List of Ceremony Flag Bearers
Bearing the countries flag at a Games meet is often considered one of the greatest honours an athlete can be given. Listed are opening and closing ceremony flag bearers associated with each athlete's sport.
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| Year | Opening Ceremony | Closing Ceremony |
| 2010 | Sharelle McMahon, Netball | Alicia Coutts, Swimming |
| 2006 | Jane Saville, Athletics | Leisel Jones, Swimming |
| 2002 | Damian Brown, Weightlifting | |
| 1998 | Kieren Perkins, Swimming | |
| 1994 | Ian Hale, Shooting | |
| 1990 | Lisa Curry-Kenny, Swimming | Phil Adams, Shooting |
| 1986 | Michael Turtur, Cycling | |
| 1982 | Rick Mitchell, Athletics | Lisa Curry, Swimming |
| 1978 | Remo and Salvatore Sansonetti, Cycling | |
| 1974 | Michael Wenden, Swimming | |
| 1970 | Pam Kilborn, Athletics | |
| 1966 | David Dickson, Swimming | |
| 1962 | Antony 'Tony' Madigan, Boxing | |
| 1958 | Ivan Lund, Fencing | |
| 1954 | Richard 'Dick' Garrard, Wrestling | |
| 1950 | Mervyn Wood, Rowing | |
| 1938 | Edgar 'Dunc' Gray, Cycling | |
| 1934 | Noel Ryan, Swimming | |
| 1930 | Henry 'Bobby' Pearce, Rowing |
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