1988 Winter Olympics national flag bearers

During the Parade of Nations section of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from the participating countries marched into the arena. Each delegation was led by a flag bearer and a sign with the name of the country on it. The Parade of Nations was organized in English, one of the official languages in Canada. As tradition dictates, Greece led the parade and Canada was the last to march to the stadium as the host nation. One of interesting things that happened in the parade was the playing of Happy Birthday to You during Australian team march. Australia was celebrating Australian Bicentenary event at that time.