| Athlete |
Nation(s) |
Sport(s) |
Role(s) |
Era |
Notes |
| Ivar Ballangrud |
NOR |
SSK |
Olympics / Opening Flagbearer |
1928—1936 |
5,000 metres, Men: Sankt Moritz 1928, followed by Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 |
| Gunda Kleemann-Niemann-Stirnemann |
GDR
GER |
SSK |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
1988—1998 |
3,000 metres, Women: Albertville 1992, followed by Nagano 1998 |
| Marianne Timmer |
NED |
SSK |
Olympics |
1998—2006 |
1,000 metres, Women: Nagano 1998, followed by Torino 2006 |
| Ireen Wüst |
NED |
SSK |
Olympics / Closing Flagbearer |
2006—2022 |
1,500 metres, Women: Vancouver 2010, followed by back-to-back titles at PyeongChang 2018/Beijing 2022 // 3,000 metres, Women: Torino 2006, followed by Sochi 2014 |