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The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are Mandeville and Wenlock. The mascots are animations portraying two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton, a town northwest of Manchester, England. They are named Wenlock, after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, and Mandeville, after Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire.
  
   
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The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are '''Mandeville''' and '''Wenlock'''. The mascots are animations portraying two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton, a town northwest of Manchester, England. They are named Wenlock, after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, and Mandeville, after Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire.
   
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Mascots for the Olympic Games made their first appearance at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as a popular image full of vitality, reflecting the spirit, culture and history of the Olympic Games and host country. Mascots have the role of communicating the spirit of the Olympic Games, especially to the general public and young children.
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Mascots for the Olympic Games made their first appearance at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as a popular image full of vitality, reflecting the spirit, culture and history of the Olympic Games and host country. Mascots have the role of communicating the spirit of the Olympic Games, especially to the general public and young children.
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'''Summer Olympic Games Mascots
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1972 Munich Waldi multi-colored dachshund
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1976 Montreal Amik beaver
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1980 Moscow Mischa bear
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1984 Los Angeles Sam eagle
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1988 Tokyo Hodari tiger
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1992 Barcelona Cobi dog
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1996 Atlanta Izzy computer generated item-‘What is it?’
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2000 Sydney Syd, Olly, and Millie platypus, kookaburra, and echidna
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2004 Athens Athena and Phevos yellow dolls
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2008 Beijing Fuwa good luck dolls (5)
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'''Winter Olympic Games Mascots
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Unofficial 1968 Grenoble Schoss large ball skiing
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1976 Innsbruck Schneemann Snowman
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1980 Lake Placid Roni raccoon
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1984 Sarajevo Vuck wolf
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1988 Calgary Hidi and Howdy white bears
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1992 Albertville Magique snow imp
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1994 Lillehammer Haakon and Kristin doll-like children
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1998 Nagano Snow owls four colored snow owls
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2002 Salt Lake City Citius, Altius, and Fortius hare, coyote, and bear
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2006 Torino Neve and Gliz snowball and ice cube men
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2010 Vancouver Miga, Quatchi and Sumi sea bear, young sasquatch, and thunderbird

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Mascots

The official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games are Mandeville and Wenlock. The mascots are animations portraying two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton, a town northwest of Manchester, England. They are named Wenlock, after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock, and Mandeville, after Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire.


Mascots for the Olympic Games made their first appearance at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games as a popular image full of vitality, reflecting the spirit, culture and history of the Olympic Games and host country. Mascots have the role of communicating the spirit of the Olympic Games, especially to the general public and young children.


Summer Olympic Games Mascots

1972 Munich Waldi multi-colored dachshund


1976 Montreal Amik beaver


1980 Moscow Mischa bear


1984 Los Angeles Sam eagle


1988 Tokyo Hodari tiger


1992 Barcelona Cobi dog


1996 Atlanta Izzy computer generated item-‘What is it?’


2000 Sydney Syd, Olly, and Millie platypus, kookaburra, and echidna


2004 Athens Athena and Phevos yellow dolls


2008 Beijing Fuwa good luck dolls (5)




Winter Olympic Games Mascots

Unofficial 1968 Grenoble Schoss large ball skiing


1976 Innsbruck Schneemann Snowman


1980 Lake Placid Roni raccoon


1984 Sarajevo Vuck wolf


1988 Calgary Hidi and Howdy white bears


1992 Albertville Magique snow imp


1994 Lillehammer Haakon and Kristin doll-like children


1998 Nagano Snow owls four colored snow owls


2002 Salt Lake City Citius, Altius, and Fortius hare, coyote, and bear


2006 Torino Neve and Gliz snowball and ice cube men


2010 Vancouver Miga, Quatchi and Sumi sea bear, young sasquatch, and thunderbird

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