List of people who have opened the Olympic Games

The current Olympic Charter requires this person to be the head of state of the host country,[1] although this has not always been the case.

Those who have performed this task are royalty and presidents, or their representatives, whether it was a vice-president, a member of the royal family, or a governor-general".

[2][3] Rule 56 of Chapter 5 of the Olympic Charter sets out the exact words that are to be declared by the person opening the Games.

He was followed by Chinese president and Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping, who opened the 2014 Summer Youth and 2022 Winter Games.

Canadian Governor General Michaëlle Jean became the first Black person to open any Olympic Games.

President Emmanuel Macron is the most recent person to have opened a Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 2024 .
President Xi Jinping is the most recent person to have opened a Winter Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022 .
President Yoon Suk Yeol is the most recent person to have opened a Youth Olympic Games in Gangwon Province in 2024 .
Adolf Hitler
Giovanni Gronchi
Hirohito
Elizabeth II