Following is the list of the flag-bearers for the 204 delegations participating in the opening ceremony of the 29th Beijing Olympic Games in order of entry into the stadium (tabulated under IOC member associations, code, name and sport):
Greece GRE Ilias Iliadis Judo
Guinea GUI Fatmata Margaret Fofanah Athletics
Guinea-Bissau GBS Augusto Midana Wrestling
Turkey TUR Mehmet Ozal Wrestling
Turkmenistan TKM Guvanch Nurmuhammedou Judo
Yemen YEM Mohammed Al-Yafaee Athletics
Maldives MDV Aminath Rouya Hussain Aquatics
Malta MLT Marcon Bezzina Judo
Madagascar MAD Soloniaina Razanadrakoto Boxing
Malaysia MAS Mohd Azizulhasni Awang Cycling
Mali MLI Daba Modibo Keita Taekwondo
Malawi MAW Charlton Nyirenda Aquatics
Macedonia MKD Atanas Nikolovski Canoe/Kayak
Marshall Islands MHL Waylon Muller Official
Cayman Islands CAY Ronald Forbes Athletics
Bhutan BHU Tashi Peljor Archery
Ecuador ECU Alexandra Escobar Weightlifting
Eritrea ERI Simret Sultan Ghebremichael Athletics
Jamaica JAM Veronica Campbell-Brown Athletics
Belgium BEL Sebastien Godefroid Sailing
Vanuatu VAN Priscila Tommy Table Tennis
Israel ISR Michael Kolganov Canoe/Kayak
Japan JPN Ai Fukuhara Table Tennis
Chinese Taipei TPE Lai Sheng-Jung Softball
Central African Republic CAF Mireille Derebona Athletics
Hong Kong, China HKG Wong Kam-Po Cycling
Gambia GAM Badou Jack Boxing
Benin BEN Fabienne Feraez Athletics
Mauritius MRI Stephan Buckland Athletics
Mauritania MTN Souleymane Chebal Moctar Athletics
Denmark DEN Joachim B. Olsen Athletics
Uganda UGA Ronald Serugo Boxing
Ukraine UKR Yana Klochkova Aquatics
Uruguay URU Alejandro Foglia Sailing
Uzbekistan UZB Dilshod Makhmudou Boxing
Barbados BAR Bradely Ally Aquatics
Papua New Guinea PNG Ryan Pini Aquatics
Brazil BRA Robert Scheidt Sailing
Paraguay PAR Victor Fatecha Athletics
Bahrain BRN Roqaya Al Ghasara Athletics
Bahamas BAH Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie Athletics
Panama PAN Jessica Jimenez Luna Fencing
Pakistan PAK Zeeshan Ashraf Hockey
Palestine PLE Nader Almassri Athletics
Cuba CUB Mijain Lopez Wrestling
Burkina Faso BUR Aissata Soulama Athletics
Burundi BDI Francine Niyonizigiye Athletics
Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste TLS Mariana Ximenes Athletics
Qatar QAT Nasser Saleh Al-Attiya Shooting
Rwanda RWA Pamela Girimbabazi Rugabira Aquatics