1988 Winter Olympics national flag bearers celebrating Bicentenary event at that time. 1988 Winter Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations section of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in English, one of the official languages in Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. Organizers played Happy Birthday to You during Australian team march as
1988 Summer Olympics national flag bearers Republic of the Congo" while the Democratic Republic of Congo entered under its former name, Zaire. 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. This table is sortable by country name (in Korean and its Roman transliteration), the flag bearer's name, and the flag bearer's sport. The names are given in their official designations by the IOC. 1988 Summer Olympics national flag bearers During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1988 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country