His name is Waldi. Waldi was the first Olympic mascot for the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. Waldi was a dachshund, a popular breed of dog from Germany. Waldi’s head and tail are blue and his body has stripes.
This is a mascot of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow, Russia. His name is Misha. Misha has blue-black-yellow-green-red belt with five golden rings. Misha was very popular. You can see Misha in one episode of cartoon «Nu, pogodi!».
This is a mascot of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. His name is Sam. He is an eagle, the national bird of the United States. Sam wears a blue, red and white hat (colors of the American flag).
This is a mascot of the 1988 Summer Olimpic Games in Seoul, Korea. His name is Hodori, which means «a boy-tiger». Hodori is very nice and friendly. He wears the Olympic Rings around his neck and has a traditional Korean dance hat on his head.
This is a mascot of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games in Calgary, Canada. Hildy and Howdy are two polar bears. They are a brother and sister. This is the first Olympic mascot with two characters. Some people think that the names Hidy and Howdy mean «hi» and «how do you do?».