Rio Olympics 2016 Mascots : Vinicius & Tom
Vinicius is the official mascot of Rio Olympics 2016 and he was named after the famous Brazilian musician Vinicius de Moraes who is renowned for composing his own bossa nova music. The Olympic mascot is a mixture of all the famous Brazilian animals.
Year | Venue |
Mascot
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1972 | Munich | Waldi (A Dachshund) |
1976 | Montreal | Amik (A Beaver) |
1980 | Moscow | Misa (A Bear) |
1984 | Los Angeles | Sam (An Eagle) |
1888 | Seoul | Hodori (A Tiger) |
1992 | Barcelona | Cobi (A Dog) |
1996 | Atlanta | lzzy (A computer generated blue cartoon character) |
2000 | Sydney | Syd (A Platypus), Millie (An Echidna), Olly (A Kookaburra) |
2004 | Athens | Phevos & Athena (Greek God and Goddess) |
2008 | Beijing | Fuwa, a collective name for five personified dolls - "Beibei" (carp), "Jingjing (panda), "Huanhuan" (Child of Fire), "Yingying" (Tibetan antelope), and "Nini" (swallow). |
2012 | London | Wenlock & Mandeville (City names of England) |
2016 | Rio de Janeiro |
Vinicius
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