List of the flag bearers of the United States teams at the Olympic Games

United States

The list of flag-bearers for the United States teams at the Olympic Games chronologically lists all the flag-bearers for the American teams at the opening ceremonies of the Olympic Games .

List of standard bearers

team	event	Standard Bearer ( EF )	Standard Bearer ( AF )
1896 in Athens	Summer games	no invasion of the athletes
1900 in Paris	Summer games	no opening ceremony	no graduation ceremony
1904 in St. Louis	Summer games	no opening ceremony	no graduation ceremony
1906 in Athens	Interludes	Matthew Halpin (Official)
1908 in London	Summer games	Ralph Rose	no graduation ceremony
1912 in Stockholm	Summer games	George Bonhag
1920 in Antwerp	Summer games	Pat McDonald
1924 in Chamonix	Winter games	Taffy Abel
1924 in Paris	Summer games	Pat McDonald
1928 in St. Moritz	Winter games	Godfrey Dewey (Official)
1928 in Amsterdam	Summer games	Bud Houser
1932 in Lake Placid	Winter games	Billy Fiske
1932 in Los Angeles	Summer games	Morgan Taylor
1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Winter games	Rolf Monsen
1936 in Berlin	Summer games	Alfred Jochim
1948 in St. Moritz	Winter games	John Heaton
1948 in London	Summer games	Ralph Craig
1952 in Oslo	Winter games	James Bickford
1952 in Helsinki	Summer games	Norman Cohn-Armitage	Bob Kurland
1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo	Winter games	James Bickford
1956 in Stockholm	Equestrian games	John Wofford
1956 in Melbourne	Summer games	Norman Cohn-Armitage	Pete Rademacher
1960 in Squaw Valley	Winter games	Donald McDermott	Donald McDermott
1960 in Rome	Summer games	Rafer Johnson	Michael Troy
1964 in Innsbruck	Winter games	Donald McDermott	Jean Saubert
1964 in Tokyo	Summer games	Parry O'Brien	Don Schollander
1968 in Grenoble	Winter games	Richard McDermott	Tim Wood
1968 in Mexico City	Summer games	Janice Romary	Al Oerter
1972 in Sapporo	Winter games	Dianne Holum	Barbara Ann Cochran
1972 in Munich	Summer games	Olga Fikotová	Mike Burton
1976 in Innsbruck	Winter games	Cindy Nelson	Sheila Young
1976 in Montreal	Summer games	Gary Hall Sr.	Willie Davenport
1980 in Lake Placid	Winter games	Scott Hamilton	Eric Heiden
1984 in Sarajevo	Winter games	Frank Masley	Phil Mahre
1984 in Los Angeles	Summer games	Ed Burke	Jeffrey Blatnick
1988 in Calgary	Winter games	Lyle Nelson	Bonnie Blair
1988 in Seoul	Summer games	Evelyn Ashford	Terry Schroeder
1992 in Albertville	Winter games	Bill Koch	Bonnie Blair
1992 in Barcelona	Summer games	Francie Larrieu Smith	Peter Westbrook
1994 in Lillehammer	Winter games	Cammy Myler	Dan Jansen
1996 in Atlanta	Summer games	Bruce Baumgartner	Michael Matz
1998 in Nagano	Winter games	Eric Flaim	Cammi Granato
2000 in Sydney	Summer games	Cliff Meidl	Rulon Gardner
2002 in Salt Lake City	Winter games	Amy Peterson	Brian Shimer
2004 in Athens	Summer games	Dawn Staley	Mia Hamm
2006 in Turin	Winter games	Chris Witty	Joey Cheek
2008 in Beijing	Summer games	Lopez Lomong	Khatuna Lorig
2010 in Vancouver	Winter games	Mark Grimmette	Bill Demong
2012 in London	Summer games	Mariel Zagunis	Bryshon Nellum
2014 in Sochi	Winter games	Todd Lodwick	Julie Chu
2016 in Rio de Janeiro	Summer games	Michael Phelps	Simone Biles
2018 in Pyeongchang	Winter games	Erin Hamlin	Jessica Diggins

Note: (EF) = opening ceremony, (AF) = closing ceremony

statistics

Summer games rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 athletics 13 3 16 2 fencing 4th 1 5 swim 2 3 5 4th Wrestling 1 2 3 5 basketball 1 1 2 horse riding 1 1 2 do gymnastics 1 1 2 8th Archery 0 1 1 Boxing 0 1 1 Soccer 0 1 1 canoe 1 0 1 Tug of war 1 0 1 Water polo 0 1 1 Official 1 0 1 Total: 26th 16 42

Winter games rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 Speed ​​skating 6th 7th 13 2 bob 3 1 4th Luge 4th 0 4th Alpine skiing 1 3 4th 5 ice Hockey 1 2 3 Cross-country skiing 2 1 3 7th figure skating 1 1 2 Nordic combination 1 1 2 9 biathlon 1 0 1 Short track 1 0 1 skeleton 1 0 1 Official 1 0 1 Total: 23 16 39

total rank sport EF AF ∑ 1 athletics 13 3 16 2 Speed ​​skating 6th 7th 13 3 fencing 4th 1 5 swim 2 3 5 5 bob 3 1 4th Luge 4th 0 4th Alpine skiing 1 3 4th 8th ice Hockey 1 2 3 Wrestling 1 2 3 Cross-country skiing 2 1 3 11 basketball 1 1 2 figure skating 1 1 2 Nordic combination 1 1 2 horse riding 1 1 2 do gymnastics 1 1 2 Official 2 0 2 17th biathlon 1 0 1 Archery 0 1 1 Boxing 0 1 1 Soccer 0 1 1 canoe 1 0 1 skeleton 1 0 1 Tug of war 1 0 1 Water polo 0 1 1 Total: 49 32 81

See also

• Olympic history of the United States

Individual evidence

1. ↑ United States at www.sport-reference.com; accessed on April 14, 2020