Poland’s flagbearer Marek Twardowski boasts of 20 European and world championship medals. He hasn’t won an Olympic gold yet but he might win one in Beijing.

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Why is he given the flagbearing honors? Because he won a gold medal in Athens [canoeing] and currently holds the world record for the Canadian canoe C1 event.

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Why is sailor Alejandro Foglia chosen for his country’s flag bearing honors? He’s the first athlete from Uruguay to qualify for Beijing 2008 and he is ranked 17th in the world. Foglia will compete in the men’s Laser Dinghy according to Beijing2008.

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