List of flag bearers for India at the Olympics

India at the Olympic Games
Flag of India IOC code  IND NOC Indian Olympic Association Website www.olympic.ind.in
Olympic history
Summer Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Winter Games
1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

This is a list of flag bearers who have represented India at the Olympics. Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Men and women from across the country and from a variety of sports have been chosen to bear the flag at the opening ceremonies. Field hockey player Balbir Singh, Sr. is the only athlete that has given the honor on more than one occasion (1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics). In 1992 Summer Olympics, Shiny Abraham-Wilson became the first woman to carry the flag of India at the opening ceremony of any Olympics. The first female flag bearer at the Winter Olympics was Neha Ahuja at the 2006 Winter Olympics.

List of flag bearers

#	Event Year	Season	Flag bearer	Sport
20	2012	Summer	Sushil Kumar	Wrestling
19	2010	Winter	Shiva Keshavan	Luge
18	2008	Summer	Rajyavardhan Rathore	Shooting
17	2006	Winter	Neha Ahuja	Alpine Skiing
16	2004	Summer	Anju George	Athletics
15	2002	Winter	Shiva Keshavan	Luge
14	2000	Summer	Leander Paes	Tennis
13	1998	Winter	Shiva Keshavan	Luge
12	1996	Summer	Pargat Singh	Field hockey
11	1992	Summer	Shiny Abraham-Wilson	Athletics
10	1988	Summer	Kartar Dhillon Singh	Wrestling
9	1988	Winter	Kishor Rahtna Rai	Alpine skiing
8	1984	Summer	Zafar Iqbal	Field hockey
7	1972	Summer	D.N. Devine Jones	Boxing
6	1964	Summer	Gurbachan Singh Randhawa	Athletics
5	1956	Summer	Balbir Singh Sr.	Field hockey
4	1952	Summer	Balbir Singh Sr.	Field hockey
3	1936	Summer	Dhyan Chand	Field hockey
2	1932	Summer	Lal Shah Bokhari	Field hockey
1	1920	Summer	Purma Bannerjee	Athletics

See also

• India at the Olympics