1980 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
During the Parade of Nations portion of the 1980 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.
Notable flag bearers included triple jumper and Olympic bronze medalist João Carlos de Oliveira (Brazil), heavyweight boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist Teofilo Stevenson (Cuba), sprinter and defending Olympic champion Hasely Crawford (Trinidad and Tobago), hurdler and former Olympic champion John Akii-Bua (Uganda), and middle-distance runner Miruts Yifter (Ethiopia).
In partial support to the United States boycott, sixteen countries marched into the Olympic stadium under the Olympic flag. Seven of them, however, did not attend the opening ceremonies, but their flags were instead carried by Moscow Olympic Committee volunteers. Two other countries (Great Britain and Ireland) paraded into the Stadium only by their officials, while four of them participated at the Games under the Olympic flag by their athletes. New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain, on the other hand, participated at the Games under their NOC flags.
| Order | Nation | Cyrillic | Transliteration | Flag bearer | Sport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece (GRE) | Греция | Gretsiya | Ilias Hatzipavlis | Sailing |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | Австралия | Avstraliya | Denise Boyd Max Metzker | Athletics Swimming |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | Австрия | Avstriya | Karl Ferstl | Sailing |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | Алжир | Alzhir | ||
| 5 |  Angola (ANG) | Ангола | Angola | Fernando Lopes | Swimming |
| 6 | Andorra (AND) | Андорра | Andorra | Joan Tomàs Roca | Shooting |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Afghanistan (AFG) | Афганистан | Afghanistan | ||
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | Бельгия | Beľgiya | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 9 | .svg.png){kind=small} Benin (BEN) | Бенин | Benin | Étienne Loco Gbodolle | Boxing |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Burma (BIR) | Бирма | Birma | ||
| 11 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | Болгария | Bolgariya | Aleksandar Tomov | Wrestling |
| 12 |  Botswana (BOT) | Ботсвана | Botsvana | ||
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) | Бразилия | Brazilia | João Carlos de Oliveira | Athletics |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | Великобритания | Velikobritaniya | Dick Palmer | Official |
| 15 |  Hungary (HUN) | Венгрия | Vengriya | István Szívós, Jr. | Water polo |
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Venezuela (VEN) | Венесуэла | Venesuėla | Antonio Esparragoza | Boxing |
| 17 |  Vietnam (VIE) | Вьетнам | Vyetnam | Phan Huy Khảng | Shooting |
| 18 |  Guyana (GUY) | Гайана | Gaïana | James Gilkes | Athletics |
| 19 |  Guatemala (GUA) | Гватемала | Gvatemala | Carlos Silva | Shooting |
| 20 |  Guinea (GUI) | Гвинея | Gvinea | Mamadou Diallo | Judo |
| 21 |  German Democratic Republic (GDR) | ГДР | GDR[n 1] | Kristina Richter | Handball |
| 22 | Denmark (DEN) | Дания | Daniya | Jørgen Lindhardsen | Sailing |
| 23 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | Доминиканская Республика | Dominikanskaya Respublika | Marisela Peralta | Athletics |
| 24 | .svg.png){kind=small} Zambia (ZAM) | Замбия | Zambiya | Damiano Musonda | Athletics |
| 25 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Зимбабве | Zimbabve | Abel Nkhoma | Athletics |
| 26 |  India (IND) | Индия | Indiya | Randhir Singh | Shooting |
| 27 |  Jordan (JOR) | Иордания | Iordaniya | ||
| 28 | %3B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963-1972).svg.png){kind=small} Iraq (IRQ) | Ирак | Irak | Abdul Jabbar Rahima | Athletics |
| 29 | Ireland (IRL) | Ирландия | Irlandiya | Ken Ryan | Official |
| 30 |  Iceland (ISL) | Исландия | Islandiya | Birgir Borgþórsson | Weightlifting |
| 31 | Spain (ESP) | Испания | Ispaniya | Herminio Menéndez | Canoeing |
| 32 | Italy (ITA) | Италия | Italiya | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 33 |  Cameroon (CMR) | Камерун | Kamerun | Nicolas Owona | Cycling |
