List of flag bearers for Liechtenstein at the Olympics

Liechtenstein at the
Olympics
IOC codeLIE
NOCLiechtenstein Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.li (in German and English)
Medals
Gold
2
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Liechtenstein at the Olympics.[1]

Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

1936 flag incident

Main article: Liechtenstein at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Liechtenstein competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The flag bearer was sprinter and discus thrower Oskar Ospelt.[2] It was only at these games that Liechtenstein realized their flag was identical to that of Haiti, prompting Liechtenstein in 1937 to add the crown found in their current flag.[3] This modified design was adopted on June 24, 1937.[3]

Flag bearers

# Event year Season Flag bearer Sport
1 1936 Summer Oskar Ospelt Athletics [1]
2 1948 Winter Christof Frommelt Cross-country skiing
3 1956 Winter Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein Bobsleigh (did not compete)
4 1960 Summer Alois Büchel Athletics
5 1964 Summer Alois Büchel Athletics
6 1972 Winter Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein Bobsleigh (did not compete)
7 1976 Winter Ursula Konzett Alpine skiing
8 1980 Winter Petra Wenzel Alpine skiing
9 1984 Winter Günther Marxer Alpine skiing
10 1984 Summer Manuela Marxer Athletics
11 1988 Winter Andi Wenzel Alpine skiing
12 1988 Summer Yvonne Elkuch Cycling
13 1992 Winter Birgit Heeb-Batliner Alpine skiing
14 1992 Summer Manuela Marxer Athletics
15 1994 Winter Markus Hasler Cross-country skiing
16 1996 Summer Birgit Blum Judo
17 1998 Winter Tamara Schädler Alpine skiing
18 2000 Summer Oliver Geissmann Shooting
19 2002 Winter Marco Büchel Alpine skiing
20 2004 Summer Oliver Geissmann Shooting
21 2006 Winter Jessica Walter Alpine skiing
22 2008 Summer Marcel Tschopp Athletics
23 2010 Winter Richard Wunder Bobsleigh
24 2012 Summer Stephanie Vogt Tennis
25 2014 Winter Tina Weirather Alpine skiing
26 2016 Summer Julia Hassler Swimming
27 2018 Winter Marco Pfiffner Alpine skiing [4]
28 2020 Summer Julia Hassler Swimming [5]
Raphael Schwendinger Judo
29 2022 Winter Stefan Marxer LOC president [6]
30 2024 Summer Romano Püntener Mountain biking [7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Liechtenstein. Olympics at Sport-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Accessed 25 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Oskar Ospelt". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Kindersley, Dorling (November 3, 2008). Complete Flags of the World. Dorling Kindersley Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 9781405338615. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "The Flagbearers for the PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  6. ^ Brüstle, Robert (4 February 2022). "Olympische Spiele sind eröffnet: LOC-Präsident Stefan Marxer Fahnenträger" [The Olympic Games have begun: LOC President Stefan Marxer flag bearer]. Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). Schaan, Liechtenstein. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ^ Pick, Oscar (2024-07-26). "Every Olympic flagbearer for Paris 2024 opening ceremony as Tom Daley and LeBron James take stage". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-07-26.