During the closing ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the flag bearers of 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into the main Olympic Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the opening ceremony.
Countries and flagbearers
Below is a list of all parading countries with their announced flag bearer, sorted in the order in which they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
No.CountryFlag bearerSport 1 Spyridon Gianniotis Swimming 2 Rohullah Nikpai Taekwondo 3 Romela Begaj Weightlifting 4 Taoufik Makhloufi Athletics 5 Ching Maou Wei Swimming 6 Antoni Bernadó Athletics 7 Marcelina Kiala Handball 8 Karin O'Reilly Swimming 9 Sebastián Crismanich Taekwondo 10 Arsen Julfalakyan Wrestling 11 Jayme Mata Judo 12 Malcolm Page Sailing 13 Beate Schrott Athletics 14 Toghrul Asgarov Wrestling 15 Chandra Sturrup Athletics 16 LOCOG – Games Maker 17 LOCOG – Games Maker 18 Kyle Maxwell Judo 19 Raman Piatrushenka Canoeing 20 Lionel Cox Shooting 21 Kenneth Medwood Athletics 22 Jacob Gnahoui Judo 23 Flora Duffy Triathlon 24 Sherab Zam Archery 25 Claudia Balderrama Athletics 26 Kemal Mešić Athletics 27 Oteng Oteng Boxing 28 Esquiva Falcão Boxing 29 Tahesia Harrigan Athletics 30 Anderson Lim Swimming 31 Stanka Zlateva Wrestling 32 Angelika Ouedraogo Swimming 33 Diane Nukuri Athletics 34 Sorn Davin Taekwondo 35 Annabelle Ali Wrestling 36 Christine Sinclair Football 37 Ruben Sança Athletics 38 Ronald Forbes Athletics 39 David Boui Taekwondo 40 Hinikissia Ndikert Athletics 41 Paris Inostroza Fencing 42 Xu Lijia Sailing 43 Mariana Pajón Cycling 44 Maoulida Daroueche Athletics 45 Aminata Aboubakar Yacoub Swimming 46 Luisa Peters Weightlifting 47 Gabriela Traña Athletics 48 Philippe Kouassi Archery 49 Damir Martin Rowing 50 Mijaín López Wrestling 51 Chrystalleni Trikomiti Gymnastics 52 Barbora Špotáková Athletics 53 Ri Jong-Myong Wrestling 54 Cédric Mandembo Judo 55 Allan Nørregaard Sailing 56 Yasmin Farah Table tennis 57 Luan Gabriel Athletics 58 Félix Sánchez Athletics 59 César de Cesare Canoeing 60 Tamer Bayoumi Taekwondo 61 Melissa Mikec Shooting 62 Bibiana Olama Athletics 63 Zersenay Habteselassie Athletics 64 Heiki Nabi Wrestling 65 Tirunesh Dibaba Athletics 66 Leslie Copeland Athletics 67 Antti Ruuskanen Athletics 68 Kristijan Efremov Athletics 69 Laura Flessel-Colovic Fencing 70 Ruddy Zang Milama Athletics 71 Suwaibou Sanneh Athletics 72 Lasha Shavdatuashvili Judo 73 Kristof Wilke Rowing 74 Maxwell Amponsah Boxing 75 Neisha Bernard-Thomas Athletics 76 Ricardo Blas, Jr. Judo 77 Erick Barrondo Athletics 78 Facinet Keita Judo 79 Augusto Midana Wrestling 80 Aliann Pompey Athletics 81 Marlena Wesh Athletics 82 Karen Vilorio Swimming 83 Tang Peng Table tennis 84 Krisztián Pars Athletics 85 Ragna Ingólfsdóttir Badminton 86 LOCOG – Games Maker 87 Mary Kom Boxing 88 LOCOG – Games Maker 89 Komeil Ghasemi Wrestling 90 Ali Salman Wrestling 91 Darren O'Neill Boxing 92 Neta Rivkin Gymnastics 93 Daniele Molmenti Canoeing 94 Hansle Parchment Athletics 95 Saori Yoshida Wrestling 96 Mohammad Abu-Libdeh Taekwondo 97 Serik Sapiyev Boxing 98 David Rudisha Athletics 99 David