Hodori

Hodori, the official mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Hodori (Korean: 호돌이) was the official mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.

The stylized tiger was designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people, and the name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public.

"Ho" is derived from the Korean word for tiger ("horangi", Korean: 호랑이), and "dori" is a diminutive for boys in Korean.

There was also a female tiger named "Hosuni", but she was seldom used.

"Hodori" is also the name of the Korean Tae-Kwon-Do National Demonstration Team, which also uses the Hodori tiger as their symbol.

External links

IOC Site on 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic mascots, Paralympic mascots and Youth Olympic mascots

Olympic mascots

Summer Olympics	1972: Waldi 1976: Amik 1980: Misha 1984: Sam 1988: Hodori 1992: Cobi 1996: Izzy 2000: Olly, Syd and Millie 2004: Athena and Phevos 2008: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying and Nini 2012: Wenlock 2016: Vinicius 2020: TBA

Winter Olympics	1968: Schuss (unofficial) 1972: Kamutane 1976: Schneemann 1980: Roni 1984: Vučko 1988: Hidy and Howdy 1992: Magique 1994: Håkon and Kristin 1998: The Snowlets 2002: Powder, Copper and Coal 2006: Neve and Gliz 2010: Miga, Quatchi and Mukmuk 2014: Polar Bear, Hare, Leopard 2018: TBA 2022: TBA

Paralympic mascots

Summer Paralympics	1980: Noggi and Joggi 1984: Samuel 1988: Komduri 1992: Petra 1996: Blaze 2000: Lizzie 2004: Proteas 2008: Fu Niu Lele 2012: Mandeville 2016: Tom 2020: TBA

Winter Paralympics	1992: Alpy 1994: Sondre 1998: Parabbit 2002: Otto 2006: Aster 2010: Sumi and Mukmuk 2014: Ray of Light and Snowflake 2018: TBA 2022: TBA

Youth Olympic mascots

Summer Youth Olympics	2010: Lyo and Merly 2014: Lele 2018: TBA

Winter Youth Olympics	2012: Yoggl 2016: Sjogg 2020: TBA

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