List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics
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List of flag bearers for the Soviet Union at the Olympics
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Flag bearers carry the national flag of their country at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Soviet officials expected the flag bearer to show an example of an attractive, physically strong person and a distinguished athlete. He was expected to carry the flag through the Olympic ceremony in one hand unsupported by a harness. This presented a formidable physical task as the flag weighed 16 kilograms (35 lb) in the 1960s, and a sudden wind might further increase the physical load. Hence the
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Sporting event delegation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_flag_bearers_for_the_Soviet_Union_at_the_Olympics
date created:
2011-10-25T19:42:54Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T12:40:06Z
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