List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics explained

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Canada at the Olympics.^{[1] [2] [3]}

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	Ref.
1		Summer
2		Summer
		Summer
3		Summer
4		Winter
5		Summer
6		Winter
7		Summer
8		Winter
9		Summer
10		Winter
11		Summer
		Winter
		Summer
		Winter
		Summer
12		Winter
13		Summer
14		Winter
15		Summer
16		Winter
17		Summer
18		Winter
19		Summer
20		Winter
21		Summer
22		Winter
23		Summer
24		Winter
25		Summer
26		Winter
27		Summer
28		Winter
		Summer			[4]
29		Winter
30		Summer	Alex Baumann[5]
31		Winter
32		Summer
33		Winter
34		Summer
35		Winter
36		Summer
37		Winter
38		Summer
39		Winter
40		Summer
41		Winter
42		Summer
43		Winter			[6]
44		Summer			[7]
45		Winter			[8]
46		Summer			[9]
47	2018	Winter		Figure skating	[10]
48	2020	Summer		Basketball	[11]
				Rugby sevens
49	2022	Winter		Hockey	[12]
				Short track speed skating
50	2024	Summer		Weightlifting	[13]
				Athletics

Closing ceremonies

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

	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport	Ref
?		Winter
?		Summer
17		Winter			[14]
?		Summer
19		Winter			[15]
20		Summer			[16]
?		Winter
?		Summer
?		Winter
24		Summer			[17]
?		Winter
26		Summer			[18]
27		Winter			[19]
28		Summer			[20]
29		Winter			[21]
		Summer
30		Winter		Bobsleigh	[22]
31		Summer			[23] [24]
32		Winter			[25]
33		Summer
34		Winter
24		Summer			[26]
35		Winter
36		Summer			[27]
37		Winter
38		Summer
39		Winter			[28]
40		Summer
41		Winter
42		Summer
43		Winter
44		Summer
45		Winter			[29]
46		Summer
47		Winter
48	2020	Summer		Decathlon
49	2022	Winter		Long-track speed skating	[30]
50	2024	Summer		Athletics	[31]
				Swimming

See also

• Canada at the Olympics

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083409/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/CAN/ Canada
2. News: Canadian Olympic Flag Bearers. July 8, 2012. TSN.
3. Web site: Flagbearers for Spain . olympedia.org . 27 July 2024.
4. News: Photos: 50 years of Canada's Summer Olympics flag bearers . Vancouver Sun .
5. News: Los Angeles 1984. 2011-08-10. Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. 2018-11-09. en-US.
6. Web site: 2010-01-29 . Canada's 2010 Flag Bearer Clara Hughes Will Lead Team of 206 Athletes into Vancouver 2010 . 2024-09-02 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.
7. Web site: Kim . Paula . 2012-07-12 . Simon Whitfield named Canadian Olympic flag bearer for London 2012 Opening Ceremony . 2024-09-02 . World Triathlon . en.
8. Web site: Ng . Callum . 2014-01-23 . Five-time Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser chosen as Canada's flag bearer . 2024-09-02 . Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website . en-US.
9. News: Asif. Hossain. MacLennan to lead Team Canada as flag bearer at Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony. Canadian Olympic Committee. 21 July 2016. 21 July 2016.
10. Web site: The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony . olympics.com . . 27 July 2024.
11. Web site: The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony . olympics.com . . 27 July 2024.
12. News: Myles. Dichter. Hockey captain Poulin, speed skater Hamelin to carry Canadian flag into Beijing Olympics. CBC Sports. 2 February 2022. 2 February 2022.
13. Web site: Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information . olympics.com . . 27 July 2024.
14. Web site: André Bertrand . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
15. Web site: Robert Paul . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
16. Web site: Sig Ohlemann . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
17. Web site: Ralph Hutton . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
18. Web site: 1972 Munich. Canadian Olympic Committee. 23 February 2014. 2013.
19. Web site: 1976 Innsbruck . Canadian Olympic Committee . 2013 .
20. News: '76 Olympian Greg Joy happy to see 'complete set' for Canadian high jumpers. August 11, 2012. Vancouver Sun. August 8, 2012. Gary Kingston.
21. Web site: Sylvia Burka . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
22. Web site: 1984 Sarajevo . Canadian Olympic Committee . 2013 .
23. Web site: 1984 Los Angeles: Linda Thom - Did You Know?. Olympic Magazine. CBC Digital Archives. August 11, 2012. July 1, 2004. dead. https://archive.today/20130115162939/http://rc-archives.cbc.ca/programs/528-8066/page/1/. January 15, 2013.
24. News: Golden Games end with glitter. August 11, 2012. Ottawa Citizen. August 14, 1984. Mike Rabun. United Press International. 1.
25. Web site: Rochette, Bilodeau could carry flag on Sunday. July 29, 2012. CBC Sports. Lindsey Craig. February 28, 2010.
26. Web site: Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback from a gruesome leg injury. August 3, 2012. Yahoo! Sports. Andrew Bucholtz. July 5, 2012.
27. Web site: Association says Brunet was "first" choice. https://archive.today/20130115105620/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesNewsArchives/aug17_ass.html. usurped. January 15, 2013. August 3, 2012. Canoe.ca. Canadian Press. August 17, 2000.
28. Web site: James Worrall Flag Bearer Award. Petro-Canada. July 29, 2012.
29. Web site: Humphries and Moyse named Canada's flag bearers for Olympic closing ceremony | Globalnews.ca. 2014-02-23.
30. Web site: Weidemann to be Team Canada's Closing Ceremony flag bearer at Beijing 2022 . 19 February 2022 .
31. News: Lowrie. Morgan. Summer McIntosh, Ethan Katzberg named flag-bearers. Canadian Press. 11 August 2024. Global News. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 August 2024.