1972 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
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During the Parade of Nations section of the 1972 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organised according to the German alphabet, with the first country following Greece being Egypt, while the host, West Germany, entered last.[1] Music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen.
List
| Order | Nation | German | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) |
Griechenland | Khristos Papanikolaou | Athletics |
| 2 | 22x20px Egypt (EGY) | Ägypten | Kamal Kamel El-Guamel | Basketball |
| 3 | 22x20px Ethiopia (ETH) | Äthiopien | Mamo Wolde | Athletics |
| 4 |  Afghanistan (AFG) |
Afghanistan | Ghulam Dastagir | Wrestling |
| 5 | 22x20px Albania (ALB) | Albanien | Afërdita Tusha | Shooting |
| 6 |  Algeria (ALG) |
Algerien | Azzedine Azzouzi | Athletics |
| 7 |  Argentina (ARG) |
Argentinien | Carlos Cesar Delia | Equestrian |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) |
Australien | Dennis Green | Canoe Sprint |
| 9 | 22x20px Bahamas (BAH) | Bahamas | ||
| 10 |  Barbados (BAR) |
Barbados | Anthony Phillips | Weightlifting |
| 11 |  Belgium (BEL) |
Belgien | Gaston Roelants | Athletics |
| 12 | 22x20px Bermuda (BER) | Bermuda | Kirk Cooper | Sailing |
| 13 |  Bolivia (BOL) |
Bolivien | Roberto Nielsen-Reyes | |
| 14 |  Brazil (BRA) |
Brasilien | Luiz Cláudio Menon | Basketball |
| 15 | 22x20px British Honduras (HBR) | Britisch Honduras | Gimore Hinksen | |
| 16 |  Bulgaria (BUL) |
Bulgarien | Dimitar Zlatanov | Volleyball |
| 17 | 22x20px Burma (BIR) | Burma | Win Maung | Football[2] |
| 18 |  Chile (CHI) |
Chile | René Varas | Equestrian |
| 19 |  Costa Rica (CRC) |
Costa Rica | ||
| 20 |  Denmark (DEN) |
Danemark | Peder Pedersen | Cycling |
| 21 |  Dahomey (DAH) |
Dahomey | ||
| 22 |  East Germany (GDR) |
DDR[n 1] | Manfred Wolke | Boxing |
| 23 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) |
Dominikanische Republik | Emilio Berroa | Weightlifting |
| 24 | 22x20px North Korea (PRK) | DVRK[n 2] | Kim Man-Dok | Tennis |
| 25 | 22x20px Ecuador (ECU) | Ecuador | Abdalá Bucaram | Athletics |
| 26 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) |
Elfenbeinküste | Simbara Maki | Athletics |
| 27 |  El Salvador (ESA) |
El Salvador | Salvador Vilanova | Swimming |
| 28 |  Fiji (FIJ) |
Fidschi | Usia Sotutu | Athletics |
| 29 |  Finland (FIN) |
Finnland | Ilkka Nummisto | Canoe Sprint |
| 30 |  France (FRA) |
Frankreich | Jean-Claude Magnan | Fencing |
| 31 |  Gabon (GAB) |
Gabun | Matias Moussobou | Boxing |
| 32 |  Ghana (GHA) |
Ghana | Sam Bugri | Athletics |
| 33 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
Grossbritannien | David Broome | Equestrian |
| 34 |  Guatemala (GUA) |
Guatemala | Víctor Castellanos | Shooting |
| 35 |  Guyana (GUY) |
Guyana | Gordon Sankis | Cycling |
| 36 | 22x20px Haiti (HAI) | Haiti | Jules Meliner | Athletics |
