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| Mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul) | |
| Creator | Kim Hyun |
| Species | Amur tiger |
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| Hangul | 호돌이 |
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| Revised Romanization | Hodori |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hodori |
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| 1988 Summer Olympics |
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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. It was also used in the 1986 Asian Games.
Description
"Ho" (호) is derived from the Korean word for tiger ("horangi", 호랑이), and "dori" (돌이) is a diminutive for boys in Korean. The name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public.
Other uses
Hodori was also the official mascot of the 1986 Asian Games, the test event of the Olympics.
There was also a female tiger named "Hosuni" (호순이).
See also
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References
- 배, 주현 (2023-09-29). "88서울올림픽 주역 '호돌이' 캐릭터 탄생 40주년…호돌이 아빠 '김현 디자이너'". 매일신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "서울 1988 마스코트". Olympics.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
External links
Media related to Hodori at Wikimedia Commons
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