2012 - London , UK
The Olympic mascot Wenlock, left, and the Paralympic mascot Mandeville pose for photographs as they are unveiled to the media as the mascots for London 2012, at a school in London. The theme of the two mascots is that they were created from the last drops of steel left over from the construction of the final support girder for the Olympic Stadium.
2008 - Beijing , China
There are five fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Together, the names form the sentence or "Beijing huanying ni," which means "Beijing welcomes you", Originally named 'The Friendlies. The Fuwa (Fúwá; literally "good-luck dolls" and can be known as "Friendlies"), are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a famous Chinese artist.The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.
2004 - Athens , Greece
The lovely mascots Athena and Phevos, with their whacking feet, longish necks and puny heads, one in deep yellow and the other in deep blue, are based on dolls, thousands of years old, found at archaeological sites in Greece. Greek mythology had it that Phevos and Athena are brother and sister, named after two Greek gods: Phevos, the god of light and music, and Athena, goddess of wisdom and patron of the city of Athens.
2000 - Sydney , Australia
Olly, Syd and Millie, designed by Matthew Hattan, are three native Australian animals chosen as mascots for the Sydney 2000 Games. They represent earth, air and water. "Olly", a kookaburra, epitomizes the Olympic spirit of generosity and universal generosity (from Olympic); "Syd", a platypus, represents the environment and captures the vigor and energy of Australia and its people (from Sydney); "Millie", an echidna, is a techno-whiz and information guru, with all the facts and figures at her fingertips (from Millennium).
1996 - Atlanta , U.S.A.
Izzy-mascot of the 1996 Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta--was the first mascot designed by computer. It was an amorphous abstract fantasy figure. It carried the name "Izzy", derived from "What is it?" because no one seemed to know exactly what "Izzy" really was.
1992 - Barcelona , Spain
The mascot was a dog named Cobi. The Barcelona Organizing Committee for Olympics had specially produced a TV series for Cobi to communicate the spirits of the Games. The Valencian artist, Javier Mariscal, created the dog "Cobi" as official mascot of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.
1988 - Seoul , Korea
For the 1988 Olympic Games, which was held in an Oriental country, a little tiger designed by Kim Hyun with typical Oriental color was chosen as the mascot, who was named Hodori. Hodori was designed as an amicable tiger, which portrays the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Koreans, and the name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public. "Ho" is derived from the Korean word for "tiger", and "Dori" is a diminutive for boys in Korea.
1984 - Los Angeles , U.S.A.
Designed by Walt Disney, Sam is a cartooned Eagle with sheer American characteristics who wears the dress of the legendary American--Uncle Sam with a star-spangled background in red, white and blue, typical colors of USA. Commercial use of mascots was initiated henceforth.
1980 - Moscow , USSR
The Moscow Olympic bear "Misha" was developed by the renowned illustrator of children's books Victor Chizikov.
1976 - Montreal , Canada
It was a beaver called "Amik", a name taken from the Algonquian language, which is the most popular language amongst the Aboriginal people in Canada. "Amik" means beaver
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