Olympics - Non-national Flags for Olympic Athletes

Last modified: 2005-07-09 by juan manuel gabino villascán
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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán
Flag adopted: 1914.

Athletes take part under the flags of their delegations, which in most cases are their national flags. However, there have been other cases, some of which are mentioned below.

• Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barcelona 1992
• Unified Team (Commonwealth of Independent States), Barcelona 1992 ("CIS")
• South Africa, Barcelona 1992
• Taiwan ("Chinese Taipei")
• North & South Korea, Sydney 2000
• Teams and athletes under the Olympic flag
• The case of Afghanistan
• Sources

See:

• Olympic Flags (Germany)
• IOC / CIO - International Olympic Committee / Comité International Olympique
• General index

• International Olympic Committee Website

At Barcelona 92, the Bosnia and Herzegovina team was 'fa