TOKYO - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced today that four-time Olympian and USATF Olympic Team captain Kara Winger was selected to lead the 2020 U.S. Olympic Team into the Closing Ceremony as flag bearer on Sunday, Aug. 8 at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
Chosen by a vote of fellow Team USA athletes,
“It’s an incredible honor to be selected by my fellow Team USA athletes to be our flag bearer,” said Winger. “There’s no better way to conclude my career as an Olympic athlete than to lead the U.S. team into the Closing Ceremony. On behalf of Team USA, we want to thank the Tokyo Organizing Committee, the people of Tokyo and the country of Japan for hosting these Olympic Games and bringing the world back together again through sport.”
She is an eight-time USATF Champion and has represented the U.S. at five World Championships with her best finish coming in 2019 at 5th place. Winger is a two-time Pan American Games medalist claiming gold in 2019 and silver in 2015. She graduated from Purdue University in 2009 with a bachelor’s in Nutrition, Fitness and Health and in 2016 completed her masters in accounting through the USOPC’s program with DeVry University. Kara served as Athlete Advisory Committee (AAC) Secretary and was an AAC Representative on the USATF Board of Directors.
U.S Olympic Team Flag Bearers – Closing Ceremony (summer only)
1952 Bob Kurland, Basketball
1956 Pete Rademacher, Boxing
1960 Mike Troy, Swimming
1964 Don Schollander, Swimming
1968 Al Oerter, Track and Field
1972 Mike Burton, Swimming
1976 Willie Davenport, Track and Field
1984 Jeff Blatnick Wrestling
1988 Terry Schroeder, Water Polo
1992 Peter Westbrook, Fencing
1996 Michael Matz, Equestrian
2000 Rulon Gardner, Wrestling
2004 Mia Hamm, Soccer
2008 Khatuna Lorig, Archery
2012 Bryshon Nellum, Track and Field
2016 Simone Biles, Gymnastics
2020 Kara Winger, Track and Field
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