italy (ITA) НОК Италии NOK Italii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
33  Cameroon (CMR) Камерун Kamerun Nicolas Owona Cycling
34  Cyprus (CYP) Кипр Kipr Kostas Papakostas Judo
35  Colombia (COL) Колумбия Kolumbiya Enrique Peña Athletics
36  Republic of the Congo (CGO) НР Конго NR Kongo[n 2] Solange Koulinka Handball
37  Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) КНДР KNDR[n 3] Jang Bong-mun Boxing
38  Costa Rica (CRC) Коста-Рика Kosta-Rika María París Swimming
39  Cuba (CUB) Куба Kuba Teófilo Stevenson Boxing
40  Kuwait (KUW) Кувейт Kuveït Ibrahim Muzaffer Judo
41  Laos (LAO) Лаос Laos Panh Khemanith Athletics
42  Lesotho (LES) Лесото Lesoto Joseph Letseka Athletics
43  Liberia (LBR)[n 4] Либерия Liberiya Unknown Unknown
44  Lebanon (LIB) Ливан Livan Toni Khouri Official
45  Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LBA) Джамахирия (Джамахирии Араб Ливий) Dzhamakhiriya (Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii) Nuri Kaheil Cycling
46  Luxembourg (LUX) КОСЛ (Люксембург) KOSL (Lyuksemburg) Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
47  Madagascar (MAD) Мадагаскар Madagaskar Sylvain Rajefiarison Boxing
48  Mali (MLI) Мали Mali Namakoro Niaré Athletics
49  Malta (MLT) Мальта Maľta Frans Chetcuti Shooting
50  Mexico (MEX) Мексика Meksika Carlos Girón Diving
51  Mozambique (MOZ) Мозамбик Mozambik Raimundo Franisse Swimming
52  Mongolia (MGL) Монголия Mongoliya Zevegiin Düvchin Wrestling
53  Nepal (NEP) Непал Nepal Bishnu Malakar Boxing
54  Nigeria (NGR) Нигерия Nigeriya Kayode Elegbede Athletics
55  Netherlands (NED) НОК Нидерландов NOK Niderlandov Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
56  Nicaragua (NCA) Никарагуа Nikaragua Xiomara Larios Athletics
57  New Zealand (NZL) Новая Зеландия Novaya Zelandiya Brian Newth Modern pentathlon
58  Peru (PER) Перу Peru Walter Perón Shooting
59  Poland (POL) Польша Poľsha Czesław Kwieciński Wrestling
60  Portugal (POR) ОК Португалии OK Portugalii Esbela da Fonseca Gymnastics (non-participant)
61  Puerto Rico (PUR) Пуэрто-Рико Puėrto-Riko Alberto Mercado Boxing
62  Romania (ROM) Румыния Rumyniya Vasile Andrei Wrestling
63  San Marino (SMR) ОК Сан-Марино OK San-Marino Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
64  Seychelles (SEY) Сейшелы Seïshely Michael Pillay Boxing
65  Senegal (SEN) Сенегал Senegal Abdoulaye Kote Judo
66  Sierra Leone (SLE) Сьерра-Леоне Syerra-Leone Mohamed Bangura Boxing
67  Syria (SYR) Сирия Siriya Jihad Naim Shooting
68  Tanzania (TAN) Танзания Tanzaniya Filbert Bayi Athletics
69  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Тринидад и Тобаго Trinidad i Tobago Hasely Crawford Athletics
70  Uganda (UGA) Уганда Uganda John Akii-Bua Athletics
71  Finland (FIN) Финляндия Finlyandiya Peter Tallberg Sailing
72  France (FRA) НОК Франции NOK Frantsii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
73  Czechoslovakia (TCH) Чехословакия Chekhoslovakiya Vítězslav Mácha Wrestling
74  Switzerland (SUI) ОК Швейцарии OK Shveïtsarii Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
75  Sweden (SWE) Швеция Shvetsiya Stig Pettersson Athletics (official)
76  Sri Lanka (SRI) Шри-Ланка Shri-Lanka Newton Perera Athletics
77  Ecuador (ECU) Эквадор Ėkvador Nancy Vallecilla Athletics
78  Ethiopia (ETH) Эфиопия Ėfiopiya Miruts Yifter Athletics
79  Yugoslavia (YUG) Югославия Yugoslaviya Matija Ljubek Canoeing
80  Jamaica (JAM) Ямайка Yamaĩka Michael Fennell Official
81  Soviet Union (URS) CCCP SSSR[n 5] Nikolay Balboshin Wrestling
Notes
  1. ^ GDR – Germanskaya Demokraticheskaya Respublika
  2. ^ NR Kongo – Narodnaya Respublika Kongo
  3. ^ KNDR – Koreiskaya Narodnaya Demokraticheskaya Respublika
  4. ^ Liberia withdrew after marching in the opening ceremony and joined the United States-led boycott.
  5. ^ SSSR – Soyuz Sovetskih Sotsialisticheskih Respublik

References

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  1. ^ Торжественное открытие XXII Олимпийских игр в Москве. Олимпиада-80 (1980) [Opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow] (YouTube) (in Russian). Soviet Central Television. 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Opening Ceremony – Moscow 1980 (International Olympic Committee). Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Technical Manual on Ceremonies" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. November 2005. p. 40. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. ^ Murphy, Brian. "Sting remains from boycotted 1980 Games". Idaho Statesman. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
  5. ^ Fimrite, Ron (July 28, 1980). "Only The Bears Were Bullish". SI VaultCNN. Archived from the original on April 13, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. ^ "Olympics chief feared protests". Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. December 30, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
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