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List of flag bearers for Great Britain at the Olympics

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List of flag bearers for Great Britain at the Olympics

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Great Britain at the Olympics. Flag bearers carried the national flag of their country at the Parade of Nations of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have been chosen to bear their national flag at the opening ceremony. Two people have been given the honour on more than one occasion.

Infobox

IOC code
GBR
NOC
British Olympic Association
Medals
Gold 310 Silver 345 Bronze 360 Total 1,015

Tables

· List of flag bearers
1
1
No.
1
Event year
1906
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
William Grenfell
Sport
Fencing
2
2
No.
2
Event year
1908
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Kynaston Studd
Sport
Cricket
3
3
No.
3
Event year
1912
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Charles Smith
Sport
Water polo
4
4
No.
4
Event year
1920
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Philip Noel-Baker
Sport
Athletics
5
5
No.
5
Event year
1924
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Arthur Hunt
Sport
Water polo
6
6
No.
6
Event year
1928
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Malcolm Nokes
Sport
Athletics
7
7
No.
7
Event year
1932
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Mollie Phillips
Sport
Figure skating
8
8
No.
8
Event year
1932
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
David Cecil
Sport
Athletics
9
9
No.
9
Event year
1936
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Frederick McEvoy
Sport
Bobsleigh
10
10
No.
10
Event year
1936
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Jack Beresford
Sport
Rowing
11
11
No.
11
Event year
1948
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Henry Graham Sharp
Sport
Figure skating
12
12
No.
12
Event year
1948
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
John Emrys Lloyd
Sport
Fencing
13
13
No.
13
Event year
1952
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
John Nicks
Sport
Figure skating
14
14
No.
14
Event year
1952
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Harold Whitlock
Sport
Athletics
15
15
No.
15
Event year
1956
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Stuart Parkinson
Sport
Bobsleigh
16
16
No.
16
Event year
1956
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
George MacKenzie
Sport
Wrestling
17
17
No.
17
Event year
1960
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
John Moore
Sport
Biathlon
18
18
No.
18
Event year
1960
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Richard McTaggart
Sport
Boxing
19
19
No.
19
Event year
1964
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Keith Schellenberg
Sport
Bobsleigh & Luge
20
20
No.
20
Event year
1964
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Anita Lonsbrough
Sport
Swimming
21
21
No.
21
Event year
1968
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Robin Dixon
Sport
Bobsleigh
22
22
No.
22
Event year
1968
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Lynn Davies
Sport
Athletics
23
23
No.
23
Event year
1972
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Mike Freeman
Sport
Bobsleigh
24
24
No.
24
Event year
1972
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
David Broome
Sport
Equestrianism
25
25
No.
25
Event year
1976
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
John Curry
Sport
Figure skating
26
26
No.
26
Event year
1976
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Rodney Pattisson
Sport
Sailing
27
27
No.
27
Event year
1980
Season
Winter
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson
Sport
Alpine skiing & Luge
28
28
No.
28
Event year
1980
Season
Summer
Ceremony
Opening
Flag bearer
Dick Palmer
Sport
Official (See: #Boycotts)
No.
Event year
Season
Ceremony
Flag bearer
Sport
Ref
1
1906
Summer
Opening
William Grenfell
Fencing
2
1908
Summer
Opening
Kynaston Studd
Cricket
3
1912
Summer
Opening
Charles Smith
Water polo
4
1920
Summer
Opening
Philip Noel-Baker
Athletics
5
1924
Summer
Opening
Arthur Hunt
Water polo
6
1928
Summer
Opening
Malcolm Nokes
Athletics
7
1932
Winter
Opening
Mollie Phillips
Figure skating
8
1932
Summer
Opening
David Cecil
Athletics
9
1936
Winter
Opening
Frederick McEvoy
Bobsleigh
10
1936
Summer
Opening
Jack Beresford
Rowing
11
1948
Winter
Opening
Henry Graham Sharp
Figure skating
12
1948
Summer
Opening
John Emrys Lloyd
Fencing
13
1952
Winter
Opening
John Nicks
Figure skating
14
1952
Summer
Opening
Harold Whitlock
Athletics
15
1956
Winter
Opening
Stuart Parkinson
Bobsleigh
16
1956
Summer
Opening
George MacKenzie
Wrestling
17
1960
Winter
Opening
John Moore
Biathlon
18
1960
Summer
Opening
Richard McTaggart
Boxing
19
1964
Winter
Opening
Keith Schellenberg
Bobsleigh & Luge
20
1964
Summer
Opening
Anita Lonsbrough
Swimming
21
1968
Winter
Opening
Robin Dixon
Bobsleigh
22
1968
Summer
Opening
Lynn Davies
Athletics
23
1972
Winter
Opening
Mike Freeman
Bobsleigh
24
1972
Summer
Opening
David Broome
Equestrianism
25
1976
Winter
Opening
John Curry
Figure skating
26
1976
Summer
Opening
Rodney Pattisson
Sailing
27
1980
Winter
Opening
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson
Alpine skiing & Luge
28
1980
Summer
Opening
Dick Palmer
Official (See: )
1984
Winter
Opening
Christopher Dean
Ice dancing
Closing
Malcolm Lloyd
?
1984
Summer
Opening
Lucinda Green
Equestrianism
Closing
Sebastian Coe
Athletics
1988
Winter
Opening
Nick Phipps
Bobsleigh
Closing
Wilf O'Reilly
Short track speed skating
1988
Summer
Opening
Ian Taylor
Field hockey
Closing
Malcolm Cooper
Shooting
1992
Winter
Opening
Wilf O'Reilly
Short track speed skating
Closing
Mark Tout
Bobsleigh
1992
Summer
Opening
Steve Redgrave
Rowing
Closing
Linford Christie
Athletics
1994
Winter
Opening
Mike Dixon
Biathlon
Closing
Nicky Gooch
Short track speed skating
1996
Summer
Opening
Steve Redgrave
Rowing
Closing
Roger Black
Athletics
1998
Winter
Opening
Mike Dixon
Biathlon
Closing
Sean Olsson
Bobsleigh
2000
Summer
Opening
Matthew Pinsent
Rowing
Closing
Steve Redgrave
Rowing
2002
Winter
Opening
Mike Dixon
Biathlon

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