1980 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations explained

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

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

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.

width=30	Order	Nation	width=195	Russian	width=190	Transliteration	width=180	Flag bearer	width=140	Sport
1		Греция	Gretsiya		Sailing
align=center rowspan="2"	2		Австралия	Avstraliya		Athletics
	Swimming
3		Австрия	Avstriya		Sailing
4		Алжир	Alzhir		Swimming
5		Ангола	Angola		Swimming
6		ОК Андорра	OK Andorra		Shooting
7		Афганистан	Afghanistan		Wrestling
8		КОИБ (Бельгия)	KOIB (Beľgiya)	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
9		Бенин	Benin		Boxing
10		Бирма	Birma		Athletics
11		Болгария	Bolgariya		Wrestling
12		Ботсвана	Botsvana		Athletics
13		Бразилия	Brazilia		Athletics
14		Британская ОА	Britanskaya OA	Richard Palmer	Official
15		Венгрия	Vengriya		Water polo
16		Венесуэла	Venesuėla		Boxing
17		Вьетнам	Vyetnam		Shooting
18		Гайана	Gaïana		Athletics
19		Гватемала	Gvatemala		Shooting
20		Гвинея	Gvinea		Judo
21		ГДР	GDR		Handball
22		Дания	Daniya		Sailing
23		Доминиканская Республика	Dominikanskaya Respublika		Athletics
24		Замбия	Zambiya		Athletics
25		Зимбабве	Zimbabve		Athletics
26		Индия	Indiya		Shooting
27		Иордания	Iordaniya	Abdul Latif Abdul Magid	Official
28		Ирак	Irak		Athletics
29		Ирландия	Irlandiya	Ken Ryan	Official
30		Исландия	Islandiya		Weightlifting
31		ОК Испании	OK Ispanii		Canoeing
32		НОК Италии	NOK Italii	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
33		Камерун	Kamerun		Cycling
34		Кипр	Kipr		Judo
35		Колумбия	Kolumbiya		Athletics
36		НР Конго	NR Kongo		Handball
37		КНДР	KNDR		Boxing
38		Коста-Рика	Kosta-Rika		Swimming
39		Куба	Kuba		Boxing
40		Кувейт	Kuveït		Judo
41		Лаос	Laos	Panh Khemanith	Athletics
42		Лесото	Lesoto		Athletics
43		Либерия	Liberiya	Unknown	Unknown
44		Ливан	Livan	Toni Khouri	Official
45		Джамахирия (Джамахирии Араб Ливий)	Dzhamakhiriya (Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii)		Cycling
46		КОСЛ (Люксембург)	KOSL (Lyuksemburg)	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
47		Мадагаскар	Madagaskar		Boxing
48		Мали	Mali		Athletics
49		Мальта	Maľta		Shooting
50		Мексика	Meksika		Diving
51		Мозамбик	Mozambik		Swimming
52		Монголия	Mongoliya		Wrestling
53		Непал	Nepal		Boxing
54		Нигерия	Nigeriya		Athletics
55		НОК Нидерландов	NOK Niderlandov	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
56		Никарагуа	Nikaragua		Athletics
57		Новая Зеландия	Novaya Zelandiya		Modern pentathlon
58		Перу	Peru		Shooting
59		Польша	Poľsha		Wrestling
60		ОК Португалии	OK Portugalii		Gymnastics (non-participant)
61		Пуэрто-Рико	Puėrto-Riko		Boxing
62		Румыния	Rumyniya		Wrestling
63		ОК Сан-Марино	OK San-Marino	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
64		Сейшелы	Seïshely		Boxing
65		Сенегал	Senegal		Judo
66		Сьерра-Леоне	Syerra-Leone		Boxing
67		Сирия	Siriya		Shooting
68		Танзания	Tanzaniya		Athletics
69		Тринидад и Тобаго	Trinidad i Tobago		Athletics
70		Уганда	Uganda		Athletics
71		Финляндия	Finlyandiya		Sailing
72		НОК Франции	NOK Frantsii	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
73		Чехословакия	Chekhoslovakiya		Wrestling
74		ОК Швейцарии	OK Shveïtsarii	Moscow 1980 – Volunteer
75		Швеция	Shvetsiya		Athletics (official)
76		Шри-Ланка	Shri-Lanka		Athletics
77		Эквадор	Ėkvador		Athletics
78		Эфиопия	Ėfiopiya		Athletics
79		Югославия	Yugoslaviya		Canoeing
80		Ямайка	Yamaĩka	Michael Fennell	Official
81		CCCP	SSSR		Wrestling

Notes

Links

• Flagbearers for 1980 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. 15 July 2020. Торжественное открытие XXII Олимпийских игр в Москве. Олимпиада-80 (1980). Opening ceremony of the XXII Olympic Games in Moscow. ru. YouTube. Soviet Central Television.
2. 2 November 2022. Opening Ceremony – Moscow 1980. International Olympic Committee.
3. Web site: . November 2005 . Technical Manual on Ceremonies . . 6 October 2019. 40 .
4. Web site: Sting remains from boycotted 1980 Games . Murphy, Brian. Idaho Statesman. 22 August 2010.
5. News: Only The Bears Were Bullish . Fimrite . Ron. Ron Fimrite . July 28, 1980 . SI Vault – CNN. August 14, 2013.
6. News: Olympics chief feared protests. December 30, 2010. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. August 14, 2013.
7. News: Philip. Barker. Philip Barker: Moscow – the best and most political Olympic Opening Ceremony. May 28, 2020. Inside the Games. November 2, 2022.