# 2012 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, athletes from each participating country paraded in the Olympic Stadium, preceded by its flag. The flag was borne by a sportsperson from that country chosen either by the National Paralympic Committee or by the athletes themselves.

## Parade order

All nations paraded in alphabetical order except the host country, Great Britain, who entered last.

## Countries and flag bearers

The following is a list of all parading countries with their respective flag bearer, sorted in the order they appeared in the parade. This is sortable by country name under which they entered, the flag bearer's name, or the flag bearer's sport. Names are given as were officially designated by the IPC.
| Order | Country | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Afghanistan (AFG) | Mohammad Fahim Rahimi | Powerlifting |
| 2 | Albania (ALB) | Haki Dakin | Cycling |
| 3 | Algeria (ALG) | Nadia Medjemedj | Athletics |
| 4 | Andorra (AND) | Jordi Casellas Albioc | — |
| 5 | Angola (ANG) | Maria Silva | Athletics |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) | Jamol Pilgrim | Athletics |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) | Guillermo Marro | Swimming |
| 8 | Armenia (ARM) | Greta Vardanyan | Powerlifting |
| 9 | Australia (AUS) | Greg Smith | Wheelchair rugby |
| 10 | Austria (AUT) | Stanislaw Fraczyk | Table tennis |
| 11 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | Ilham Zakiyev | Judo |
| 12 | Bahrain (BRN) | Ahmed Meshaima | Athletics |
| 13 | Barbados (BAR) | David Taylor | Swimming |
| 14 | Belarus (BLR) | Mikalai Bezyazychny | Wheelchair fencing |
| 15 | Belgium (BEL) | Gino De Keersmaeker | Athletics |
| 16 | Benin (BEN) | Constant Kponhinto | Athletics |
| 17 | Bermuda (BER) | Jessica Cooper Lewis | Athletics |
| 18 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | Sabahuin Delalić | Sitting volleyball |
| 19 | Brazil (BRA) | Daniel Dias | Swimming |
| 20 | Brunei (BRU) | Shaki Jumaat | Athletics |
| 21 | Bulgaria (BUL) | Dechko Ovcharov | Athletics |
| 22 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | Kadidia Nikiema | Cycling |
| 23 | Burundi (BDI) | Remy Nikobimeze | Athletics |
| 24 | Cambodia (CAM) | Thin Senghon | Athletics |
| 25 | Cameroon (CMR) | Conrat Atangana | Powerlifting |
| 26 | Canada (CAN) | Garett Hickling | Wheelchair rugby |
| 27 | Cape Verde (CPV) | Marcio Miguel da Costa Fernandes | Athletics |
| 28 | Central African Republic (CAF) | Clemarot-Christian Nikova-Rosel | Athletics |
| 29 | Chile (CHI) | Cristian Valenzuela | Athletics |
| 30 | China (CHN) | Zhang Lixin | Athletics |
| 31 | Colombia (COL) | Elkin Alonso Serna Moreno | Athletics |
| 32 | Comoros (COM) | Ahamada Djae Hassani | Swimming |
| 33 | Costa Rica (CRC) | | |
| 34 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | Carine Cynthia Amandine Tchei | Powerlifting |
| 35 | Croatia (CRO) | Darko Kray | Athletics |
| 36 | Cuba (CUB) | Omara Duran Elias | Athletics |
| 37 | Cyprus (CYP) | Karolina Pelentritov | Swimming |
| 38 | Czech Republic (CZE) | Rotislav Pohlomann | Athletics |
| 39 | North Korea (PRK) | Rim Ju Song | Swimming |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | Dedeline Mibamba Kimbata | Athletics |
| 41 | Denmark (DEN) | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis |
| 42 | Djibouti (DJI) | Houssein Omar Hassan | Athletics |
| 43 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | Rodny Minier | Cycling |
