# 1952 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations

During the Parade of Nations section of the 1952 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, athletes from each country participating in the Olympics paraded into the arena. The Parade of Nations was organized according to the Finnish name of the country. Greece led the parade followed by the Netherlands Antilles. Other countries marched by following the Finnish alphabet, except the host country, Finland, which marched last. The athletes from British Guiana and the People's Republic of China were absent from the Parade of Nations, meaning only 67 nations participated in the parade.

## List

| Order | Nation | Finnish | Flag bearer | Sport |
| 1 | Greece (GRE) | Kreikka | Nikolaos Syllas | Athletics |
| 2 | Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | Alank Antillit | Ergilio Hato | Football |
| 3 | Argentina (ARG) | Argentina | Delfo Cabrera | Athletics |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | Australia | Mervyn Wood | Rowing |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | Bahama | Durward Knowles | Sailing |
| 6 | Belgium (BEL) | Belgia | Charles Debeur | Official |
| 7 | Bermuda (BER) | Bermuda | Chummy Hayward | Official |
| 8 | Brazil (BRA) | Brasilia | Mário Jorge | Basketball |
| 9 | Bulgaria (BUL) | Bulgaria | Boris Nikolov | Boxing |
| 10 | Burma (BIR) | Burma | | |
| 11 | Ceylon (CEY) | Ceylon | | |
| 12 | Chile (CHI) | Chile | Adriana Millard | Athletics |
| 13 | Egypt (EGY) | Egypti | Ahmed Fouad Nessim | Water polo |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | Espanja | Luis Omedes | Rowing |
| 15 | South Africa (RSA) | Etelä-Afrikka | Schalk Booysen | Athletics |
| 16 | Philippines (PHI) | Filippiinit | Ramon Campos Jr. | Basketball |
| 17 | Guatemala (GUA) | Guatemala | Doroteo Flores | Athletics |
| 18 | Netherlands (NED) | Hollanti | Simon de Wit | Official |
| 19 | Hong Kong (HKG) | Hongkong | | Team official |
| 20 | Indonesia (INA) | Indonesia | Habib Suharko | Swimming |
| 21 | India (IND) | Intia | Balbir Singh Sr. | Field hockey |
| 22 | Iran (IRI) | Iran | Mahmoud Namjoo | Weightlifting |
| 23 | Ireland (IRL) | Irlanti | Paddy Carroll | Official |
| 24 | Iceland (ISL) | Islanti | Friðrik Guðmundsson | Athletics |
| 25 | Great Britain (GBR) | Iso-Britannia | Harold Whitlock | Athletics |
| 26 | Israel (ISR) | Israel | Abraham Shneior | Basketball |
| 27 | Italy (ITA) | Italia | Miranda Cicognani | Gymnastics |
| 28 | Austria (AUT) | Itävalta | Willi Welt | Gymnastics |
| 29 | Jamaica (JAM) | Jamaika | Arthur Wint | Athletics |
| 30 | Japan (JPN) | Japani | Bunkichi Sawada | Athletics |
| 31 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | Jugoslavia | Oto Rebula | Athletics |
| 32 | Canada (CAN) | Kanada | William Parnell | Athletics |
| 33 | Korea (KOR) | Korea | Han Soo-ann | Boxing |
| 34 | Gold Coast (GHA) | Kultarannikko | | |
| 35 | Cuba (CUB) | Kuuba | Federico López | Basketball |
| 36 | Lebanon (LIB) | Libanon | | |
| 37 | Liechtenstein (LIE) | Liechtenstein | | |
| 38 | Luxembourg (LUX) | Luxemburg | Camille Wagner | Football |
| 39 | Mexico (MEX) | Meksiko | Joaquín Capilla | Diving |
| 40 | Monaco (MON) | Monaco | | |
| 41 | Soviet Union (URS) | Neuvostoliitto | Yakov Kutsenko | Weightlifting |
| 42 | Nigeria (NGR) | Nigeria | Josiah Majekodunmi | Athletics |
| 43 | Norway (NOR) | Norja | Martin Stokken | Athletics |
| 44 | Pakistan (PAK) | Pakistan | Niaz Khan | Field hockey |
| 45 | Panama (PAN) | Panama | Carlos Chávez | Weightlifting |
| 46 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | Porto Rico | Jaime Annexy | Athletics |
| 47 | Portugal (POR) | Portugali | | |
| 48 | Poland (POL) | Puola | Teodor Kocerka | Rowing |
| 49 | France (FRA) | Ranska | Ignace Heinrich | Athletics |
| 50 | Romania (ROU) | Romania | Dumitru Paraschivescu | Athletics |
| 51 | Sweden (SWE) | Ruotsi | Bo Eriksson | Fencing |
| 52 | Saar (SAA) | Saar | Toni Breder | Athletics |
| 53 | Germany (GER) | Saksa | Friedel Schirmer | Athletics |
| 54 | Singapore (SIN) | Singapore | Thong Saw Pak | Weightlifting |
| 55 | Switzerland (SUI) | Sveitsi | Walter Lehmann | Athletics |
| 56 | Denmark (DEN) | Tanska | Erik Swane Lund | Fencing |
| 57 | Thailand (THA) | Thaimaa | | |
| 58 | Trinidad (TRI) | Trinidad | Rodney Wilkes | Weightlifting |
| 59 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | Tšekkoslovakia | Vít Matlocha | Gymnastics |
| 60 | Turkey (TUR) | Turkki | Bayram Şit | Wrestling |
| 61 | Hungary (HUN) | Unkari | Imre Németh | Athletics |
| 62 | Uruguay (URU) | Uruguay | Estrella Puente | Athletics |
| 63 | New Zealand (NZL) | Uusi-Seelanti | Harold Cleghorn | Weightlifting |
| 64 | Venezuela (VEN) | Venezuela | Asnoldo Devonish | Athletics |
| 65 | Vietnam (VIE) | Vietnam | | |
| 66 | United States of America (USA) | Yhdysvallat | Norman Armitage | Fencing |
| 67 | Finland (FIN) | Suomi | Väinö Suvivuo | Athletics |