Cathy Freeman was one the last torch bearers in the 2000 Olympics opening ceremony in Sydney, Australia. Australia is her home country. I'm sure officials wanted to showcase an Aborijane who did good and show that the world. Freeman went on to win a Gold Medal later on in the Olympics.
2000 sydney Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Olympics were officially opened by the (then) Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Deane.
2000 in Sydney.
when was the olympic flag first made
That was equestrian Blyth Tait.
James Tomkins was the olympic flag bearer for Australia
Ayumi Ogasawara (Sport: Curling) is the flag bearer for Jap in Sochi Olympics 2014.
Sinivie Boltic is Flag bearer
Mahe Drysdale carried the New Zealand flag at the Bejiing Olympics.
Nick Willis
Mathias Raymond
susheel kumar
Mark Foster (Swimming)
A person named Isabel Clark Rebeiro. She was the flag bearer for Brazil in the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony. HAPPY??!! geez..
It was Afghanistan.
Flag bearer at the opening ceremonies was 1500 meter runner Lopez Lomong and flag bearer at the closing ceremony was archer Khatuna Lorig.