| 44 | Ecuador (ECU) | Jessica Silvana Lalama Vega | Swimming |
| 45 | Egypt (EGY) | Metwally Mathana | Powerlifting |
| 46 | El Salvador (ESA) | Luis Morales Garcia | Athletics |
| 47 | Estonia (EST) | Are Eller | — |
| 48 | Ethiopia (ETH) | Tesfalem Gebru Gebede | Athletics |
| 49 | Faroe Islands (FRO) | Ragnvalour Jensen | Swimming |
| 50 | Fiji (FIJ) | Iliesa Delana | Athletics |
| 51 | Finland (FIN) | Leo Pekka Tahti | Athletics |
| 52 | Macedonia (MKD) | Branimir Jovanovski | Shooting |
| 53 | France (FRA) | Damien Seguin | Sailing |
| 54 | Gabon (GAB) | Thierry Mabicka | |
| 55 | The Gambia (GAM) | Isatou Nyiang | Athletics |
| 56 | Georgia (GEO) | Shota Omarashvili | Powerlifting |
| 57 | Germany (GER) | Daniela Schulte | Swimming |
| 58 | Ghana (GHA) | Raphael Bostoyo Nkegbe | Athletics |
| 59 | Greece (GRE) | Christos Tampaxis | Swimming |
| 60 | Guatemala (GUA) | Isaac Leiva Avila | Athletics |
| 61 | Guinea-Bissau (GBS) | | |
| 62 | Haiti (HAI) | Nephtalie SN Louis | Athletics |
| 63 | Honduras (HON) | Luis Hernandez | |
| 64 | Hong Kong (HKG) | So Wa Wai | Athletics |
| 65 | Hungary (HUN) | Bernadett Biacsi | Athletics |
| 66 | Iceland (ISL) | Helgi Sveinsson | Athletics |
| 67 | India (IND) | Jagbur Singh | Athletics |
| 68 | Indonesia (INA) | Agus Ngaimin | Swimming |
| 69 | Iran (IRI) | Abdolreza Jokar | Athletics |
| 70 | Iraq (IRQ) | Faris Al-Ajeeli | Powerlifting |
| 71 | Ireland (IRL) | Cathal Miller | Cycling |
| 72 | Israel (ISR) | Doron Shaziri | Shooting |
| 73 | Italy (ITA) | Oscar de Pellegrin | Archery |
| 74 | Jamaica (JAM) | Tanto Campbell | Athletics |
| 75 | Japan (JPN) | Keiichi Kimura | Swimming |
| 76 | Jordan (JOR) | Amer Al-Abbadi | Shooting |
| 77 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | Anuar Akhmetov | Swimming |
| 78 | Kenya (KEN) | Henry Kirwa | Athletics |
| 79 | South Korea (KOR) | Kim Gyu Dae | Athletics |
| 80 | Kuwait (KUW) | Hamad Aladwani | Athletics |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | Nurgul Osmonova | |
| 82 | Laos (LAO) | Eay Simay | Powerlifting |
| 83 | Latvia (LAT) | Andis Ozolnieks | Athletics |
| 84 | Lebanon (LIB) | Edward Maalouf | Cycling |
| 85 | Lesotho (LES) | Moretlo Mary Letsoara | Athletics |
| 86 | Liberia (LBR) | James Siaffa | Powerlifting |
| 87 | Libya (LBA) | Abdelrahim Busanan | — |
| 88 | Lithuania (LTU) | Rolandas Urbonas | Athletics |
| 89 | Macau (MAC) | In I Lao | Wheelchair fencing |
| 90 | Madagascar (MAD) | Raherinandrasana Revelinot | Athletics |
| 91 | Malaysia (MAS) | Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Athletics |
| 92 | Mali (MLI) | Mahamane Sacho | Athletics |
| 93 | Malta (MLT) | Matthew Sultana | Swimming |
| 94 | Mauritania (MTN) | Lehbib Yehdiha | Athletics |
| 95 | Mauritius (MRI) | Patricia Mustapha | Athletics |
| 96 | Mexico (MEX) | Patricia Valle | Swimming |
| 97 | Moldova (MDA) | Larisa Marinenkova | Powerlifting |
| 98 | Mongolia (MGL) | Undralbat Lkhagva | Shooting |
| 99 | Montenegro (MNE) | Marijana Gorahovic | Athletics |
| 100 | Morocco (MAR) | Laila Elgaraa | Athletics |
| 101 | Mozambique (MOZ) | Maria Muchavo | Athletics |
| 102 | Myanmar (MYA) | Win Naing | Athletics |
| 103 | Namibia (NAM) | Ananias Shikongo | Athletics |
| 104 | Nepal (NEP) | Bikram Rama | Athletics |
| 105 | Netherlands (NED) | Ronald Hertog | Athletics |
| 106 | New Zealand (NZL) | Michael Johnson | Shooting |
| 107 | Nicaragua (NCA) | Wapra Holmonn Gabriel de Jesus | Athletics |
| 108 | Niger (NIG) | Ibrahim Tamangue | Athletics |