Katoatau Weightlifting 100 Song Dae-Nam Judo 101 LOCOG – Games Maker 102 Bekzat Osmonaliev Weightlifting 103 Kilakone Siphonexay Athletics 104 Ineta Radēviča Athletics 105 Andrea Paoli Taekwondo 106 Mosito Lehata Athletics 107 Phobay Kutu-Akoi Athletics 108 Hala Gezah Athletics 109 Julia Hassler Swimming 110 Jevgenij Shuklin Canoeing 111 Laurent Carnol Swimming 112 Fetra Ratsimiziva Judo 113 Mike Tebulo Athletics 114 Pandelela Rinong Diving 115 Azneem Ahmed Athletics 116 Rahmatou Dramé Athletics 117 Diane Borg Athletics 118 Giordan Harris Swimming 119 LOCOG – Games Maker 120 Natacha Rigobert Beach volleyball 121 María Espinoza Taekwondo 122 Debra Daniel Swimming 123 Zalina Marghieva Athletics 124 Damien Desprat Sailing 125 Nyambayaryn Tögstsogt Boxing 126 Bojana Popović Handball 127 Wiam Dislam Taekwondo 128 Kurt Couto Athletics 129 LOCOG – Games Maker 130 Sem Shilimela Wrestling 131 Itte Detenamo Weightlifting 132 Prasiddha Jung Shah Swimming 133 Ranomi Kromowidjojo Swimming 134 Mahé Drysdale Rowing 135 Osmar Bravo Boxing 136 Moustapha Hima Boxing 137 Sinivie Boltic Wrestling 138 Eirik Verås Larsen Canoeing 139 LOCOG – Games Maker 140 Sohail Abbas Field hockey 141 Rodman Teltull Athletics 142 Woroud Sawalha Athletics 143 Omar Simmonds Judo 144 Steven Kari Weightlifting 145 Ben Hockin Swimming 146 Inés Melchor Athletics 147 Jasmine Alkhaldi Swimming 148 Michał Jeliński Rowing 149 Fernando Pimenta Canoeing 150 Javier Culson Athletics 151 Mohammed Bakhet Athletics 152 Sandra Izbașa Gymnastics 153 Anastasia Davydova Synchronized swimming 154 Adrien Niyonshuti Cycling 155 Antoine Adams Athletics 156 Levern Spencer Athletics 157 Courtney Carl Williams Athletics 158 Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga Taekwondo 159 Alessandra Perilli Shooting 160 Lecabela Quaresma Athletics 161 Yousef Ahmed Athletics 162 Hortense Diédhiou Judo 163 Milica Mandić Taekwondo 164 Lissa Labiche Athletics 165 Ibrahim Turay Athletics 166 Colin Cheng Sailing 167 Danka Barteková Shooting 168 Franka Anić Taekwondo 169 Tony Lomo Judo 170 Zamzam Mohamed Farah Athletics 171 Oscar Pistorius Athletics 172 Saúl Craviotto Canoeing 173 Niluka Karunaratne Badminton 174 Rabah Yousif Athletics 175 Kirsten Nieuwendam Athletics 176 Sibusiso Matsenjwa Athletics 177 Fredrik Lööf Sailing 178 Nicola Spirig Triathlon 179 Majed Aldin Ghazal Athletics 180 Tseng Li-Cheng Taekwondo 181 Mavzuna Chorieva Boxing 182 Zakia Mrisho Athletics 183 Kaeo Pongprayoon Boxing 184 Juventina Napoleão Athletics 185 Sacha Denanyoh Judo 186 Joseph Andy Lui Athletics 187 George Bovell Swimming 188 Oussama Mellouli Swimming 189 Servet Tazegül Taekwondo 190 LOCOG – Games Maker 191 Asenate Manoa Athletics 192 Ganzi Mugula Swimming 193 Oleksiy Torokhtiy Weightlifting 194 LOCOG – Games Maker 195 Bryshon Nellum Athletics 196 Alejandro Foglia Sailing 197 Abbos Atoev Boxing 198 Nazario Fiakaifonu Judo 199 Jessica López Gymnastics 200 Le Huynh Chau Taekwondo 201 LaVerne Jones-Ferrette Athletics 202 Nabil Al-Garbi Athletics 203 Prince Mumba Athletics 204 Cuthbert Nyasango Athletics 205 Ben Ainslie Sailing
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