During the Parade of Nations section of the 1972 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.
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As the nation of the first modern Olympic Games, Greece entered the stadium first; whereas, the host nation West Germany marched last, according with tradition and IOC guidelines. Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in the host country's language, German, by actor and television personality Joachim Fuchsberger[1] and music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen.[2]
Whilst most countries entered under their short names, a few entered under acronym or alternative names, mostly due to political and naming disputes. The People's Republic of the Congo entered as Congo (Kongo instead of Volksrepublik Kongo), South Korea (Republic of Korea) entered as Korea instead of Republik Korea, Taiwan (Republic of China) entered as Republik China, and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) entered as Vietnam. Acronyms used during the ceremony like East Germany (German Democratic Republic), North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) entered respectively as DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), DVR Korea (Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea) and UdSSR (Union der Sozialistischen Sowjeterepubliken), United States in other hand entered the same as English, USA instead of its full German name Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, and host nation West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) entered as Germany (Deutschland instead of Bundesrepublik Deutschland or its acronym BRD) to avoid with the two Germanies.
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 German), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport.
^"1972: Rhodesia out of Olympics". BBC News. 22 August 1972. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^Radwanski, George (23 August 1972). "Olympics: Rhodesia expelled". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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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 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 editAs the nation of the first modern Olympic Games Greece entered the stadium first whereas the host nation West Germany marched last according with tradition and IOC guidelines Announcers in the stadium read off the names of the marching nations in the host country s language German by actor and television personality Joachim Fuchsberger 1 and music during the parade of nations is composed by Kurt Edelhagen 2 Whilst most countries entered under their short names a few entered under acronym or alternative names mostly due to political and naming disputes The People s Republic of the Congo entered as Congo Kongo instead of Volksrepublik Kongo South Korea Republic of Korea entered as Korea instead of Republik Korea Taiwan Republic of China entered as Republik China and South Vietnam Republic of Vietnam entered as Vietnam Acronyms used during the ceremony like East Germany German Democratic Republic North Korea Democratic People s Republic of Korea and Soviet Union Union of Soviet Socialist Republics entered respectively as DDR Deutsche Demokratische Republik DVR Korea Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea and UdSSR Union der Sozialistischen Sowjeterepubliken United States in other hand entered the same as English USA instead of its full German name Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika and host nation West Germany Federal Republic of Germany entered as Germany Deutschland instead of Bundesrepublik Deutschland or its acronym BRD to avoid with the two Germanies 121 nations entered the stadium with a combined total of 7 134 athletes Eleven nations made their Olympic debut namely Albania Dahomey now Benin Gabon North Korea Lesotho Malawi