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Montreal 1976 Summer Olympic Games.
The mascot for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympic Games was Amik the beaver. This was as a result of the beaver been one of the national symbols of Canada -
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Mascots of the ten most recent summer olympic games
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Moscow 1980 Summer Olympic Games
The mascot for the 1980 Moscow olympic games was Misha the bear cub. The justification for this was that the bear was the national symbol of the Soviet Union. -
Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympic Games
The Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games Mascot was Sam the Bald Eagle. The reason for this is that the bald eagle is the symbol of the united states. -
Seoul 1988 Summer Olympic Games
The mascots for the 1988, Seoul Summer Olympics were Hodori and Hosuni, characters representing two lion cubs. These were common Korean legends. -
Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympic Games
The mascot for the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympic Games was Cobi, a Catalan Sheep Dog. The character was drawn in cubist style. -
Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympic Games
Mascots for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games held in Atlanta consisted on Izzy, an abstract character in which was the first computer generated mascot for the olympics -
Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games
Mascots for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games included Olly the Kookaburra, representing the olympic spirit of generosity. Syd (from "Sydney") the Platypus. This character represented the environment and energy of the people of Australia. Millie (from "Millennium"). Millie was a hedgehog and represented the Millennium. All three mascots are common wild animals found in Australia. -
Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games
Mascots for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympic Games consisted of two characters known as Athena and Phevos. The meaning behind the two mascots was that they were two modern children resembling ancient Greek dolls. -
Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games
The mascots for the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games included: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini. These mascots represented the following animals respectively: Fish, giant panda, Olympic Flame, Tibetan antelope, swallow. The five names form the Chinese phrase "Beijing huan ying ni" (北京欢迎你), which means "Beijing welcomes you". Each representing an Olympic ring and Feng Shui element. -
London 2012 Summer Olympic Games- Wenlock and Mandeville
Mascots for the 2012 London Summer Olympic games were named Wenlock and Mandeville. The characters' designs included drops of steel with cameras for eyes Wenlock was named after the village of Much Wenlock in Shropshire - which hosted a precursor to the modern Olympic Games in the 19th century. Mandeville was named after Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, UK, where the first Paralympic Games were held, in 1948. Both represent the UK's start of the Industrial Revolution.
