List of flag bearers for Ukraine at the Olympics
| Ukraine at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | UKR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Ukraine |
| Website | www |
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This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Ukraine at the Olympics.[1][2] Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.
Before the 2020 Summer Olympics, it was said in Ukraine that there was "curse of flag bearers" because flag bearers had never won a medal at the Games at which they had been carrying the national flag. Olena Kostevych was the first one to debunk that myth after winning bronze in mixed 10 metre air pistol team event.[3]
| # | Event year | Season | Flag bearer | Sport | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 | Winter | Viktor Petrenko | Figure skating | [2] |
| 2 | 1996 | Summer | Sergey Bubka | Athletics | |
| 3 | 1998 | Winter | Andriy Deryzemlya | Biathlon | |
| 4 | 2000 | Summer | Yevhen Braslavets | Sailing | |
| 5 | 2002 | Winter | Olena Petrova | Biathlon | |
| 6 | 2004 | Summer | Denys Sylantyev | Swimming | |
| 7 | 2006 | Winter | Natalia Yakushenko | Luge | |
| 8 | 2008 | Summer | Yana Klochkova | Swimming (did not compete) | |
| 9 | 2010 | Winter | Liliya Ludan | Luge | |
| 10 | 2012 | Summer | Roman Hontyuk | Judo | |
| 11 | 2014 | Winter | Valentyna Shevchenko | Cross-country skiing | |
| 12 | 2016 | Summer | Mykola Milchev | Shooting | |
| 13 | 2018 | Winter | Olena Pidhrushna | Biathlon (did not compete) | |
| 14 | 2020 | Summer | Olena Kostevych | Shooting | [4] |
| Bohdan Nikishyn | Fencing | ||||
| 15 | 2022 | Winter | Oleksandr Abramenko | Freestyle skiing | [5] |
| Oleksandra Nazarova | Figure skating | ||||
| 16 | 2024 | Summer | Mykhailo Romanchuk | Swimming | [6] |
| Elina Svitolina | Tennis |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Ukraine. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Flagbearers for Ukraine". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ The curse of flagbearers was debunked (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "The flagbearers for the Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024: Opening ceremony flagbearers information" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
