Filipe_Golias 20 Posted July 31, 2016 Report Share Posted July 31, 2016 João Rodrigues (windsurfer) will be the Portuguese flagbearer at the opening ceremony. At 44 years of age, he will be competing at his SEVENTH consecutive Olympics, having debuted in Barcelona 1992. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neneu10 327 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Yane Marques will be the brazilian flag bearer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tatsh 58 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Francisco Boza, silver medal in LA 1984 and gold medal in Toronto 2015 will be the flag bearer in Rio 2016, chosen by COP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorchbearerAA 9 Posted August 1, 2016 Report Share Posted August 1, 2016 Here is the list with all flagbearers known right now:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_Summer_Olympics_Parade_of_Nations The Dutch flagbearer will be announced the day of the opening ceremony. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorchbearerAA 9 Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the flagbearer for Jamaica. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quaker2001 1254 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Rio 2016 Olympics: Michael Phelps will be Team USA flag bearer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2040 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Team GB reveal at 6pm BST 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daveypodmore 520 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 Andy Murray to fly the flag for Team GB apparently. Not officially though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob. 2040 Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 12 minutes ago, daveypodmore said: Andy Murray to fly the flag for Team GB apparently. Not officially though. Good choice, can't really begrudge him, but Murray gets so much attention the rest of the year. Would've preferred Nicola Adams personally. About time we had a woman again and she's a bit of a pioneer being the first Olympic champion in her sport. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattygs 274 Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Sailing's Blair Tuke and Peter Burling will be the New Zealand flag bearers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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