| 37 | 22x20px Hong Kong (HKG) | Hong Kong | Peter Rull Sr. | Shooting |
| 38 |  India (IND) |
Indien | D.N. Devine Jones | Boxing |
| 39 |  Indonesia (INA) |
Indonesien | Wiem Gommies | Boxing |
| 40 |  Iran (IRI) |
Iran | Abdollah Movahed | Wrestling |
| 41 |  Ireland (IRL) |
Irland | Ronnie McMahon | Equestrian |
| 42 |  Iceland (ISL) |
Island | Geir Hallsteinsson | Handball |
| 43 |  Israel (ISR) |
Israel | Henry Hershkowitz | Shooting |
| 44 |  Italy (ITA) |
Italien | Abdon Pamich | Athletics |
| 45 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
Jamaika | Lennox Miller | Athletics |
| 46 |  Japan (JPN) |
Japan | Masatoshi Shinomaki | Judo |
| 47 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) |
Jugoslawien | Mirko Sandić | Water Polo |
| 48 |  Virgin Islands (ISV) |
Jungferninseln | William Peets | Boxing |
| 49 |  Khmer Republic (KHM) |
Kambodscha | Chaing Cheng | Boxing |
| 50 |  Cameroon (CMR) |
Kamerun | Gaston Malam | Athletics |
| 51 |  Canada (CAN) |
Kanada | Douglas Rogers | Judo |
| 52 |  Kenya (KEN) |
Kenia | Kipchoge Keino | Arhletics |
| 53 |  Colombia (COL) |
Kolumbien | Alfonso Pérez | Boxing |
| 54 |  Republic of the Congo (CGO) |
Kongo | ||
| 55 | 22x20px South Korea (KOR) | Korea | Kim Ji-hak | |
| 56 |  Cuba (CUB) |
Kuba | Teófilo Stevenson | Boxing |
| 57 |  Kuwait (KUW) |
Kuwait | Younis Abdallah Rabee | Athletics |
| 58 | 22x20px Lesotho (LES) | Lesotho | Motsapi Moorosi | Athletics |
| 59 |  Lebanon (LIB) |
Libanon | Mohamed Tarabulsi | Weightlifting |
| 60 |  Liberia (LBR) |
Liberia | Thomas Howe | Athletics |
| 61 | 22x20px Liechtenstein (LIE) | Liechtenstein | Eduard von Falz-Fein | Non competitor |
| 62 |  Luxembourg (LUX) |
Luxemburg | Charles Sowa | Boxing |
| 63 |  Madagascar (MAD) |
Madagaskar | Jean-Aimé Randrianalijaona | Athletics |
| 64 |  Malawi (MAW) |
Malawi | Martin Matupi | Athletics |
| 65 |  Malaysia (MAS) |
Malaysia | Mohamed Bakar | Football |
| 66 |  Mali (MLI) |
Mali | Namakoro Niaré | Athletics |
| 67 |  Malta (MLT) |
Malta | Joseph Grech | Shooting |
| 68 |  Morocco (MAR) |
Marokko | ||
| 69 |  Mexico (MEX) |
Mexiko | Felipe Muñoz | Swimming |
| 70 |  Monaco (MON) |
Monako | Jean-Charles Seneca | Fencing |
| 71 | 22x20px Mongolia (MGL) | Mongolei | Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran | Wrestling |
| 72 |  Nepal (NEP) |
Nepal | Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri | |
| 73 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
Neuseeland | Les Mills | Athletics |
| 74 |  Nicaragua (NCA) |
Nicaragua | Don Vélez | |
| 75 |  Netherlands (NED) |
Niederlande | Nico Spits | Field Hockey |
| 76 | 22x20px Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Niederlandische Antillen | Bèto Adriana | |
| 77 |  Niger (NIG) |
Niger | Issaka Dabore | |
| 78 |  Nigeria (NGR) |
Nigeria | Benedict Majekodunmi | Athletics |
| 79 |  Norway (NOR) |
Norwegen | Harald Barlie | Wrestling |
