List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics
List of flag bearers
List of flag bearers: Key

List of flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics

Section Title: List of flag bearers
Table Section Text: List of flag bearers: Key

#	Event year	Season	Ceremony	Flag bearer	Sex	State/Country	Sport

62	2018	Winter	Closing	Jessica Diggins	F	Minnesota	Cross-country skiing

61	2018	Winter	Opening	Erin Hamlin	F	New York	Luge

60	2016	Summer	Closing	Simone Biles	F	Texas	Gymnastics

59	2016	Summer	Opening	Michael Phelps	M	Maryland	Swimming

58	2014	Winter	Closing	Julie Chu	F	Connecticut	Hockey

57	2014	Winter	Opening	Todd Lodwick	M	Colorado	Nordic combined

56	2012	Summer	Closing	Bryshon Nellum	M	California	Athletics

55	2012	Summer	Opening	Mariel Zagunis	F	Oregon	Fencing

54	2010	Winter	Closing	Bill Demong	M	New York	Nordic combined

53	2010	Winter	Opening	Mark Grimmette	M	Michigan	Luge

52	2008	Summer	Closing	Khatuna Lorig	F	Georgia (country)	Archery

51	2008	Summer	Opening	Lopez Lomong	M	Sudan (now South Sudan)	Athletics

50	2006	Winter	Closing	Joey Cheek	M	North Carolina	Speed skating

49	2006	Winter	Opening	Chris Witty	F	Wisconsin	Speed skating

48	2004	Summer	Closing	Mia Hamm	F	Texas	Women's soccer

47	2004	Summer	Opening	Dawn Staley	F	Pennsylvania	Basketball

46	2002	Winter	Closing	Brian Shimer	M	Florida	Bobsleigh

45	2002	Winter	Opening	Amy Peterson	F	Minnesota	Short track speed skating

44	2000	Summer	Closing	Rulon Gardner	M	Wyoming	Wrestling

43	2000	Summer	Opening	Cliff Meidl	M	California	Canoeing

42	1998	Winter	Closing	Cammi Granato	F	Illinois	Hockey

41	1998	Winter	Opening	Eric Flaim	M	Massachusetts	Speed skating

40	1996	Summer	Closing	Michael Matz	M	Pennsylvania	Equestrian

39	1996	Summer	Opening	Bruce Baumgartner	M	New Jersey	Wrestling

38	1994	Winter	Closing	Dan Jansen	M	Wisconsin	Speed skating

37	1994	Winter	Opening	Cammy Myler	F	New York	Luge

36	1992	Summer	Closing	Peter Westbrook	M	Missouri	Fencing

35	1992	Summer	Opening	Francie Larrieu Smith	F	California	Athletics

34	1992	Winter	Opening	Bill Koch	M	Vermont	Cross-country skiing

33	1988	Summer	Opening	Evelyn Ashford	F	Louisiana	Athletics

32	1988	Winter	Opening	Lyle Nelson	M	Idaho	Biathlon

31	1984	Summer	Opening	Ed Burke	M	California	Athletics

30	1984	Winter	Opening	Frank Masley	M	Delaware	Luge

29	1980	Winter	Opening	Scott Hamilton	M	Ohio	Figure skating

28	1976	Summer	Opening	Gary Hall	M	North Carolina	Swimming

27	1976	Winter	Opening	Cindy Nelson	F	Minnesota	Alpine skiing

26	1972	Summer	Opening	Olga Fikotová	F	Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)	Athletics

25	1972	Winter	Opening	Dianne Holum	F	Illinois	Speed skating

24	1968	Summer	Opening	Janice Romary	F	California	Fencing

23	1968	Winter	Opening	Terry McDermott	M	Michigan	Speed skating

22	1964	Summer	Opening	Parry O'Brien	M	California	Athletics

21	1964	Winter	Opening	Bill Disney	M	Kansas	Speed skating

20	1960	Summer	Opening	Rafer Johnson	M	Texas	Athletics

19	1960	Winter	Opening	Don McDermott	M	New York	Speed skating

18	1956	Summer	Opening	Norman Armitage	M	New York	Fencing

17	1956	Winter	Opening	James Bickford	M	New York	Bobsleigh

16	1952	Summer	Opening	Norman Armitage	M	New York	Fencing

15	1952	Winter	Opening	James Bickford	M	New York	Bobsleigh

14	1948	Summer	Opening	Ralph Craig	M	Michigan	Athletics

13	1948	Winter	Opening	Jack Heaton	M	Connecticut	Skeleton

12	1936	Summer	Opening	Al Jochim	M	Germany	Gymnastics

11	1936	Winter	Opening	Rolf Monsen	M	Norway	Cross-country skiing

10	1932	Summer	Opening	Morgan Taylor	M	Iowa	Athletics

9	1932	Winter	Opening	Billy Fiske	M	Illinois	Bobsleigh

8	1928	Summer	Opening	Bud Houser	M	Missouri	Athletics

7	1928	Winter	Opening	Godfrey Dewey	M	Florida	President of Lake Placid Organizing Committee

6	1924	Summer	Opening	Pat McDonald	M	Ireland	Athletics

5	1924	Winter	Opening	Taffy Abel	M	Michigan	Hockey

4	1920	Summer	Opening	Pat McDonald	M	Ireland	Athletics

3	1912	Summer	Opening	George Bonhag	M	Massachusetts	Athletics

2	1908	Summer	Opening	Ralph Rose	M	California	Athletics & tug of war

1	1906	Summer	Opening	Matthew Halpin	M	New York	Team manager

Sentence(s)

James Bickford at the Winter Olympics and Norman Armitage at the Summer Games are the two flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics, in 1956.

final_sentence: James Bickford at the Winter Olympics and Norman Armitage at the Summer Games are the two flag bearers for the United States at the Olympics, in 1956.