Olympic Mascots Through the Decades
Olympic Mascots Through The Decades is a structured entertainment dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Mascot, Olympic Games, Animal / Figure. Community voting appears as a separate signal beside eligible rows and does not replace the source values.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Mar 7, 2026
Included fields: Mascot, Olympic Games, Animal / Figure, Designer, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Mascot, Olympic Games, and Animal / Figure across entertainment entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Mascot↕ | Olympic Games↕ | Animal / Figure↕ | Designer↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Waldi | Munich 1972 (Summer) | Dachshund dog | Otl Aicher | First official Olympic mascot ever, colorful striped dachshund, set the template for all future mascots |
Misha | Moscow 1980 (Summer) | Brown bear | Viktor Chizhikov | Shed a tear during closing ceremony, became a Cold War icon, beloved across the Soviet Union |
Sam the Eagle | Los Angeles 1984 (Summer) | Bald eagle | Robert Moore (Disney) | Designed by Disney, patriotic American bald eagle, starred in animated TV special |
Hodori | Seoul 1988 (Summer) | Tiger | Kim Hyun | Friendly Amur tiger with sangmo hat, Korean folk tradition meets modern sport, 'Ho' means tiger |
Cobi | Barcelona 1992 (Summer) | Pyrenean mountain dog (cubist) | Javier Mariscal | Cubist cartoon dog, polarizing avant-garde design, got its own TV series, became a Spanish pop icon |
Izzy | Atlanta 1996 (Summer) | Abstract blue figure | John Ryan | Most hated Olympic mascot in history, started as 'Whatizit', mocked by critics, baffled the public |
Syd, Olly & Millie | Sydney 2000 (Summer) | Platypus, kookaburra, echidna | Matthew Hatton | Trio of native Australian animals, represented earth-water-air, beloved Millennium Games mascots |
Athena & Phevos | Athens 2004 (Summer) | Ancient Greek dolls | Spyros Gogos | Based on ancient Greek terracotta doll shapes, brother-sister pair, linked Games to mythological roots |
Fuwa | Beijing 2008 (Summer) | Five figures (fish, panda, flame, antelope, swallow) | Han Meilin | Five mascots representing Olympic rings, Beibei-Jingjing-Huanhuan-Yingying-Nini spell 'Beijing welcomes you' |
Wenlock & Mandeville | London 2012 (Summer) | One-eyed metallic figures | Iris (agency) | Drops of steel with camera-lens eyes, born from last girder of Olympic Stadium, polarizing futuristic design |
Vinicius | Rio 2016 (Summer) | Yellow cat-monkey hybrid | Birdo Studio | Mix of all Brazilian animals, stretchy limbs, paired with Paralympic mascot Tom, vibrant yellow-green palette |
Miraitowa | Tokyo 2020 (Summer) | Blue checkered futuristic figure | Ryo Taniguchi | Name means 'future + eternity', ichimatsu checkered pattern, robotic real-life version greeted athletes |
Bing Dwen Dwen | Beijing 2022 (Winter) | Giant panda in ice shell | Cao Xue | Caused massive buying frenzy in China, sold out everywhere, ice-encased panda, social media sensation |
Soohorang | PyeongChang 2018 (Winter) | White tiger | Design team | Korean guardian white tiger, 'Sooho' means protection, paired with Paralympic bandabi bear |
The Phryges | Paris 2024 (Summer) | Phrygian cap figures | Design team | Shaped like the French liberty cap (bonnet phrygien), symbol of the French Republic, revolutionary spirit |
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