List of Paralympic mascots

{{Short description|none}} {{See also|List of Olympic mascots}} Each [[Paralympic Games]] have a [[mascot]], often an animal native to the area or occasionally human figures representing the cultural heritage. Nowadays, most of the merchandise aimed at young people focuses on the mascots, rather than the Paralympic flag or organization logos.

[[Noggi and Joggi]], the mascots of the [[1980 Summer Paralympics]] are possibly the first Paralympic mascots. However, since the [[1988 Summer Paralympics]], all of the Paralympic mascots have been associated with their Olympic counterparts.

==List of mascots== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Games !! scope="col" | City !! scope="col" | Name !! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Type !! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Designer !! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Significance !! class="unsortable" scope="col" | Image !! class="unsortable" scope="col" | {{abbr|Refs.|References}} |- |[[1980 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|NED}} [[Arnhem]] || [[Noggi and Joggi]] || [[Red squirrel]]s || Necky Oprinsen || Possibly the first Paralympic mascots when those Games were still called the World Disabled Games. || |<ref>{{Cite web |title="Arnheim 1980 – Paralympic Mascots "Noggi and Joggi |url=https://www.theolympicdesign.com/paralympics/mascots/arnhem-1980/ |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=theolympicdesign.com |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |[[1984 Summer Paralympics]] || {{ubl|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Long Island]]|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Stoke Mandeville]]}} || [[1984 Summer Paralympics#Mascot|Dan D. Lion]] || [[Lion]]|| Maryanne McGrath Higgins || The name was chosen following a vote by students at a school for students with severe physical impairments. || |<ref>{{cite web |title=New York 1984 Paralympic Games – Dan D. Lion |url=https://www.paralympic.org/stoke-mandeville-new-york-1984/mascot |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2018-03-01 |archive-date=2024-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829123249/https://www.paralympic.org/stoke-mandeville-new-york-1984/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[1988 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Seoul]] || [[Hodori and Gomdoori|Gomdoori]] || [[Asian black bear]]s || Lee Yun Soo|| The Gomdoori (Korean for "teddy bears") were the Paralympic mascots for Seoul 1988. The bears are tied together to symbolize cooperation. Gomdoori originally used as the mascot of the [[1986 Asian Games]]. || align="center" |[[File:Gomdoori.jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=Seoul 1988 Paralympic Games - Gomdoori |url=https://www.paralympic.org/seoul-1988/mascot |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2018-03-01 |archive-date=2024-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203214707/https://www.paralympic.org/seoul-1988/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[1992 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Albertville]] || [[1992 Winter Paralympics#Mascot|Alpy]] || The peak of [[Grande Motte]] || Vincent Thiebaut || Represented the summit of the Grande Motte mountain in Tignes. Colors were white, green and blue, to represent nature and the lake. ||align="center''| |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tignes-Albertville 1992 Paralympic Mascot Alpy - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/tignes-albertville-1992/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[1992 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|ESP}} [[Barcelona]] || [[Cobi and Petra|Petra]] || Armless girl || [[Javier Mariscal]] || Depicted as an honest, diplomatic, energetic, impatient and brave girl. As the first Paralympic mascot with disability, the design was based as friend of Mariscal, the Chilean-German artist [[Lorenza Böttner]], like her, she has no arms, which symbolizes that she does not possess any weapons, and represents peace and harmony. || align="center"| [[Image:Petra, mascota paralímpica.jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Mascot Petra - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/barcelona-1992/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[1994 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|NOR}} [[Lillehammer]] || [[Håkon, Kristin and Sondre|Sondre]] || [[Troll]]|| Tor Lindrupsen and Janne Solem || The name was chosen in a competition and derives from the great skiing pioneer [[Sondre Nordheim]]. ||align="center"| |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Mascot Sondre - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/lillehammer-1994/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[1996 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Atlanta]] || [[Blaze (Paralympic mascot)|Blaze]] || [[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]]||Trevor Irvin || The phoenix is the symbol of the city of Atlanta. ||align="center"| |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Mascot Blaze - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/atlanta-1996/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[1998 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Nagano, Nagano|Nagano]] || [[1998 Winter Paralympics#Mascot|Parabbit]] || [[Rabbit]]|| || A competition was held among students to find a name for the 1998 Winter Paralympic mascot, and the designation "Parabbit" was chosen from among 3,408 different entries. ||align="center"| |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagano 1998 Paralympic Mascot Parabbit - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/nagano-1998/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=2017-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221110009/https://www.paralympic.org/nagano-1998/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2000 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]] || [[Olly, Syd, Millie and Lizzie|Lizzie]] || [[Frilled lizard]]|| Matthew Hattan and [[Jozef Szekeres]] || Her frill was shaped like the combined map of [[Australia]] and [[Tasmania]] ||align="center" | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sydney 2000 Paralympic Mascot Lizzie - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=2016-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822141749/https://www.paralympic.org/sydney-2000/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2002 