| 80 |  Upper Volta (VOL) |
Obervolta | ||
| 81 |  Austria (AUT) |
Österreich | Hubert Raudaschl | Sailing |
| 82 |  Pakistan (PAK) |
Pakistan | Mohammad Malik Arshad | |
| 83 |  Panama (PAN) |
Panama | Donaldo Arza | Boxing |
| 84 |  Paraguay (PAR) |
Paraguay | Arnulfo Ruben Becker | |
| 85 |  Peru (PER) |
Peru | Enrique Barza | Fencing |
| 86 | 22x20px Philippines (PHI) | Philippinen | Jimmy Mariano | Basketball |
| 87 |  Poland (POL) |
Polen | Waldemar Baszanowski | Weightlifting |
| 88 |  Portugal (POR) |
Portugal | Armando Ardegalega | Athletics |
| 89 |  Puerto Rico (PUR) |
Puerto Rico | Arnaldo Bistol | |
| 90 |  Republic of China (ROC) |
Republik China | Chi Cheng | Athletics |
| 91 |  Romania (ROM) |
Rumanien | Aurel Vernescu | Canoeing |
| 92 |  Zambia (ZAM) |
Sambia | ||
| 93 |  San Marino (SMR) |
San Marino | Casale Pilade | Shooting |
| 94 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
Saudi Arabien | Bilal Said Al-Azma | Athletics |
| 95 |  Sweden (SWE) |
Schweiden | Jan Jönsson | Equestrian |
| 96 |  Switzerland (SUI) |
Schweiz | Urs von Wartburg | Athletics |
| 97 |  Senegal (SEN) |
Senegal | Robert N'Diaye | Wrestling |
| 98 |  Singapore (SIN) |
Singapur | Pat Chan | Swimming |
| 99 |  Somalia (SOM) |
Somalia | Mohamed Aboker | Athletics |
| 100 | 22x20px Spain (ESP) | Spanien | Francisco Fernández Ochoa | Non competitor |
| 101 |  Ceylon (CEY) |
Sri Lanka (Ceylon) | Lucien Rosa | Athletics |
| 102 |  Sudan (SUD) |
Sudan | Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih | Boxing |
| 103 |  Suriname (SUR) |
Suriname | Sammy Monsels | Athletics |
| 104 |  Swaziland (SWZ) |
Swasiland | Richard Mabuza | Athletics (marathon) |
| 105 | 22x20px Syria (SYR) | Syrien | Mounzer Katib | Shooting |
| 106 |  Tanzania (TAN) |
Tansania | Claver Kamanya | Athletics |
| 107 |  Thailand (THA) |
Thailand | Rangsit Yanothai | Shooting |
| 108 |  Togo (TOG) |
Togo | Roger Kangni | Athletics |
| 109 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
Trinidad und Tobago | Hasely Crawford | Athletics |
| 110 |  Chad (CHA) |
Tchad | Ahmed Senoussi | Athletics (high jump) |
| 111 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
Tschechoslowakei | Ludvík Daněk | Athletics |
| 112 |  Turkey (TUR) |
Türkei | Giyasettin Yilmaz | Wrestling |
| 113 | 22x20px Tunisia (TUN) | Tunesien | Salem Boughattas | Athletics |
| 114 |  Soviet Union (URS) |
UdSSR[n 3] | Aleksandr Medved | Wrestling |
| 115 |  Uganda (UGA) |
Uganda | John Akii-Bua | Athletics |
| 116 |  Hungary (HUN) |
Ungarn | Gergely Kulcsár | Athletics |
| 117 |  Uruguay (URU) |
Uruguay | Darwin Piñeyrúa | Athletics |
| 118 |  United States (USA) |
USA | Olga Fikotová | Athletics |
| 119 | 22x20px Venezuela (VEN) | Venezuela | Francisco Rodríguez | Boxing |
| 120 |  Vietnam (VIE) |
Vietnam | Ho Minh Thu | Archery |
| 121 |  West Germany (FRG) |
Deutschland | Detlef Lewe | Canoe Sprint |
- Notes
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