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OLYMPIC SUMMER GAMES COLLECTION
MASCOTS
BARCELONA 1992 TO LONDON 2012

PLEASE NOTE: All the mascots shown on this page are from my personal collection and are neither available for sale nor available for exchange/trade.

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COBI: BARCELONA 1992 (Spain)
The mascot represent a stylized dog, drawn by Javier Mariscal, local artist.

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plush (Cobi) height 32,5 cm

1992_barcelona_olympic_mascot_cobi_02
plush (Cobi) height 34 cm

1992_barcelona_olympic_mascot_cobi_03
plush (Cobi) height 20 cm

IZZY: ATLANTA 1996 (USA)
Izzy, resulting from "Whatizit?" (what it is?) moved with the time, and ended up acquiring a mouth and a nose.

1996_atlanta_olympic_mascot_izzy_01
plush (Whatizit) height 37 cm

1996_atlanta_olympic_mascot_izzy_02
plush (Izzy) height 29 cm

MILLIE, OLLY, SYD: SYDNEY 2000 (Australie)
Representing native Australian animals, the kookaburra (Olly), the platypus (Syd) and the echidna (Millie) are associated with the air, water and the earth.

2000_sydney_olympic_mascot_syd_01
plush (Syd) height 30 cm

2000_sydney_olympic_mascot_syd_02
plush (Syd) height 17,5 cm

2000_sydney_olympic_mascot_olly_03
plush (Olly) height 20 cm

2000_sydney_olympic_mascot_millie_04
plush (Millie) height 16 cm

ATHINA, PHIVOS: ATHENS 2004 (Greece)
Their design was inspired by dolls of ancient Greece, and their name, resulting from the gods of Greek mythology, means Phoebus (Apollo), god of the light and the music and Athena, goddess of the wisdom and protective of the town of Athens.

2004_athens_olympic_mascot_athina_02
plush (Athina) height 30 cm

2004_athens_olympic_mascot_phivos_01
plush (Phivos) height 30 cm

BEIBEI, JINGJING, HUANHUAN, YINGYING, NINI: BEIJING 2008 (China)
Fuwa (friendlies) represent the colors of the Olympic rings and symbolize the 5 elements, the sea, the forest, the fire, the earth and the sky. 4 are identified with a popular animal in China: Beibei the fish, Jingjing the panda, Yingying the Tibetan antelope and Nini the swallow, 5th, Huanhuan, is the Olympic flame.

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plush (Beibei) height 24 cm

2008_beijing_olympic_mascot_jingjing_01
plush (Jingjing) height 27 cm

2008_beijing_olympic_mascot_huanhuan_02
plush (Huanhuan) height 30 cm

2008_beijing_olympic_mascot_yingying_04
plush (Yingying) height 23 cm

2008_beijing_olympic_mascot_nini_03
plush (Nini) height 25 cm

 

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