atlanta, 1996, named izzy for "whatizit?" 'nuff said. even the mascot for the 1986 chernobyl nuclear reactor accident was better.
los angeles, 1984: more like the mascot for a patriotic chain of greasy fried chicken joints.
Check this site out for a gallery of olympic mascots. the first official mascot was 1972, munich. there was also an unofficial mascot for the 1968 winter games in grenoble.
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"Waldi was modeled on a real dog, a long-haired Dachshund named Cherie von Birkenhof."
i forgot to post the site i mentioned in the post. bhagoosh found one at:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/passion/collectors/object/index_uk.asp?ObjId=45.
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