List of Olympic mascots: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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{{See also|List of Paralympic mascots}}

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[[File:Museo del Comité Olímpico Argentino en marzo de 2024 - BugWarp (178).jpg|thumb|250px|Some Olympic mascot dolls on display at the [[Argentine Olympic Committee]] museum.]]

The '''Olympic mascots''' are fictional characters who represent the cultural heritage of the place where the [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] and [[Paralympic Games]] are taking place. They are often an animal native to the area or human figures.

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|[[1992 Winter Olympics]] || {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Albertville]]

! scope="row" | [[Magique (mascot)|Magique]]

| Man-star/snow imp || Philippe Mairesse || The colors of the mascot are based on those of the French flag.|| ||<ref name=":1" />

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|[[1992 Summer Olympics]] || {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]]

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|[[2024 Summer Olympics]] || {{Flagicon|FRA}} Paris

! scope="row" | [[The Phryges|The Olympic Phryge]]

| [[Phrygian cap]] || Gilles Deleris || Based on the [[Phrygian cap|Phrygian Cap]] that [[Marianne]] used at the time of the [[French Revolution]]. It was revealed on 14 November 2022. ||[[File:Phryge olympique Brest 2024 (cropped).jpg|120px]]

|<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 October 2021 |title=Avec ses produits dérivés, Paris 2024 veut faire sauter la banque |url=https://www.francsjeux.com/2021/10/29/avec-ses-produits-derives-paris-2024-veut-faire-sauter-la-banque/79501}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Belam |first=Martin |date=2022-11-14 |title=Meet the Phryges: Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic mascots unveiled |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/nov/14/paris-2024-olympic-mascot-paralympic-mascot-phryges-france |access-date=2024-08-02 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games Mascot Unveiled |url=http://www.olympic.org/news/nanjing-2014-youth-olympic-games-mascot-unveiled/184362 |access-date=22 October 2015 |website=www.olympic.org}}</ref>

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|[[2016 Winter Youth Olympics]] || [[Lillehammer]] || [[2016 Winter Youth Olympics#Mascot|Sjogg]] || Lynx || Line Ansethmoen || The name "Sjogg" translates to "Snow" in the [[Gudbrandsdalsmål]] dialects || [[File:Sjogg in town (21648317444).jpg|100px]]

|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-12-12 |title=Lillehammer 2016 mascot named Sjogg |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1024305/lillehammer-2016-mascot-named-sjogg |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref>

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