During the
closing ceremony of the
2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro
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, the flag bearers of 207
National Olympic Committees (NOCs) arrived into
Maracanã Stadium. The flags of each country were not necessarily carried by the same flag bearer as in the
opening ceremony.
Countries and flagbearers
The following is a list of each country's flag bearer. The list is sorted by the order in which each nation appears in the parade of nations. Names are given as were officially designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Reference:
References
{{Olympic Games national flag bearers by year
closing ceremony flag bearers
Lists of Olympic flag bearers