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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/ceremonies">Ceremonies</a></li><li class="active">Officials' Oath</li> </ol> <h1>Takers of the Officials' Oath</h1> <h2>Olympic Games</h2> <h3>Summer</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Sport</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/18">1972</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/12581">Heinz Pollay</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GER"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GER.png" />GER</a><br/><a href="/countries/FRG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRG.png" />FRG</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/19">1976</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100051">Maurice Fauget</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CAN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CAN.png" />CAN</a></td> <td>Athletics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/20">1980</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/60505">Aliaksandr Miadved</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BLR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BLR.png" />BLR</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td>Wrestling</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/21">1984</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100052">Sharon Weber</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/22">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100053">Lee Hak-Rae</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td> <td>Judo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/23">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100054">Eugeni Asencio</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ESP"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ESP.png" />ESP</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/24">1996</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100055">Hobie Billingsley</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td>Diving</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/25">2000</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100056">Peter Kerr</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUS.png" />AUS</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/26">2004</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100057">Lazaros Voradis</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GRE"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GRE.png" />GRE</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/53">2008</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/29558">Huang Liping</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CHN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CHN.png" />CHN</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/54">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100058">Mik Basi</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/GBR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GBR.png" />GBR</a></td> <td>Boxing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/59">2016</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100194">Martinho Nobre</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/BRA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/BRA.png" />BRA</a></td> <td>Athletics</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/61">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/2303552">Asumi Tsuzaki</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" />JPN</a></td> <td>Water Polo</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/61">2020</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1805278">Masato Kato</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" />JPN</a></td> <td>Surfing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Winter</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Sport</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/39">1972</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100059">Fumio Asaki</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" />JPN</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/40">1976</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/88788">Willi Köstinger</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUT"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" />AUT</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/41">1980</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/95299">Terry McDermott</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td>Speed Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/42">1984</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100060">Dragan Perović</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/YUG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/YUG.png" />YUG</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/43">1988</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/81875">Suzi Morrow</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CAN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CAN.png" />CAN</a></td> <td>Figure Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/44">1992</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100061">Pierre Bomat</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/FRA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/FRA.png" />FRA</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/45">1994</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/81607">Kari Kåring</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/NOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/NOR.png" />NOR</a></td> <td>Speed Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/46">1998</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/82906">Junko Ueno</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/JPN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/JPN.png" />JPN</a></td> <td>Figure Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/47">2002</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100063">Allen Church</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/USA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/USA.png" />USA</a></td> <td>Cross Country Skiing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/49">2006</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100064">Fabio Bianchetti</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ITA"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ITA.png" />ITA</a></td> <td>Speed Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/57">2010</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1100065">Michel Verrault</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CAN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CAN.png" />CAN</a></td> <td>Short Track Speed Skating</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/58">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/98594">Vyacheslav Vedenin</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/RUS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/RUS.png" />RUS</a><br/><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td>Cross Country Skiing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/60">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800035">Kim U-Sik</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/KOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KOR.png" />KOR</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/62">2022</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1500121">Tao Yongchun</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CHN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CHN.png" />CHN</a></td> <td>Freestyle Skiing</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Equestrian</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Sport</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> </tbody> </table> <h2>Youth Olympic Games</h2> <h3>Summer</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Sport</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/65">2010</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/8054">Syed Abdul Kadir</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/SGP"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/SGP.png" />SGP</a></td> <td>Boxing</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/67">2014</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/28270">Zhou Qiurui</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/CHN"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/CHN.png" />CHN</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/69">2018</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800103">Lorena Mac</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/ARG"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/ARG.png" />ARG</a></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h3>Winter</h3> <table class='table table-striped'> <thead> <tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Sport</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/66">2012</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800101">Peter Zenz</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/AUT"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" />AUT</a></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/editions/68">2016</a></td> <td><a href="/athletes/1800102">Thomas Pettersen</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/NOR"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/NOR.png" />NOR</a></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>The US ice hockey team caused a huge upset by defeating the favored Soviet Union at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. 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