{"id":215625,"date":"2016-08-03T05:02:32","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T12:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=215625"},"modified":"2016-08-03T05:04:23","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T12:04:23","slug":"michael-phelps-selected-as-team-usas-flag-bearer-for-rio-2016-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-selected-as-team-usas-flag-bearer-for-rio-2016-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Phelps Selected as Team USA\u2019s Flag Bearer for Rio 2016 Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Most decorated Olympian of all time set to lead U.S. Olympic delegation into Opening Ceremony<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong>, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was selected as Team USA\u2019s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games, the United States Olympic Committee announced today. The Opening Ceremony will be held <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1152393647\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Aug. 5<\/span><\/span> at the Maracan\u00e3 Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Phelps, who is the first American male swimmer to qualify for a fifth Olympic Games, was chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA members.<\/p>\n<p>Phelps made history at the Beijing Games in 2008 when he won gold medals in eight events and added to his legacy in 2012 when he became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 career medals, including 18 golds. Set to compete in three individual events in Rio, Phelps, will look to add to his historic Olympic medal haul in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m honored to be chosen, proud to represent the U.S., and humbled by the significance of carrying the flag and all it stands for,\u201d Phelps said. \u201cFor Sydney, I just wanted to make the team. For Athens, I wanted to win gold for my country. For Beijing, I wanted to do something nobody else had done. In London, I wanted to make history. And now, I want to walk in the Opening Ceremony, take it all in, represent America in the best possible way and make my family\u00a0proud. This time around, it&#8217;s about so much more than medals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Making his Olympic debut at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Phelps became the youngest male Olympian since 1932, and his eight gold medals from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is an Olympic record.<\/p>\n<p>Phelps is only the second swimmer to lead the U.S. delegation into the Opening Ceremony and the fifth swimmer to serve as flag bearer for Team USA at the Olympic Games. Four-time Olympic medalist <strong>Gary Hall<\/strong> previously carried the flag into the Opening Ceremony of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215554\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215554\" data-attachment-id=\"215554\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-reasons-for-and-against-michael-phelps-being-the-2016-olympic-flag-bearer\/gary-hall-sr-no-date-with-flag-e-germany-closing-ceremony\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1554,1165\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Gary Hall, Sr. no date with flag &#8211; E. Germany closing ceremony\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-17-20&lt;br \/&gt;\nGary Hall, Sr. no date with flag &#8211; E. Germany closing ceremony&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Gary Hall Sr.; Photo Courtesy: Swimming World&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-215554\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505.jpg\" alt=\"Gary Hall, Sr. no date with flag - E. Germany closing ceremony\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505.jpg 1554w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Gary-Hall-Sr.-no-date-with-flag-E.-Germany-closing-ceremony-e1470167373505-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-215554\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Swimming World<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2016 Olympic Games will take place from <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1152393648\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Aug. 5-21<\/span><\/span> in Rio de Janeiro, marking the first Olympic Games to be held in South America.<\/p>\n<p><b>U.S Olympic Team Flag Bearers \u2013 Opening Ceremony <\/b><br \/>\n1908\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ralph Rose, Track and Field<br \/>\n1912\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 George Bonhag, Track and Field<br \/>\n1920\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patrick McDonald, Track and Field<br \/>\n1924\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Patrick McDonald, Track and Field<br \/>\n1928\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lemuel (Bud) Houser, Track and Field<br \/>\n1932\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 F. Morgan Taylor, Track and Field<br \/>\n1936\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alfred Jochim, Gymnastics<br \/>\n1948\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ralph Craig, Yachting<br \/>\n1952\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Norman Armitage, Fencing<br \/>\n1956\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Norman Armitage, Fencing<br \/>\nWarren Wooford, Equestrian*<br \/>\n1960\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rafer Johnson, Track and Field<br \/>\n1964\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 William Parry O\u2019Brien, Track and Field<br \/>\n1968\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Janice Lee Romary, Fencing<br \/>\n1972\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Olga Fikotova Connolly, Track and Field<br \/>\n1976\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gary Hall, Swimming<br \/>\n1980\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <i>U.S. did not attend<\/i><br \/>\n1984\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edward Burke, Track and Field<br \/>\n1988\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Evelyn Ashford, Track and Field<br \/>\n1992\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Francie Larrieu Smith, Track and Field<br \/>\n1996\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bruce Baumgartner, Wrestling<br \/>\n2000\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cliff Meidl, Canoe\/Kayak<br \/>\n2004\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dawn Staley, Basketball<br \/>\n2008\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lopez Lomong, Track and Field<br \/>\n2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mariel Zagunis, Fencing<br \/>\n2016 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Phelps, Swimming<\/p>\n<p><i>*Due to Australia\u2019s immigration laws for horses, the 1956 equestrian events were held in Stockholm, Swede<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The above is a press release from the USOC. 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