List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics

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Canada at the Olympic Games

Flag of Canada
IOC code  CAN
NOC Canadian Olympic Committee
Olympic history
Summer Games
Winter Games
Intercalated Games
1906
File:Clara Hughes by Freeman cropped.jpg
Clara Hughes at the 2010 Winter Olympics
File:Hubert Brooks Canadian Flag Bearer 1948 Winter Olympics.png
Hubert Brooks at the 1948 Winter Olympics
Canada at the 1912 Summer Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.[1][2]

Opening Ceremonies

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event Year Season Flag bearer Sport
45 2014 Winter Hayley Wickenheiser Ice Hockey
44 2012 Summer Simon Whitfield Triathlon
43 2010 Winter Clara Hughes Speed skating
42 2008 Summer Adam Van Koeverden Kayak racing
41 2006 Winter Danielle Goyette Ice hockey
40 2004 Summer Nicolas Gill Judo
39 2002 Winter Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating
38 2000 Summer Caroline Brunet Kayak racing
37 1998 Winter Jean-Luc Brassard Freestyle skiing
36 1996 Summer Charmaine Crooks Athletics
35 1994 Winter Kurt Browning Figure skating
34 1992 Summer Mike Smith Athletics
33 1992 Winter Sylvie Daigle Short track speed skating
32 1988 Summer Carolyn Waldo Synchronized swimming
31 1988 Winter Brian Orser Figure skating
30 1984 Summer Alex Baumann Swimming
29 1984 Winter Gaétan Boucher Speed skating
[NB 1] 1980 Summer Sue Holloway Canoe [3]
28 1980 Winter Ken Read Alpine skiing
27 1976 Summer Abby Hoffman Athletics
26 1976 Winter Dave Irwin Alpine skiing
25 1972 Summer Douglas Rogers Judo
24 1972 Winter Karen Magnussen Figure skating
23 1968 Summer Roger Jackson Rowing
22 1968 Winter Nancy Greene Alpine skiing
21 1964 Summer Gil Boa Shooting
20 1964 Winter Ralf Olin Speed skating
19 1960 Summer Carl Schwende Fencing
18 1960 Winter Robert Paul Figure skating
17 1956 Summer Bob Steckle Wrestling
16 1956 Winter Norris Bowden Figure skating
15 1952 Summer Bill Parnell Athletics
14 1952 Winter Gordon Audley Speed skating
13 1948 Summer Bob McFarlane Athletics
12 1948 Winter Hubert Brooks Ice hockey
[NB 2] 1944 Summer none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1944 Winter none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1940 Summer none Cancelled due to World War II
[NB 2] 1940 Winter none Cancelled due to World War II
11 1936 Summer Jim Worrall Athletics
10 1936 Winter Walter Kitchen Ice hockey
9 1932 Summer George Maughan Boxing
8 1932 Winter Hack Simpson Ice hockey
7 1928 Summer Joseph Wright Jr. Rowing
6 1928 Winter Red Porter Ice hockey
5 1924 Summer Hec Phillips Athletics
4 1924 Winter Ernie Collett Ice hockey
3 1920 Summer Archie McDiarmid Athletics
[NB 2] 1916 Summer none Cancelled due to World War I
2 1912 Summer Duncan Gillis Athletics
1 1908 Summer Ed Archibald Athletics

Closing Ceremonies

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Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

# Event Year Season Flag bearer Sport
45 2014 Winter Kaillie Humphries
Heather Moyse		 Bobsleigh [4]
44 2012 Summer Christine Sinclair Football (Soccer)
43 2010 Winter Joannie Rochette Figure skating
42 2008 Summer Karen Cockburn Trampolining
41 2006 Winter Cindy Klassen Speed skating
40 2004 Summer Adam van Koeverden Kayak racing
39 2002 Winter Jamie Salé
David Pelletier		 Figure skating [5]
38 2000 Summer Simon Whitfield Triathlon
37 1998 Winter Catriona Le May Doan Speed skating
36 1996 Summer Marnie McBean
Kathleen Heddle		 Rowing [6]
35 1994 Winter Myriam Bedard Biathlon
24 1992 Summer Silken Laumann Rowing [7]
34 1992 Winter Nathalie Lambert Short track speed skating
33 1988 Summer Lennox Lewis Boxing
32 1988 Winter Karen Percy Alpine skiing [8]
31 1984 Summer Linda Thom Shooting [9][10]
30 1984 Winter Robert Wilson (bobsledder) Bobsleigh [11]
[NB 3] 1980 Summer none Canada boycotted this Olympics
 ? 1980 Winter
 ? 1976 Summer Greg Joy Athletics [12]
 ? 1976 Winter Cathy Priestner Speed skating [13]
 ? 1972 Summer Jim Elder Equestrian [14]
 ? 1972 Winter
 ? 1968 Summer
 ? 1968 Winter
 ? 1964 Summer
 ? 1964 Winter

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Canada boycotted this Olympics, so Sue Holloway, although selected, did not participate in the Parade of Nations
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 This Olympics was cancelled due to war
  3. ↑ As Canada boycotted this Olympics, no flagbearer was selected.

References

  1. ↑ Canada. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
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  4. ↑ http://globalnews.ca/news/1167035/kaillie-humphries-heather-moyse-named-canadas-flag-bearers-olympic-closing-ceremony/
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