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Ed Archibald - Ed Archibald, who mainly competed in pole vault, carried the Canadian flag at the first modern Olympics in 1908.
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Duncan Gillis - Duncan Gillis was the Canadian flag bearer in the 1902 Summer Olympics.
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Archie McDiarmid - Archie McDiarmid was the Canadian flag bearer at the 1920 Olympics.
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Ernie Collett - Ernie Collett was the first Canadian Olympic flag bearer at the Winter Olympics in 1924.
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Hec Phillips - Hec Phillips was the Canadian Olympic flag bearer at the 1924 summer games. The summer games were held in the same year as the Winter Olympics.
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John Porter - John Porter carried the Canadian flag at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
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Joseph Wright Jr. - Joseph Wright Jr. carried the Canadian flag at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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Hack Simpson - Hack Simpson carried the Canadian flag at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
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George Maughan - George Maughan carried the Canadian flag at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Walter Kitchen - Walter Kitchen carried the Canadian flag at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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Jim Worrall - Jim Worrall carried the Canadian flag at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Hubert Brooks - Hubert Brooks carried the Canadian flag at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
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Bob McFarlane - Bob McFarlane carried the Canadian flag at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Gordon Audley - Gordon Audley carried the Canadian flag at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
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Bill Parnell - Bill Parnell carried the Canadian flag at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Norris Bowden - Norris Bowden carried the Canadian flag at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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Bob Steckle - Bob Steckle carried the Canadian flag at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Robert Paul - Robert Paul carried the Canadian flag at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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Carl Schwende
- Carl Schwende carried the Canadian flag at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Ralf Olin - Ralf Olin carried the Canadian flag at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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Gil Boa - Gil Boa carried the Canadian flag at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Nancy Greene - Nancy Greene was the first woman to carry the Canadian flag, at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
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Roger Jackson - Roger Jackson carried the Canadian flag at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Karen Magnussen - Karen Magnussen carried the Canadian flag at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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Douglas Rogers - Douglas Rogers carried the Canadian flag at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Dave Irwin - Dave Irwin, one of the "Crazy Canucks", carried the Canadian flag in the 1976 Winter Olympics.
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Abby Hoffman - Abby Hoffman carried the Canadian flag in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Ken Read - Ken Read, one of the "Crazy Canucks", carried the Canadian flag in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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Sue Holloway
- Sue Holloway carried the Canadian flag at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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Gaétan Boucher
- Gaétan Boucher carried the Canadian flag at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
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Alex Baumann - Alex Baumann carried the Canadian flag at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Brian Orser - Brian Orser carried the Canadian flag at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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Carolyn Waldo - Carolyn Waldo carried the Canadian flag at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Sylvie Daigle - Sylvie Daigle carried the Canadian flag at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Mike Smith - Mike Smith became the first person of colour to be an Olympic flag bearer for Canada, in 1992.
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Kurt Browning - Kurt Browning carried the Canadian flag at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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Charmaine Crooks - Charmaine Crooks carried the Canadian flag at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Jean-Luc Brassard - Jean-Luc Brassard carried the Canadian flag at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Caroline Brunet - Caroline Brunet carried the Canadian flag at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Catriona Le May Doan - Catriona Le May Doan carried the Canadian flag at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Nicolas Gill - Nicolas Gill carried the Canadian flag at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Danielle Goyette - Danielle Goyette carried the Canadian flag at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Adam van Koeverden - Adam van Koeverden carried the Canadian flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Clara Hughes - Clara Hughes carried the Canadian flag at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Simon Whitfield - Simon Whitfield carried the Canadian flag at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Hayley Wickenheiser - Hayley Wickenheiser carried the Canadian flag at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Rosannagh MacLennan - Rosannagh MacLennan carried the Canadian flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir carried the Canadian flag at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
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Ed Archibald - Ed Archibald, who mainly competed in pole vault, carried the Canadian flag at the first modern Olympics in 1908.
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Duncan Gillis - Duncan Gillis was the Canadian flag bearer in the 1902 Summer Olympics.
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Archie McDiarmid - Archie McDiarmid was the Canadian flag bearer at the 1920 Olympics.
