This is a list of flag bearers who have represented Liechtenstein at the Olympics.
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Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the
opening ceremony of the
Olympic Games
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.
1936 flag incident
Liechtenstein competed at the
Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the
1936 Summer Olympics in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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. The flag bearer was
sprinter and
discus thrower
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Oskar Ospelt.
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.
This modified design was adopted on June 24, 1937.
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Flag bearers
See also
*Liechtenstein at the Olympics
Liechtenstein first participated in the Olympic Games in 1936, and has sent athletes to compete in most Summer Olympic Games and Winter Olympic Games since then. The Liechtenstein Olympic Committee was created in 1935.
Liechtenstein is the smalle ...
References
{{Olympic national flag bearers lists by nation
Flag bearers
Liechtenstein
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Olympic flagbearers
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