Summer Olympic Games 2016 Opening Ceremony Flag Bearers

[Griff88 1,735]

1 minute ago, hckosice said:

 

Added, Thanks !

Still hoping you´ll be able to somehow find some others, but if even not, you still did an imressive job man ! very helpful

Thanks, I will do my best. This might be my new hobby

 

But I'm afraid the miracle of Google translate has ended hahaha

 

[MantaRaymarc 75]

Ryan Pini (PNG) and Nicolae Ceban (MDA) reprise their flag bearer roles from Beijing 2008. Nice catch!

[Griff88 1,735]

1 minute ago, MantaRaymarc said:

Ryan Pini (PNG) and Nicolae Ceban (MDA) reprise their flag bearer roles from Beijing 2008. Nice catch!

And Mijain Lopez (CUB) will carry the flag for the third consecutive Olympic, just like Teofilo Stevenson (from 1972-1980)...

[MantaRaymarc 75]

1 minute ago, Griff88 said:

And Mijain Lopez (CUB) will carry the flag for the third consecutive Olympic, just like Teofilo Stevenson (from 1972-1980)...

Yup. But Mijaín López will carry the flag for the third consecutive Games, unlike Pini and Ceban. 

[mrv86 2,920]

  Nery Brenes - Athletics (source)

[carfu 30]

   Yann Siccardi - Judo (source)

[Griff88 1,735]

Wayde van Niekerk (athletics)

Source:http://www.sascoc.co.za/2016/07/22/wayde-zanele-named-as-sa-flagbearers-at-rio-send-off/

[EselTheDonkey 648]

flagbearer will be one of these five:

 

- Timo Boll (Table Tennis)

- Moritz Fürste (Field Hockey)

- Ingrid Klimke (Equestrian)

- Lena Schöneborn (Modern Pentathlon)

- Kristina Vogel (Cycling)

 

Here's the election: http://rio.sportschau.de/rio2016/nachrichten/Wer-soll-in-Rio-Deutschlands-Fahne-tragen-Olympia-DOSB-Fahnentraeger,fahnentraeger136.html

Edited July 23, 2016 by EselTheDonkey

[DaniSRB 896]

Anastasija Bogdanovski (Swimming)

[Griff88 1,735]

36 minutes ago, DaniSRB said:

Anastasija Bogdanovski (Swimming)

Where did you find it? I can't find any references

Edited July 23, 2016 by Griff88