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Salt Lake City]] || [[Powder, Copper, Coal and Otto|Otto]] || [[Sea otter]]|| Steve Small, [[Landor Associates]] and Publicis || The otter was chosen because of its quickness and liveliness. || align="center" | |<ref>{{cite web |title=Salt Lake City 2002 Paralympic Winter Games – Otto |url=https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/mascot |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2018-03-01 |archive-date=2023-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210234625/https://www.paralympic.org/salt-lake-city-2002/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2004 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]] || [[Athena, Phevos and Proteas|Proteas]] || [[Seahorse]]|| Spyros Gogos || Named after the mythologic sea-god or god of rivers and oceanic bodies of water, [[Proteus]]. From the myth also comes their name, as a feature of Proteus comes the adjective protean, with the general meaning of "versatile", "mutable", "capable of assuming many forms". "Protean" has positive connotations of flexibility, versatility and adaptability.||align="center" | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Athens 2004 Paralympic Mascot Proteas - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/athens-2004/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[2006 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Turin]] || [[Neve, Gliz, and Aster|Aster]]|| [[Snowflake]]|| Pedro Albuquerque || Aster the snowflake represents the uniqueness of each participating athlete.|| [[File:Torino 2006 Neve e Gliz a Porta Susa (cropped).jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=Torino 2006 Paralympic Winter Games - Aster |url=https://www.paralympic.org/torino-2006/mascot |publisher=International Paralympic Committee |access-date=2018-03-01 |archive-date=2023-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130072813/https://www.paralympic.org/torino-2006/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2008 Summer Paralympics]]|| {{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]] || [[Fu Niu Lele]] || [[Cattle|Cow]]|| Wu GuanYing || Represents a harmonious co-existence between mankind and nature, it represents athletes with a disability striving to make progress, and it represents the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Summer Games' concept of "Transcendence, Equality and Integration." || [[File:Fu Niu Lele.jpg|120px]] |<ref>[http://en.beijing2008.cn/video/promotional/lele/index.shtml The Official Mascot of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Fu Niu Lele] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524184522/http://en.beijing2008.cn/video/promotional/lele/index.shtml#|date=2011-05-24}}, Official website of [[Beijing 2008]]</ref> |- |rowspan=2| [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] ||rowspan=2| {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Vancouver]] || [[Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk|Sumi]] || Hybrid mythical creature || rowspan="2" | [[Meomi Design]]<br />(a group of<br />Vicki Wong and<br />Michael Murphy) || With wings of a [[Thunderbird (mythology)|Thunderbird]], legs of an [[American black bear]], and a hat of a [[killer whale]] in an artistic style of [[Haida people|Haida]] people, he pays homage to Canadian legends. ||[[File:Sumi (mascot) (cropped).jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Mascot Sumi - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/vancouver-2010/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[Miga, Quatchi, Sumi and Mukmuk|Mukmuk]] || [[Vancouver Island marmot]] || Not an official mascot, but the designated "[[sidekick]]". || |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Jeff |date=2008-02-10 |title=Free Mukmuk: the 'other' Olympic mascot |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/free-mukmuk-the-other-olympic-mascot |website=[[Ottawa Citizen]]}}</ref> |- |[[2012 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|GBR}} [[London]] || [[Wenlock and Mandeville|Mandeville]] || One-eyed drop of steel || Iris || Named after the birthplace of the Paralympic Games, [[Stoke Mandeville Hospital]] in Buckinghamshire. || [[File:Mandevilleee, Globe Theatre.png|Globe Mandeville|120px]] |<ref name="bbc2012">{{cite web |last=Farquhar |first=Gordon |date=19 May 2010 |title=BBC Sport - London 2012 unveils Games mascots Wenlock & Mandeville |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/london_2012/8690467.stm |accessdate=19 May 2010 |work=[[BBC Online]] |archive-date=22 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522124841/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/london_2012/8690467.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= |title=2012 London Olympics Mascots launched to the World |url=http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/work/london-2012-mascots-launched-to-world/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628151306/http://www.irisnation.com/irisnews/work/london-2012-mascots-launched-to-world/ |archive-date=June 28, 2010 |accessdate=October 22, 2015 |website= |publisher=}}</ref> |- |[[2014 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Sochi]] || [[2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots|Luchik and Snezhinka]] || A ray of light and a snowflake || Natalia Balashova and Anna Zhilinsky ||Luhik came from a different planet that was perpetually hot, while Snezhinka hailed from a planet that was perpetually cold. || |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sochi 2014 Paralympic Mascot Ray of Light and Snowflake - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sochi-2014/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[2016 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Rio de Janeiro]] || [[Vinicius and Tom|Tom]] || A hybrid plant made of all Brazilian plants ||Luciana Eguti and Paulo Muppet || Inspired by the diversity of the Brazilian flora. Named after the local musician [[Tom Jobim]] decided by popular vote. || [[Image:Cerimônia de encerramento dos Jogos Paralímpicos Rio 2016 (29776120975) cropped.jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rio 2016 Paralympic Mascot Tom - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=2024-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215091542/https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=23 