| 34 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cyprus (CYP) | Кипр | Kipr | Kostas Papakostas | Judo |
| 35 |  Colombia (COL) | Колумбия | Kolombiya | Enrique Peña | Athletics |
| 36 |  People's Republic of Congo (CGO) | Народная республика Конго | Narodnaya Respublika Kongo | Solange Koulinka | Handball |
| 37 |  Democratic People's Republic of Korea (PRK) | КНДР | KNDR[n 2] | ||
| 38 | .svg.png){kind=small} Costa Rica (CRC) | Коста-Рика | Kosta-Rika | María París | Swimming |
| 39 |  Cuba (CUB) | Куба | Kuba | Teófilo Stevenson | Boxing |
| 40 |  Kuwait (KUW) | Кувейт | Kuveït | ||
| 41 |  Laos (LAO) | Лаос | Laos | Panh Khemanith | Athletics |
| 42 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lesotho (LES) | Лесото | Lesoto | ||
| 43 |  Liberia (LBR) | Либерия | Liberiya | ||
| 44 |  Lebanon (LIB) | Ливан | Livan | ||
| 45 | .svg.png){kind=small} Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (LBA) | Джамахирии Араб Ливий | Dzhamakhirii Arab Livii | Nuri Kaheil | Cycling |
| 46 | Luxembourg (LUX) | Люксембург | Lyuksemburg | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 47 |  Madagascar (MAD) | Мадагаскар | Madagaskar | Sylvain Rajefiarison | Boxing |
| 48 |  Mali (MLI) | Мали | Mali | Namakoro Niaré | Athletics |
| 49 |  Malta (MLT) | Мальта | Maľta | Frans Chetcuti | Shooting |
| 50 |  Mexico (MEX) | Мексика | Meksika | Carlos Girón | Diving |
| 51 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mozambique (MOZ) | Мозамбик | Mozambik | Raimundo Franisse | Swimming |
| 52 | .svg.png){kind=small} Mongolia (MGL) | Монголия | Mongoliya | Zevegiin Düvchin | Wrestling |
| 53 |  Nepal (NEP) | Непал | Nepal | ||
| 54 |  Nigeria (NGR) | Нигерия | Nigeriya | ||
| 55 | Netherlands (NED) | Нидерланды | Niderlandy | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 56 |  Nicaragua (NCA) | Никарагуа | Nikaragua | Xiomara Larios | Athletics |
| 57 | .svg.png){kind=small} New Zealand (NZL) | Новая Зеландия | Novaya Zelandiya | Brian Newth | Modern pentathlon |
| 58 |  Peru (PER) | Перу | Peru | Walter Perón | Shooting |
| 59 |  Poland (POL) | Польша | Poľsha | Czesław Kwieciński | Wrestling |
| 60 |  Portugal (POR) | Португалия | Portugaliya | Esbela da Fonseca | Gymnastics |
| 61 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | Пуэрто-Рико | Puėrto-Riko | Alberto Mercado | Boxing |
| 62 | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROM) | Румыния | Rumyniya | Vasile Andrei | Wrestling |
| 63 | San Marino (SMR) | Сан-Марино | San-Marino | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 64 | .svg.png){kind=small} Seychelles (SEY) | Сейшелы | Seïshely | ||
| 65 |  Senegal (SEN) | Сенегал | Senegal | ||
| 66 |  Sierra Leone (SLE) | Сьерра-Леоне | Syerra-Leone | ||
| 67 |  Syria (SYR) | Сирия | Siriya | ||
| 68 |  Tanzania (TAN) | Танзания | Tanzaniya | ||
| 69 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Тринидад и Тобаго | Trinidad i Tobago | Hasely Crawford | Athletics |
| 70 |  Uganda (UGA) | Уганда | Uganda | John Akii-Bua | Athletics |
| 71 |  Finland (FIN) | Финляндия | Finlyandiya | Peter Tallberg | Sailing |
| 72 | France (FRA) | Франция | Frantsiya | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 73 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Чехословакия | Chekhoslovakiya | Vítězslav Mácha | Wrestling |
| 74 | Switzerland (SUI) | Швейцария | Shveïtsariya | Moscow 1980 – Volunteer | |
| 75 |  Sweden (SWE) | Швеция | Shvetsiya | Stig Pettersson | Athletics |
| 76 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | Шри-Ланка | Shri-Lanka | ||
| 77 |  Ecuador (ECU) | Эквадор | Ėkvador | Nancy Vallecilla | Athletics |
| 78 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | Эфиопия | Ėfiopiya | Miruts Yifter | Athletics |
| 79 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | Югославия | Yugoslaviya | Matija Ljubek | Canoeing |
| 80 |  Jamaica (JAM) | Ямайка | Yamaĩka | ||
| 81 | .svg.png){kind=small} U.S.S.R. (URS) | СССР | SSSR[n 3] | Nikolay Balboshin | Wrestling |
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