Saudi Arabia Somalia Swaziland Togo Upper Volta now Burkina Faso Rhodesia s invitation to take part in the 1972 Summer Games was withdrawn by the International Olympic Committee four days before the opening ceremony in response to African countries such as Ethiopia and Kenya protests against the Rhodesian government Rhodesia did however compete in the 1972 Summer Paralympics held a little earlier in Heidelberg Rhodesian athletes would have been marched between Republic of China and Romania 3 4 List editThe 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 German the flag bearer s name and the flag bearer s sport Order Nation German Flag bearer Sport1 nbsp Greece GRE Griechenland Khristos Papanikolaou Athletics2 nbsp Egypt EGY Agypten Kamal Kamel El Guamel Basketball3 nbsp Ethiopia ETH Athiopien Mamo Wolde Athletics4 nbsp Afghanistan AFG Afghanistan Ghulam Dastagir Wrestling5 nbsp Albania ALB Albanien Aferdita Tusha Shooting6 nbsp Algeria ALG Algerien Azzedine Azzouzi Athletics7 nbsp Argentina ARG Argentinien Carlos Cesar Delia Equestrian8 nbsp Australia AUS Australien Dennis Green Canoeing9 nbsp Bahamas BAH Bahamas Mike Sands Athletics10 nbsp Barbados BAR Barbados Anthony Phillips Weightlifting11 nbsp Belgium BEL Belgien Gaston Roelants Athletics12 nbsp Bermuda BER Bermuda Kirk Cooper Sailing13 nbsp Bolivia BOL Bolivien Roberto Nielsen Reyes Equestrian14 nbsp Brazil BRA Brasilien Luiz Claudio Menon Basketball15 nbsp British Honduras HBR Britisch Honduras Gilmore Hinksen Official16 nbsp Bulgaria BUL Bulgarien Dimitar Zlatanov Volleyball17 nbsp Burma BIR Burma Win Maung Football18 nbsp Chile CHI Chile Rene Varas Equestrian19 nbsp Costa Rica CRC Costa Rica Hugo Chamberlain Shooting20 nbsp Denmark DEN Danemark Peder Pedersen Cycling21 nbsp Dahomey DAH Dahomey Ibrahima Idrissou Athletics22 nbsp German Democratic Republic GDR DDR n 1 Manfred Wolke Boxing23 nbsp Dominican Republic DOM Dominikanische Republik Emilio Berroa Weightlifting24 nbsp Democratic People s Republic of Korea PRK DVR Korea n 2 Kim Man dok Official25 nbsp Ecuador ECU Ecuador Abdala Bucaram Athletics26 nbsp Ivory Coast CIV Elfenbeinkuste Simbara Maki Athletics27 nbsp El Salvador ESA El Salvador Salvador Vilanova Swimming28 nbsp Fiji FIJ Fidschi Usaia Sotutu Athletics29 nbsp Finland FIN Finnland Ilkka Nummisto Canoeing30 nbsp France FRA Frankreich Jean Claude Magnan Fencing31 nbsp Gabon GAB Gabun Matias Moussobou Official32 nbsp Ghana GHA Ghana Sam Bugri Athletics33 nbsp Great Britain GBR Grossbritannien David Broome Equestrian34 nbsp Guatemala GUA Guatemala Victor Castellanos Shooting35 nbsp Guyana GUY Guyana Gordon Sankis Official36 nbsp Haiti HAI Haiti Jules Meliner Official37 nbsp Hong Kong HKG Hong Kong Peter Rull Sr Shooting38 nbsp India IND Indien D N Devine Jones Football official 39 nbsp Indonesia INA Indonesien Wiem Gommies Boxing40 nbsp Iran IRI Iran Abdollah Movahed Wrestling41 nbsp Ireland IRL Irland Ronnie McMahon Equestrian42 nbsp Iceland ISL Island Geir Hallsteinsson Handball43 nbsp Israel ISR Israel Henry Hershkowitz Shooting44 nbsp Italy ITA Italien Abdon Pamich Athletics45 nbsp Jamaica JAM Jamaika Lennox Miller Athletics46 nbsp Japan JPN Japan Masatoshi Shinomaki Judo47 nbsp Yugoslavia YUG Jugoslawien Mirko Sandic Water polo48 nbsp Virgin Islands ISV Jungferninseln William Peets Boxing49 nbsp Khmer Republic KHM Kambodscha Chaing Cheng Boxing official 50 nbsp Cameroon CMR Kamerun Gaston Malam Athletics51 nbsp Canada CAN Kanada Douglas Rogers Judo52 nbsp Kenya KEN Kenia Kipchoge Keino Athletics53 nbsp Colombia COL Kolumbien Alfonso Perez Boxing54 nbsp Republic of the Congo CGO Kongo Alphonse Mandonda Athletics55 nbsp Republic of Korea KOR Korea Kim Ji hak Official56 nbsp Cuba CUB Kuba Teofilo Stevenson Boxing57 nbsp Kuwait KUW Kuwait Younis Abdallah Athletics58 nbsp Lesotho LES Lesotho Motsapi Moorosi Athletics59 nbsp Lebanon LIB Libanon Mohamed Tarabulsi