历届夏季奥运会吉祥物(1972-2008)
奥运会的吉祥物并不是一开始就有的，第一个吉祥物诞生于1972年的慕尼黑奥运会。让我们回顾一下可爱的历届吉祥物吧。
Waldi - Munich 1972
"Waldi", the first official mascot to appear for the 1972 Munich Games, was a Dachshund. He was modelled after Cherie von Birkenhof, a longhaired breed of the species. Waldi was the first official Olympic mascot.
Waldi's head and tail are light blue, and his body has vertical stripes with at least three of the five Olympic colours. Waldi was produced in various forms and sizes: plush, plastic, stickers, posters and buttons - but not as a pin until many years later.
1972年慕尼黑奥运会的吉祥物沃尔蒂是只惹人喜爱的腊肠狗，它是奥运会历史上第一个官方吉祥物。它的身体上交织着奥运的色彩，深受人们喜爱。以沃尔蒂的模样出现的奥运周边产品数不胜数。
Amik - Montreal 1976
"Amik" the beaver was chosen as the official mascot for the Summer Olympic Games of Montreal, 1976.
"Amik" in Indian language means beaver. The beaver has always been associated with hard work.
阿米克，1976年蒙特利尔奥运会官方吉祥物。这只海狸通常被看作是勤劳的标志。
Misha - Moscow 1980
The Moscow Olympic bear "Misha" was developed by the renowned illustrator of children’s books Victor Chizikov. It took the illustrator six months to draw one hundred variations of the bear that also carried the full name Mikhail Potapych Toptygin. "Misha" was finally unveiled on December 19th, 1977.
Misha was featured on hundreds of different pins, as a plush toy, in plastic, porcelain, rubber, wood, glass and metal. Misha also appeared on a stamp.
米沙是1980年莫斯科奥运会吉祥物。这只由俄国一位著名儿童文学家呕心沥血创造的俄国熊，于1977年12月19日呈现在公众面前。除了被做成各种产品，米沙还出现在了专门发行的邮票上。
Sam - Los Angeles 1984
The eagle "Sam" became the mascot of the Los Angeles Games. He was chosen because the imposing bald eagle is the national symbol of the United States. Robert Moore and his associates from Walt Disney Productions selecte