| Hodori | |
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| Mascot of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics | |
| Creator | Kim Hyun |
| Species | Amur tiger |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 호돌이 |
|---|---|
| RR | Hodori |
| MR | Hodori |
| Part of a series on |
| 1988 Summer Olympics |
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Hodori (Korean: 호돌이) was the official mascot of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1] The stylized tiger was designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger.[2]
"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.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 "서울 1988 마스코트". Olympics.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ↑ 배, 주현 (2023-09-29). "88서울올림픽 주역 '호돌이' 캐릭터 탄생 40주년…호돌이 아빠 '김현 디자이너'". 매일신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
External links
Media related to Hodori at Wikimedia Commons