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Flagbearers for Afghanistan

Opening Ceremony

Edition	NOC	Athlete	Discipline	Notes	#
1936 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1948 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?			2
1956 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1960 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1964 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1968 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1972 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Ghulam Dastagir	Wrestling
1980 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1988 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1992 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?		Marched in the opening ceremony, but did not send any athletes. Flag carried by an Olympic volunteer.
1996 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Muhammad Aman	Boxing
2004 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Nima Suratger	Official		21
2008 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Nesar Ahmad Bahawi	Taekwondo		110
2010 Summer Youth Olympics	Afghanistan	Ahmad Farhad Nawabi	Athletics
2012 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Nesar Ahmad Bahawi	Taekwondo		2
2014 Summer Youth Olympics	Afghanistan	Farahnaz Yaqubi	Taekwondo		2
2016 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Mohammad Tawfiq Bakhshi	Judo		2
2018 Summer Youth Olympics	Afghanistan	Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai	Taekwondo		2
2020 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Kamia Yousufi	Athletics		6
2020 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Farzad Mansouri	Taekwondo		6

Closing Ceremony

Edition	NOC	Athlete	Discipline	Notes	#
1936 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1948 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1956 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1960 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1964 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1968 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1972 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1980 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1988 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1992 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
1996 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	?
2004 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Kosia Akashi	Official		21
2008 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Rohullah Nikpai	Taekwondo		110
2012 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	Rohullah Nikpai	Taekwondo		2
2016 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	–		Flag carried by a volunteer.	2
2020 Summer Olympics	Afghanistan	–		OCOG volunteer as flagbearer.	6