3. Mascots
London 2012: Two interactive
drops of steel called Wenlock and
Mandeville are the mascots for
the next Olympics and
Paralympics.
4. Mascots
Munich, Germany 1972:
Waldi the dachshund dog
was the first official
Olympic mascot. The
different colours were
chosen to represent the
happiness and joy of the
Olympics.
5. Mascots
Montreal, Canada
1976:We're told
it's a beaver
called Amik.
6. Mascots
Moscow, Russia 1980: This
is Misha the bear, who was
designed by a famous
Russian children's
illustrator called Victor
Chizhikov.
7. Mascots
Los Angeles, USA
1984: Sam the eagle
was designed by the
guy behind Mickey
Mouse, Walt Disney.
A bald eagle is the
symbol of the USA.
8. Mascots
Seoul, South
Korea 1988:
Hodori the
tiger's name
was chosen
from more than
2,000
suggestions sent
in by members
of the public.
9. Mascots
Barcelona, Spain
1992: 20 years after
Waldi the dachshund,
along came another
dog. Cobi even got his
own series on Spanish
TV.
10. Mascots
Altanta, USA 1996:
Izzy the...No-one
quite knew what the
first computer
generated mascot
was. So they called it
Izzy.
11. Mascots
Athens, Greece 2004: Phevos
(left) and Athena were
based on ancient dolls
believed to be the first
Greek toys. They were
named after Greek gods.
13. Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci
At the age of 14, Comaneci became one of
the stars of the 1976 Summer Olympics in
Montreal. During her routine on the uneven
bars she scored a 10.0, the highest score
possible. It was the first time in modern
Olympic gymnastics history that the score
had ever been awarded. Comaneci won of
five Olympic gold medals in total and is one
of the best-known gymnasts in the world .
14. Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson
Jenny Thompson is one of the most
decorated Olympians in history,
winning twelve medals, including
eight golds, while representing the
USA in the 1992, 1996, 2000, and
2004 Summer Olympics.
15. Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson
Daley Thompson won the decathlon
gold medal at the Olympic Games in
1980 and 1984, and broke the world
record for the event four times.
Thompson's best score in the
decathlon was 8847 points, set in the
1984 Olympic competition – a world
record that stood until 1992.
16. Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson still holds the world
record in the 200 metres, 400 metres
and 4 x 400 metres relay. He won five
Olympic gold medals and was
crowned world champion nine times.
He is the only male sprint athlete in
history to win both the 200 metres
and 400 metres events at the same
Olympics.
17. Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave
Steve Redgrave won gold medals at
five Olympic Games from 1984 to
2000. He is the only Briton ever to
achieve this and only four other
Olympians achieved the same.
Redgrave has also won nine Rowing
World Championship gold medals.
18. Michael Phelps
Michael Phelps
After winning his eighth gold
medal in the Men's 4 x 100m
Medley Final in Beijing, Phelps
became the most decorated ever
Olympian with 14 golds in total.
The previous record was nine
Olympic Gold Medals. Will
anyone ever beat his record?
19. Cassius Clay / Muhammed Ali
Cassius Clay / Muhammed Ali
Cassius Clay won gold at the 1960
Summer Olympics in Rome. His record
was 100 wins, with five losses, when
he ended his amateur career. Clay,
who changed his name to Muhammed
Ali after joining in 1964, remains the
only man to have won the linear
heavyweight championship three
times and was also the winner of an
Olympic Light-heavyweight gold
medal.
