Last updated on 2012-08-03, by Tony

Latest 8 Summer Olympic Theme Songs and Summer Olympic Mascots

With beginning of the excellent opening ceremony of 2012 London Olympics, the world is welcoming the world’s most important sports event: Olympic Games. As 2012 London Olympics moves on, people’s craze towards sports is spreading. However, besides Summer Olympic matches and golden medals, Summer Olympic theme songs and Summer Olympic mascots are also influential enough to gain the world’s attention.

Generally speaking, Summer Olympic theme song and Summer Olympic mascot are two symbols of the Summer Olympic Games. People may easily forget a fierce Summer Olympic competition in a certain Summer Olympic Games but they will still remember a beautiful Summer Olympic song or a cute image of Summer Olympic mascot. In fact, the host city usually put much emphasis on the selection Summer Olympic song and Summer Olympic mascot. Therefore, there are many theme songs and mascots in the Summer Olympics that were able to impress us deeply

This post will review latest 8 Summer Olympic theme songs and Summer Olympic mascots. Since the MV of the Summer Olympic theme songs can be found on YouTube, one is able to download those YouTube videos in MP3 formats so that they can enjoy them better. As for the Summer Olympic mascots, one may easily get them on E-bay or official Summer Olympic websites.

I. Summer Olympic Theme Songs

1. 1984 Olympics: Reach out by Lionel Richi

2. 1988 Olympics: Hand In Hand by Koreana

3. 1992 Olympics:Barcelona by Freddie Mercury

4. 1996 Olympics:Reach by Gloria Estefan

5. 2000 Olympics: The Flame by Tina Arena

6. 2004 Olympics: Oceania by Bjork

7. 2008 Olympics: you and me by Sarah Brightman

8. 2012 Olympics: Survival by Muse

II. Summer Olympic Mascots

1. 1984 Olympics: Sam

As a mascot designed by Disney, Sam is a cartoon eager wearing the suit of Uncle Sam. The red, white and blue stripes of his hat symbolize the national flag of United States.

2. 1988 Olympics: Hodori

Hodori means little tiger which is usually worshiped by the Korean. The cute Hodori not only represent represents the mysterious oriental culture but also display the hospitality of the Korean.

3.1992 Olympics: Cobi

Though designed as a cute dog, Cobi still looks like the combination of goat and dog. Moreover, it was not favored by many people in the world until the ending of 1992 Olympics.

4. 1996 Olympics: Izzy

Izzy is a mascot created by the computer according to people’s imagination. The name Izzy is short for “What is it“. When 1996 Olympics ended, Izzy gained a mouth, star-shape apples and a nose.

5. 2000 Olympics: Syd, Olly and Millie

Syd stands for Sydney, Olly stands for Olympics and Mille stands for millennium. Moreover, they represent those creatures living on the land, in the air and in the water respectively.

6. 2004 Olympics: Athena and Phevos

Athena is the God of Wisdom while Phevos is the God of Light and Music. Their images are designed basing on the ancient Greek statue toys. Moreover, they stand for the ancient history of Olympic Games and mysterious culture of Greek.  

7. 2008 Olympics: Fuwa

Five mascots are displayed in Beijing Olympics which were created according to those animals in different regions of China. They were named Beibei, Jingjing, Huanghuang, Yingying and Nini. When reading their names sequentially in Chinese, it means Beijing welcomes your visiting.

8. 2012 Olympics: Wenlock

Wenlock is the Olympic mascot for 2012 London Olympics. The rings on his twists represent the unity of all nations while the red light on his head stands for the cabs in London. Moreover, one can take photos with his big eye to record every place they have travelled.

All in all those are the latest eight Summer Olympic theme songs and Summer Olympic mascots. Due to the great charms of the theme song and mascot, Summer Olympics can always bring the world one surprise after another.