The Olympic mascot is an imaginary character symbolizing the spirit of the Olympic Games. Since the Plays of winter of 1968, each edition of the Plays (be and winter) has an official mascot. The paralympic Jeux also have a mascot.
Olympic Games
- Munich 1972: Waldi the Dog.
- Montreal 1976: Amik the beaver.
- Moscow 1980: Misha the Bear.
- Los-Angeles 1984 : Sam the eagle.
- Seoul 1988: Hodori and Hosuni the tigers.
- Barcelona 1992: Cobi the Dog.
- Atlanta 1996: Izzy .
- Sydney 2000: Olly the will kookaburra, Syd the Ornithorynque and Millie the echidna.
- Athens 2004: Athena and Phevos children.
- Beijing 2008: Beibei the Poisson, Jingjing the Panda, Huanhuan the Olympic flame, Yingying the Antelope Tibetan and Nini the Swallow.
- Grenoble 1968: Schuss the skier.
- Sapporo 1972 : No the mascot.
- Innsbruck 1976 : Schneemann the Snowman.
- Lake-Placid 1980 : Roni the Raccoon.
- Sarajevo 1984: Vučko the wolf.
- Calgary 1988: Hidy and Howdy the Polar bear S.
- Albertville 1992: Magic the Imp.
- Lillehammer 1994 : Haakon and Kristin children.
- Nagano 1998 : Sukki , Nokki , Lekki and Tsukki the Owl S of snows.
- Salt Lake City 2002: Powder the rabbit, Coal the Bear and Copper the Coyote.
- Turin 2006: Firn the snowball and Gliz the ice floe.
Plays paralympic of summer
- Seoul 1988: Brown bear S.
- Barcelona 1992: Pétra the young girl.
- Atlanta 1996: Blaze the Phoenix.
- Sydney 2000: Lizzie the Lizard.
- Athens 2004: Proteas the hippocampus.
Plays paralympic of winter
- Nagano 1998 : Parabit the rabbit.
- Salt Lake City 2002: Otto the otter .
- Turin 2006: Aster the flake of snow.
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