November 2014 |title=Meet the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games mascots and help choose their names |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/meet-the-rio-2016-olympic-and-paralympic-games-mascots-and-help-choose-their-names |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809151340/https://www.rio2016.com/en/news/meet-the-rio-2016-olympic-and-paralympic-games-mascots-and-help-choose-their-names |archivedate=9 August 2016 |accessdate=30 November 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |quote=The mascots were created by Birdo Studios, a São Paulo-based design and animation company}}</ref> |- |[[2018 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|KOR}} [[Pyeongchang County|Pyeongchang]] || [[Soohorang and Bandabi|Bandabi]] || [[Asiatic black bear]] || MASS C&G || Its name is also formed from two Korean words: bandal (반달) and bi (비), meaning "half-moon" to refer to the white crescent on an Asiatic black bear's chest and the latter connoting commemoration to celebrate the games. || [[file:Bandabi.jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Mascot Bandabi - Photos & History |url=https://www.paralympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en |archive-date=2017-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221121837/https://www.paralympic.org/pyeongchang-2018/mascot |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2020 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]] || [[Miraitowa and Someity|Someity]] || Robot || Ryo Taniguchi || The Paralympic mascot was chosen from several designs submitted by schoolchildren and illustrators throughout Japan. || [[File:100 Yen 2020 Tokyo Paralympics obverse R1 Someity.gif|120px]] |<ref>{{cite web |title=Tokyo 2020 Unveils Mascots |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/tokyo-2020-unveils-mascots |accessdate=30 April 2018 |website=Olympic.org |publisher=International Olympic Committee |archive-date=29 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829111613/https://www.olympic.org/news/tokyo-2020-unveils-mascots |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2022 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|CHN}} [[Beijing]] || [[Bing Dwen Dwen and Shuey Rhon Rhon|Shuey Rhon Rhon]] || [[sky lantern|Chinese lantern]] || Jiang Yufan || Designed with [[Chinese New Year]] lanterns as the prototype.As the games were held during the Chinese New Year, the Lanterns represent harvest, celebration, warmth and light. The wishful shape at the top symbolizes auspicious happiness; the continuous pattern of the dove of peace and the [[Temple of Heaven]] symbolizes the peaceful friendship and highlights the characteristics of the place where the place is held; the decorative pattern incorporates the traditional Chinese paper-cut art; the snow on the face represents the meaning of "a fall of seasonable snow gives promise of a fruitful year". It also reflects the anthropomorphic design and highlights the mascot's cuteness. || [[File:Shuey Rhon Rhon.jpg|120px]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shuey Rhon Rhon - Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Mascot |url=https://www.paralympic.org/beijing-2022/about/mascot |access-date=2025-03-02 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}</ref> |- |[[2024 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]] || [[Phryges|Paralympic Phryge]]|| [[Phrygian cap|Phrygian Cap]] || Gilles Deleris || An anthropomorphic [[Phrygian cap|Phrygian Cap]] based on the one [[Marianne]] wore at the time of the [[French Revolution]]. Also the first Paralympic mascot since the [[1994 Winter Paralympics]] with an obvious disability with a prosthetic right leg. Revealed on 14 November 2022 || [[File:Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics - September 4 - 22.jpg|120px]] |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Rebecca |date=26 July 2024 |title=What are Phryges? Everything to know about the Paris 2024 mascot |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/what-are-phyrges-everything-to-know-paris-2024-mascot-rcna163751 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240806053957/https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/what-are-phyrges-everything-to-know-paris-2024-mascot-rcna163751 |archive-date=6 August 2024 |access-date=6 August 2024 |website=[[NBC News]] |language=en}}</ref><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 |access-date=14 November 2022 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925054605/https://www.francsjeux.com/2021/10/29/avec-ses-produits-derives-paris-2024-veut-faire-sauter-la-banque/79501 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |[[2026 Winter Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Milan]]-[[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || [[Tina and Milo|Milo]] || [[Stoat]] || Students of the Istituto Comprensivo of Taverna in Calabria || Milo's name is derived from [[Milan]], one of the two host cities. Milo is missing a leg, and uses his tail in its place. || [[File:Mascottes dans la fanzone de Milan 2026.jpg|120px]] |<ref name=":0">{{cite web |date=7 February 2024 |title=Milano Cortina 2026 unveils mascots Tina and Milo |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/milano-cortina-2026-mascots-unveiled-two-years-to-go-celebrations |access-date=7 February 2024 |website=olympics.com |publisher= |archive-date=29 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240729055510/https://olympics.com/en/news/milano-cortina-2026-mascots-unveiled-two-years-to-go-celebrations |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Fenton |first=Caela |date=2024-02-08 |title=Meet Tina and Milo, the mascots for Milano Cortina 2026 |url=https://olympic.ca/2024/02/08/meet-tina-and-milo-the-mascots-for-milano-cortina-2026/ |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website |language=en-US |archive-date=2025-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250120144548/https://olympic.ca/2024/02/08/meet-tina-and-milo-the-mascots-for-milano-cortina-2026/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[2028 Summer Paralympics]] || {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Los Angeles]] || TBA || TBA || TBA || to be revealed in 2026 || || |}

==See also== * [[List of mascots]] * [[Paralympic symbols]] * [[List of Olympic mascots|Olympic mascots]] * [[Olympic symbols]]

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