2010 Winter Paralympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations at the 2010 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony, which was held beginning at 6:00 PM PST on March 12, 2010, 44 athletes bore the flags of their respective nations and lead their national delegations as they paraded into BC Place Stadium in the host city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The flag was borne by a sportsperson, from that country, chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves to represent their country.

The following is a list of each country's flag bearer.[1]

Order Nation Flag bearer Sport
1  Andorra (AND) Xabier Fernández Alpine skiing
2  Argentina (ARG) Juan Ignacio Maggi Alpine skiing
3  Armenia (ARM) Gayane Usnyan Alpine skiing
4  Australia (AUS) Toby Kane Alpine skiing
5  Austria (AUT) Robert Meusburger Alpine skiing
6  Belarus (BLR) Liudmila Vauchok Cross-country skiing
7  Belgium (BEL) Natasha De Troyer Alpine skiing
8  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Memic Nijaz Alpine skiing
9  Bulgaria (BUL) Aleksandar Stoyanov Cross-country skiing
10  Chile (CHI) Tomas De Villar Alpine skiing
11  China (CHN) Cheng Shishuai Cross-country skiing
12  Croatia (CRO) Maric Dadic Alpine skiing
13  Czech Republic (CZE) Anna Kuliskova Alpine skiing
14  Denmark (DEN) Marianne Maiboll Cross-country skiing
15  Finland (FIN) Ilkka Toumisto Cross-country skiing
16  France (FRA) Romain Riboud Alpine skiing
17  Germany (GER) Frank Höfle Cross-country skiing
18  Great Britain (GBR) Michael McCreadie Wheelchair curling
19  Greece (GRE) Vivi Christodoulopoulou Alpine skiing
20  Hungary (HUN) Balazs Koleszar Alpine skiing
21  Iceland (ISL) Erna Fridriksdottir Alpine skiing
22  Iran (IRI) Sadegh Kalhor Alpine skiing
23  Italy (ITA) Gianmaria Dal Maistro Alpine skiing
24  Japan (JPN) Takayuki Endo Ice sledge hockey
25  Kazakhstan (KAZ) Oleg Syssolyatin Cross-country skiing
26  Mexico (MEX) Juan Armando Ruiz Hernandez Alpine skiing
27  Mongolia (MGL) Enkhbaatar Zorig Cross-country skiing
28  Netherlands (NED) Falco Jeitsma Alpine skiing coach
29  New Zealand (NZL) Adam Hall Alpine skiing
30  Norway (NOR) Mariann Vestbostad Cross-country skiing
31  Poland (POL) Jarosław Rola Alpine skiing
32  Romania (ROU) Laura Valenu Alpine skiing
33  Russia (RUS) Valery Kupchinskii Cross-country skiing
34  Serbia (SRB) Jasmin Bambur Alpine skiing
35  Slovakia (SVK) Ivaeta Chlebakova Alpine skiing
36  Slovenia (SLO) Gal Jakic Alpine skiing
37  South Africa (RSA) David Bruce Warner Alpine skiing
38  South Korea (KOR) Han Min-su Ice sledge hockey
39  Spain (ESP) Ursula Pueyo Alpine skiing
40  Sweden (SWE) Jens Kask Ice sledge hockey
41  Switzerland (SUI) Thomas Pfyl Alpine skiing
42  Ukraine (UKR) Olena Iurkovska Cross-country skiing
43  United States (USA) Heath Calhoun Alpine skiing
44  Canada (CAN) Jean Labonté Ice sledge hockey

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References

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  1. ^ "Flagbearers from Opening Ceremony" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee (IPC). 12 March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2010.