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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