Olympic mascots

mascot character representing the Olympic Games

Misha (), also known as Mishka () or The Olympic Mishka (), is the name of the Russian Bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games (the XXII Summer Olympics). He was designed by children's books illustrator Victor Chizhikov.

thumb|275px|From left to right: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini The Fuwa (; literally "good-luck dolls", also known as "Friendlies") were the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The designs were created by Han Meilin, a Chinese artist. The designs were publicly announced by the National Society of Chinese Classic Literature Studies on 11 November 2005 at an event marking the 1000th day before the opening of the games.

official mascots of the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Paralympics

thumb|Olympic Phryge (left), the mascot of the Olympics, and Paralympic Phryge (right), the mascot of the Paralympics. Both mascots were designed by Jules Dubost and Gilles Deleris

official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics

mascots of the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Mascot of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics

mascot of the 1984 Winter Olympics

official mascots of the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games

mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics

Waldi () was the first official Olympic mascot, created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He was a dachshund, a popular breed of dog from Germany. The course of the marathon was designed to incorporate the Waldi design, and during the construction phase of the 1972 Olympic stadium and village, Waldi was used in unofficial satirical posters.

mascot of the 1992 Summer Olympics

mascots of the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics

mascots for the 2006 Winter Olympics

mascots of the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics

Amik is the mascot of the 1976 Summer Olympics. In the Algonquin language, amik means "beaver." A national competition was held to name it. The beaver or "amik" was chosen as mascot because it is an animal strongly associated with Canada, the country where the games were held. The beaver also represents hard work.

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Schuss (, primarily German for 'shot', but also the same as the English noun 'schuss', i.e. a high speed ski run directly down a slope) was the unofficial Olympic mascot of the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France, a one-legged humanoid skier with a large red and white head. Schuss is often considered the first Olympic mascot, and appeared on pins, small toys, and cardboard cutouts. Every subsequent Olympic Games has featured a mascot excluding the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, which only had an unofficial mascot, Takuchan.

mascots for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

mascots of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens

dog and unofficial 1932 Olympic mascot

mascot of the 1996 Summer Olympics

official mascots of the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano

mascots of the 1988 Winter Olympics

mascots of 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

mascot of the 1976 Winter Olympics

mascot of the 1992 Winter Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics mascot

the official mascots of the 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Salt Lake City

mascots of the 1994 Winter Olympics