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Ernie Collett - Ernie Collett was the first Canadian Olympic flag bearer at the Winter Olympics in 1924.
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Hec Phillips - Hec Phillips was the Canadian Olympic flag bearer at the 1924 summer games. The summer games were held in the same year as the Winter Olympics.
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John Porter - John Porter carried the Canadian flag at the 1928 Winter Olympics.
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Joseph Wright Jr. - Joseph Wright Jr. carried the Canadian flag at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
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Hack Simpson - Hack Simpson carried the Canadian flag at the 1932 Winter Olympics.
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George Maughan - George Maughan carried the Canadian flag at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
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Walter Kitchen - Walter Kitchen carried the Canadian flag at the 1936 Winter Olympics.
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Jim Worrall - Jim Worrall carried the Canadian flag at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
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Hubert Brooks - Hubert Brooks carried the Canadian flag at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
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Bob McFarlane - Bob McFarlane carried the Canadian flag at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Gordon Audley - Gordon Audley carried the Canadian flag at the 1952 Winter Olympics.
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Bill Parnell - Bill Parnell carried the Canadian flag at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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Norris Bowden - Norris Bowden carried the Canadian flag at the 1956 Winter Olympics.
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Bob Steckle - Bob Steckle carried the Canadian flag at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Robert Paul - Robert Paul carried the Canadian flag at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
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Carl Schwende
- Carl Schwende carried the Canadian flag at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
(Photo: Flickr)
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Ralf Olin - Ralf Olin carried the Canadian flag at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
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Gil Boa - Gil Boa carried the Canadian flag at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Nancy Greene - Nancy Greene was the first woman to carry the Canadian flag, at the 1968 Winter Olympics.
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Roger Jackson - Roger Jackson carried the Canadian flag at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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Karen Magnussen - Karen Magnussen carried the Canadian flag at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
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Douglas Rogers - Douglas Rogers carried the Canadian flag at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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Dave Irwin - Dave Irwin, one of the "Crazy Canucks", carried the Canadian flag in the 1976 Winter Olympics.
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Abby Hoffman - Abby Hoffman carried the Canadian flag in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Ken Read - Ken Read, one of the "Crazy Canucks", carried the Canadian flag in the 1980 Winter Olympics.
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Sue Holloway
- Sue Holloway carried the Canadian flag at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
(Photo: Flickr)
© Creative Commons
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Gaétan Boucher
- Gaétan Boucher carried the Canadian flag at the 1984 Winter Olympics.
(Photo: Flickr)
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Alex Baumann - Alex Baumann carried the Canadian flag at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
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Brian Orser - Brian Orser carried the Canadian flag at the 1988 Winter Olympics.
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Carolyn Waldo - Carolyn Waldo carried the Canadian flag at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
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Sylvie Daigle - Sylvie Daigle carried the Canadian flag at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
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Mike Smith - Mike Smith became the first person of colour to be an Olympic flag bearer for Canada, in 1992.
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Kurt Browning - Kurt Browning carried the Canadian flag at the 1994 Winter Olympics.
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Charmaine Crooks - Charmaine Crooks carried the Canadian flag at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
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Jean-Luc Brassard - Jean-Luc Brassard carried the Canadian flag at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
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Caroline Brunet - Caroline Brunet carried the Canadian flag at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Catriona Le May Doan - Catriona Le May Doan carried the Canadian flag at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
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Nicolas Gill - Nicolas Gill carried the Canadian flag at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
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Danielle Goyette - Danielle Goyette carried the Canadian flag at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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Adam van Koeverden - Adam van Koeverden carried the Canadian flag at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Clara Hughes - Clara Hughes carried the Canadian flag at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
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Simon Whitfield - Simon Whitfield carried the Canadian flag at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Hayley Wickenheiser - Hayley Wickenheiser carried the Canadian flag at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Rosannagh MacLennan - Rosannagh MacLennan carried the Canadian flag at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir - Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir carried the Canadian flag at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
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Canadian Olympic flag bearers through the years
The entire history
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Since the modern Olympics began in 1908, the Canadian Olympic flag bearers have represented their country and its values. For many years, flag bearers were men who played hockey or ran track, before other sporting demographics were put to the front of the line. Explore the history of Canadian Olympic flag bearers here.
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