Weightlifting60 nbsp Liberia LBR Liberia Thomas Howe Athletics61 nbsp Liechtenstein LIE Liechtenstein Eduard von Falz Fein Non competitor62 nbsp Luxembourg LUX Luxemburg Charles Sowa Athletics63 nbsp Madagascar MAD Madagaskar Jean Aime Randrianalijaona Athletics64 nbsp Malawi MAW Malawi Martin Matupi Athletics65 nbsp Malaysia MAS Malaysia Ali Bakar Football66 nbsp Mali MLI Mali Namakoro Niare Athletics67 nbsp Malta MLT Malta Joseph Grech Shooting68 nbsp Morocco MAR Marokko Moustafa Belhmira Judo69 nbsp Mexico MEX Mexiko Felipe Munoz Swimming70 nbsp Monaco MON Monaco Jean Charles Seneca Fencing71 nbsp Mongolia MGL Mongolei Bazarragchaagiin Jamsran Wrestling72 nbsp Nepal NEP Nepal Jit Bahadur Khatri Chhetri Athletics73 nbsp New Zealand NZL Neuseeland Les Mills Athletics74 nbsp Nicaragua NCA Nicaragua Don Velez Athletics75 nbsp Netherlands NED Niederlande Nico Spits Field hockey76 nbsp Netherlands Antilles AHO Niederlandische Antillen Beto Adriana Shooting77 nbsp Niger NIG Niger Issaka Dabore Boxing78 nbsp Nigeria NGR Nigeria Benedict Majekodunmi Athletics79 nbsp Norway NOR Norwegen Harald Barlie Wrestling80 nbsp Upper Volta VOL Obervolta Andre Bicaba Athletics81 nbsp Austria AUT Osterreich Hubert Raudaschl Sailing82 nbsp Pakistan PAK Pakistan Mohammad Malik Arshad Weightlifting83 nbsp Panama PAN Panama Donaldo Arza Boxing84 nbsp Paraguay PAR Paraguay Arnulfo Becker Shooting85 nbsp Peru PER Peru Enrique Barua Fencing86 nbsp Philippines PHI Philippinen Jimmy Mariano Basketball87 nbsp Poland POL Polen Waldemar Baszanowski Weightlifting88 nbsp Portugal POR Portugal Armando Aldegalega Athletics89 nbsp Puerto Rico PUR Puerto Rico Arnaldo Bristol Athletics90 nbsp Republic of China ROC Republik China Chi Cheng Athletics91 nbsp Romania ROM Rumanien Aurel Vernescu Canoeing92 nbsp Zambia ZAM Sambia Julius Luipa Boxing93 nbsp San Marino SMR San Marino Italo Casali Shooting94 nbsp Saudi Arabia KSA Saudi Arabien Bilal Said Al Azma Athletics95 nbsp Sweden SWE Schweden Jan Jonsson Equestrian96 nbsp Switzerland SUI Schweiz Urs von Wartburg Athletics97 nbsp Senegal SEN Senegal Robert N Diaye Wrestling98 nbsp Singapore SIN Singapur Pat Chan Swimming99 nbsp Somalia SOM Somalia Mohamed Aboker Athletics100 nbsp Spain ESP Spanien Francisco Fernandez Ochoa Non competitor101 nbsp Ceylon CEY Sri Lanka Ceylon Lucien Rosa Athletics102 nbsp Sudan SUD Sudan Abdel Wahab Abdullah Salih Boxing103 nbsp Suriname SUR Surinam Sammy Monsels Athletics104 nbsp Swaziland SWZ Swasiland Richard Mabuza Athletics105 nbsp Syria SYR Syrien Mounzer Khatib Shooting106 nbsp Tanzania TAN Tansania Claver Kamanya Athletics107 nbsp Thailand THA Thailand Rangsit Yanothai Shooting108 nbsp Togo TOG Togo Roger Kangni Athletics109 nbsp Trinidad and Tobago TRI Trinidad und Tobago Hasely Crawford Athletics110 nbsp Chad CHA Tschad Ahmed Senoussi Athletics111 nbsp Czechoslovakia TCH Tschechoslowakei Ludvik Danek Athletics112 nbsp Turkey TUR Turkei Giyasettin Yilmaz Wrestling113 nbsp Tunisia TUN Tunesien Salem Boughattas Athletics114 nbsp Soviet Union URS UdSSR n 3 Aleksandr Medved Wrestling115 nbsp Uganda UGA Uganda John Akii Bua Athletics116 nbsp Hungary HUN Ungarn Gergely Kulcsar Athletics117 nbsp Uruguay URU Uruguay Darwin Pineyrua Athletics118 nbsp United States of America USA USA n 4 Olga Fikotova Athletics119 nbsp Venezuela VEN Venezuela Francisco Rodriguez Boxing120 nbsp Vietnam VIE Vietnam Hồ Minh Thu Archery121 nbsp Federal Republic of Germany FRG Deutschland Detlef Lewe CanoeingNotes DDR Deutsche Demokratische Republik DVRK Demokratische Volksrepublik Korea UdSSR Union der Sozialistischen Sowjetrepubliken USA frequent acronym in German in full as Vereinigte Staaten von AmerikaReferences edit XX Olympics 1972 Munich Parade of Nations Olympische Spiele 1972 Munchen Einzug der Nationen YouTube MainesOwn 6 February 2021 Technical Manual on Ceremonies PDF 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