Hodori and Gomdoori
| Hodori | |
|---|---|
| Mascot of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Olympics | |
| Creator | Kim Hyun |
| Species | Amur tiger |
| Gomdoori | |
|---|---|
| Mascots of the 1986 Asian Games and 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
| Creator | Lee Yun Soo |
| Significance | Two Asian black bears |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 호돌이 |
|---|---|
| RR | Hodori |
| MR | Hodori |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 곰두리 |
|---|---|
| RR | Gomduri |
| MR | Komduri |
| Part of a series on |
| 1988 Summer Olympics |
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Hodori (Korean: 호돌이) and Gomdoori (Korean: 곰두리) were the official mascots of the 1986 Asian Games, the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Paralympics.[1]
Characteristics
Hodori and Gomdoori were designed by Kim Hyun and Lee Yun Soo respectively as an amicable Amur tiger and Asian black bear respectively.[2]
Hodori
"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]
Gomdoori
According to Korean ancestral culture, bears are known for their courage and wisdom, which is reflected by the existence of two sister constellations: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The two bears chosen as mascots are of a species known as the Asian black bear. This practice was common on the Korean peninsula and was marked by the white V-shaped chest mark. The two chosen mascots are brothers tied by a rope to the leg; this demonstrates the brotherhood, guidance, coherent and coexistent cooperation and relationship that the Olympic and Paralympic Games would have now: dreamt of by the Organizing Committee of this edition of the Paralympics. They also represented achievements and camaraderie recorded during the event. The name chosen for the mascots was Gomdoori.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Brittain, Ian (2012). From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford : a history of the summer paralympic games (PDF). Champaign, Illinois: Common Ground Publishing LLC. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-86335-988-7.
- ^ "[카드뉴스] 올림픽의 얼굴, 마스코트에 숨은 비밀" (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-03-24.
External links
Media related to Hodori at Wikimedia Commons