| 109 | Nigeria (NGR) | Patricia Ndidimaka Nnaji | Athletics |
| 110 | Norway (NOR) | Aleksander Wang-Hansen | Sailing |
| 111 | Oman (OMA) | Issam Khuda Al-Balushi | Powerlifting |
| 112 | Pakistan (PAK) | Haider Ali | Athletics |
| 113 | Palestine (PLE) | Khamis Zaqout | Athletics |
| 114 | Panama (PAN) | Said Gomez | Athletics |
| 115 | Papua New Guinea (PNG) | Francis Kompaon | Athletics |
| 116 | Peru (PER) | Pompilio Falconi | Athletics |
| 117 | Philippines (PHI) | Josephine Medina | Table tennis |
| 118 | Poland (POL) | Renata Chilewska | Athletics |
| 119 | Portugal (POR) | Inês Fernandes | Athletics |
| 120 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | Julio Reguero | Sailing |
| 121 | Qatar (QAT) | Abdulqadir Abdulrahman | Athletics |
| 122 | Romania (ROU) | Edvard Novak | Cycling |
| 123 | Russia (RUS) | Alexey Ashapatov | Athletics |
| 124 | Rwanda (RWA) | Hermas Muvunyi | Athletics |
| 125 | Samoa (SAM) | Milo Toleafoa | Athletics |
| 126 | San Marino (SMR) | Cristian Bernardi | Athletics |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | Masaud Osamah Al Shanqiti | Athletics |
| 128 | Senegal (SEN) | Ndiaye Mor | Athletics |
| 129 | Serbia (SRB) | Draženko Mitrović | Athletics |
| 130 | Sierra Leone (SLE) | Mohamed Kamara | Athletics |
| 131 | Singapore (SIN) | Ruisi Theresa Goh | Swimming |
| 132 | Slovakia (SVK) | Vladislav Janovjak | Cycling |
| 133 | Slovenia (SLO) | Mateja Pintar | Table tennis |
| 134 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | Hellen Glenda Saohaga | Athletics |
| 135 | South Africa (RSA) | Oscar Pistorius | Athletics |
| 136 | Spain (ESP) | Teresa Perales | Swimming |
| 137 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | Lal Pushpakumara Pattiwila Arachchilage | Athletics |
| 138 | Suriname (SUR) | Biondi Misasi | Athletics |
| 139 | Sweden (SWE) | Jonas Jacobsson | Shooting |
| 140 | Switzerland (SUI) | Beat Boesch | Athletics |
| 141 | Syria (SYR) | Rasha Alshikh | Powerlifting |
| 142 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | Lin Wen-Hsin | Table tennis |
| 143 | Tajikistan (TJK) | Parviz Odinaev | Powerlifting |
| 144 | Tanzania (TAN) | Zaharani Mwenemti | Athletics |
| 145 | Thailand (THA) | Saysunee Jana | Wheelchair fencing |
| 146 | East Timor (TLS) | Filomeno Soares | Athletics |
| 147 | Tonga (TGA) | Aloalo Liku | Athletics |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | Ronald Greene | Athletics |
| 149 | Tunisia (TUN) | Abderrahim Zhiou | Athletics |
| 150 | Turkey (TUR) | Gizem Girismen | Archery |
| 151 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | Sohbet Charyyev | Athletics |
| 152 | Uganda (UGA) | Christine Akullo | Athletics |
| 153 | Ukraine (UKR) | Margaryta Pryvalykhina | Sitting volleyball |
| 154 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Mohammed Khalaf | Powerlifting |
| 155 | United States (USA) | Scott Danberg | Athletics |
| 156 | Uruguay (URU) | Gonzalo Gabriel Jutra Irinitz | Swimming |
| 157 | Virgin Islands (ISV) | Lee Frawley | Equestrian |
| 158 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | Husniddin Norbekov | Athletics |
| 159 | Vanuatu (VAN) | Marcel Houssimoli | Athletics |
| 160 | Venezuela (VEN) | Naomi Suazo | Judo |
| 161 | Vietnam (VIE) | Ngoc Hung Cao | Athletics |
| 162 | Zambia (ZAM) | Lassam Katongo | Athletics |
| 163 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | Elliot Mujaji | Athletics |
| 164 | Great Britain (GBR) | Peter Norfolk | Wheelchair tennis |