Top 5 Flag bearer in Rio Olympics opening Ceremony 2016.

Top 5 flag bearer in Rio Olympics opening Ceremony among 207 Nation participating in Rio2016 Games is a list of most famous player who will carry their national flag in opening ceremony of Olympic games.

Michael Phelps (USA)

US swmimmer Michael Phelpse is on top position among 5 flag bearer of Rio Olympics.
The 31-year-old American swimmer has won a record 22 Olympic medals in four Olympic Games. In 22 medals 18 gold medals as well as two silvers and two bronzes are included. Michael Phelps is about to participate in his fifth Olympics, the first in 2000 at Sydney at age 15, the youngest man on a US swim team in 68 years. At Beijing in 2008, Phelps won eight gold medals and set a record for the most titles won in a single Olympics. He added four golds and two silvers in London Olympic Games 2012.

Andy Murray (GBR)

Tennis player Andy Murray is on second position among top 5 flag bearer in Rio Olympics.
The 29-year-old Scotsman Andy Murray will try to become the first Olympic men’s singles champion to defend the title. Andy Murray defeated Roger Federer in the 2012 London Olympic final on Wimbledon court. Murray was defeated by Roger Federer in Wimbledon four weeks before london Olympics.Murray won the US Open the following month for his first major title. He also won the 2013 and 2016 Wimbldon.Murray took silver in Olympic mixed doubles at London Olympic Games with Laura Robson.

Rafael Nadal (ESP)

Rafael Nadal is flag bearer of spain in Rio Olympic 2016. The 30-year-old left-hander is a 14-time Grand Slam champion .Nadal won Olympic singles gold at the 2008 Beijing Games. Nadal has also led Spain to four Davis Cup titles and he is youngest Open Era player to complete the career Grand Slam at age of 24 when he won the 2010 US Open. Rafael Nadal is claycourt master and has won a record nine French Opens on the red clay at Roland Garros.

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica )
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will be flag bearer of Jamaica in Opening ceremony of Rio Olympics Games 2016.
The 29-year-old Shelly -Ann Fraser-Pryce from Kingston is the two-time defending champion in the women’s 100 meters. She also won silver medals in 2012 Olympic games in the 200 and on the women’s 4x100m relay.
Fraser-Pryce is a three-time 100m world champion and 4×100 relay .She won the 200 world title in 2013 at Moscow.If she win she will be first athlete to win 100 meters title in three Olympics .

Luis Scola (ARG)
Luis Scola is a flag bearer of Argentine in opening ceremony of Rio Olympics 2016.
The 36-years-old Luis Scola was memer of Argentine basket ball team who won gold medal in 2004 Olympic Games. He was member of Argentina team which won bronz medla in Beijibg Olympics.He was a Spanish league star at Tau Ceramica.
In 2007 he join NBA with Housten Rockets . He has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors and has averaged 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds a game over nine NBA seasons. Now he plays for Brooklyn Net in NBA.

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