Mascots 2D

The word mascot has been traced back to a dialectic use in Provence and Gascony, where it was used to describe anything which brought luck to a household.

The first Olympic mascot appeared in Tokyo 1964 but only seen as a pin without having a name. The next appearence was the Mascot "Shuss" from Grenoble 1968 and followed by the mexican pink jaguar in the same year. For the first time an „official mascot“ appeared in Munich 1972 as “Waldi”, a Bavarian sausage dog. Since then all the Games have had their own mascots. Initially one, now 2, 3, 4 or 5 different species as in Beijing 2008 are being produced mainly due to marketing reasons. Moreover they are being manufactured in all kinds of material and for various purposes. As from 1976 mascots have been illustrated in different poses.

		Grenoble 1968 Shuss		Sapporo 1972 Takuchan
München 1972 Waldi		Innsbruck 1976 Sonnenweiberl		Innsbruck 1976 Schneemandl
Montreal 1976 Amik		Lake Placid 1980 Roni		Moscow 1980 Misha
Sarajevo 1984 Vocko		Los Angeles 1984 Sam		Calgary 1988 Hidy & Houdy
Seoul 1988 Hodori		Albertville 1992 Magique		Barcelona 1992 Cobi
Lillehammer 1994 Hakon & Kirstin		Atlanta 1996 Izzy		Nagano 1998 Snowlets
Sydney 2000 Olly, Syd & Millie		Salt Lake 2002 Powder, Copper & Coal		Athens 2004 Athina & Phevos
Torino 2006 Neve & Gliz		Beijing 2008 Fuwa		Vancouver 2010 Quatchi & Miga
London 2012 Wenlock