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.
Mandeville
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
| Year | Location | Name(s) | Description |
| 1972 | Munich | Waldi | multi-colored dachshund |
| 1976 | Montreal | Amik | beaver |
| 1980 | Moscow | Mischa | bear |
| 1984 | Los Angeles | Sam | eagle |
| 1988 | Seoul | Hodari | tiger |
| 1992 | Barcelona | Cobi | dog |
| 1996 | Atlanta | Izzy | computer generated - what is it? |
| 2000 | Sydney | Syd, Olly, and Millie | multi-colored dachshund |
| 2004 | Athens | Athena and Phevos | yellow dolls |
| 2008 | Beijing | Fuwa | good luck dolls (5) |
| 2012 | London | Mandeville and Wenlock | animations portraying two drops of steel |
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