List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics
Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Soviet officials expected the flag bearer to show an example of an attractive, physically strong person and a distinguished athlete.

List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics

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Table Section Text: Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Soviet officials expected the flag bearer to show an example of an attractive, physically strong person and a distinguished athlete.

#	Event year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport

18	1988	Summer	Karelin, AleksandrAleksandr Karelin	Wrestling

17	1988	Winter	Bukin, AndreyAndrey Bukin	Figure skating

16	1984	Winter	Tretyak, VladislavVladislav Tretyak	Ice hockey

15	1980	Summer	Balboshin, NikolayNikolay Balboshin	Wrestling

14	1980	Winter	Tikhonov, AlexanderAlexander Tikhonov	Biathlon

13	1976	Summer	Alekseyev, VasilyVasily Alekseyev	Weightlifting

12	1976	Winter	Tretyak, VladislavVladislav Tretyak	Ice hockey

11	1972	Summer	Medved, AleksandrAleksandr Medved	Wrestling

10	1972	Winter	Vedenin, VyacheslavVyacheslav Vedenin	Cross-country skiing

9	1968	Summer	Zhabotinsky, LeonidLeonid Zhabotinsky	Weightlifting

8	1968	Winter	Mamatov, ViktorViktor Mamatov	Biathlon

7	1964	Summer	Vlasov, YuryYury Vlasov	Weightlifting

6	1964	Winter	Grishin, YevgenyYevgeny Grishin	Speed skating

5	1960	Summer	Vlasov, YuryYury Vlasov	Weightlifting

4	1960	Winter	Sologubov, NikolaiNikolai Sologubov	Ice hockey

3	1956	Summer	Medvedev, AlekseyAleksey Medvedev	Weightlifting

2	1956	Winter	Goncharenko, OlegOleg Goncharenko	Speed skating

1	1952	Summer	Kucenko, YakovYakov Kucenko	Weightlifting

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Vyacheslav Vedenin was the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union.

final_sentence: Vyacheslav Vedenin was the Olympic flag bearer for the Soviet Union.