Every four years, athletes from all over the world gather for the Olympic Games to compete in 28 core sports that remain constant, along with a few sports added and reduced each year. Having only been postponed due to World Wars since the modern Olympics' inception in 1896, the 33rd edition is scheduled to take place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
The two most identifiable aspects of the Olympics are its five rings and mascots, the former of which stand for the unity and equality of Asia, Africa, Europe, America (North and South), and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand). The mascots, on the other hand, are the official representatives of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, extending a warm welcome to competitors and guests at the Games and representing the Olympic spirit.
List of the Olympics Mascots Year-on-Year
The first ever Olympic mascot was "Smoky" from the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and then the idea of a mascot was reused 36 years later, in 1968, followed by 1972, and so it goes. Mascots earned notoriety after "Misha" at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
The 1968 Olympic Games in Grenoble had a mascot named "Schuss," which was a small man on skis who was halfway between an item and a human. Its designer, Aline Lafargue, was given just a night to make it, and so Schuss hurried up the creation. But it was the first IOC-recognized mascot.
The dachshund "Waldi" of the 1972 Summer Olympics made the concept of mascots like a tradition to be followed, and so, mascots have grown to be among the most recognized and lasting representatives of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Olympic Phryge, the mascot for the 2024 Paris Olympics, is based on the traditional Phrygian hats that the mascots are modeled after. The design and name were selected to serve as both symbolic representations of the French republican leaders and emblems of freedom.
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The list of Olympic mascots year-on-year is as follows:
| Games | City | Name | Species | Designer |
| 1932 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles | Smoky | Scottish terrier | - |
| 1968 Winter Olympics | Grenoble | Schuss | Skier | Aline Lafargue |
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Mexico City | Chac Mool | Jaguar | - |
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich | Waldi | Dachshund dog | Elena Winschermann |
| 1976 Winter Olympics | Innsbruck | Schneemann | Snowman | Walter Pötsch |
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Montreal | Amik | Beaver | Yvon Laroche, Pierre-Yves Pelletier, Guy St-Arnaud and George Huel |
| 1980 Winter Olympics | Lake Placid | Roni | Raccoon | Donald Moss |
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Moscow | Misha | Brown Bear | Victor Chizhikov |
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Sarajevo | Vučko | Wolf | Jože Trobec |
| 1984 Summer Olympics | Los Angeles | Sam | Bald eagle | Robert Moore |
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Calgary | Hidy and Howdy | Polar bears | Sheila Scott |
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Seoul | Hodori | Siberian tiger | Hyun Kim |
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Albertville | Magique | Man-star/snow imp | Philippe Mairesse |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona | Cobi | Catalan sheepdog | Javier Mariscal |
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Lillehammer | Håkon and Kristin | Humans | Kari and Werner Grossman |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Atlanta | Izzy | Unknown | John Ryan |
| 1998 Winter Olympics | Nagano | The Snowlets: Sukki, Nokki, Lekki and Tsukki | Owls | Pierre-Laurent Thève/Landor Associates, Paris |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Sydney | Olly (from "Olympic") | Kookaburra | Jozef Szekeres, Matthew Hatton |
| Syd (from "Sydney") | Platypus | |||
| Millie (from "Millennium") | Echidna | |||
| 2002 Winter Olympics | Salt Lake City | Powder | Snowshoe hare | Steve Small, Landor Associates and Publicis |
| Copper | Coyote | |||
| Coal | American black bear | |||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Athens | Athena and Phevos | Brother and sister | Spyros Gogos |
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Turin | Neve and Gliz | Snowball and Ice cube | Pedro Albuquerque |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing | The Fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, Nini | Koi, giant panda, Olympic Flame, Tibetan antelope, swallow | Han Meilin |
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Vancouver | Miga | Sea Bear | Meomi Design |
| Quatchi | Sasquatch | |||
| Mukmuk | Vancouver Island marmot | |||
| 2012 Summer Olympics | London | Wenlock | A drop of steel with a camera for an eye. | Iris |
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Sochi | Bely Mishka (Polar Bear), Snow Leopard (leopard), Zaika (the dore hare) | Silvia Petrova, Vadim Pak, Oleg Serdechny | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Rio de Janeiro | Vinicius | A hybrid animal representing all Brazilian mammals | Luciana Eguti and Paulo Muppet |
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Pyeongchang | Soohorang | A white tiger | MASS C&G |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo | Miraitowa | Robot | Ryo Taniguchi |
| 2022 Winter Olympics | Beijing | Bing Dwen Dwen | Panda | Cao Xue |
| 2024 Summer Olympics | Paris | The Olympic Phryge | Phrygian cap | Gilles Deleris |
| 2026 Winter Olympics | Milan–Cortina d'Ampezzo | Tina | Ermine | Students of the Istituto Comprensivo of Taverna in Calabria |
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FAQ's On List of Olympic Mascots
A. The mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics is Olympic Phryge, which is inspired by traditional Phrygian hats used during the French Revolution.
A. The Phryge is the mascot of the 2024 Paris Olympics, is a symbol of freedom and liberty throughout French history, and is associated with the French Revolution of the Republic in French institutions.
A. The Olympic mascots are the official ambassadors of the Olympic games, representing the Olympic values of respect, friendship, and excellence.
A. The slogan for the 2024 Paris Olympics is "Games Wide Open."
