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1988 Olympic Games SEOUL

The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. They were also the fourth Olympic Games to be held in autumn.

In the Seoul Games, 159 nations were represented by a total of 8391 athletes: 6197 men and 2194 women. 263 events were held and 27,221 volunteers helped to prepare the Olympics. 11,331 media (4978 written press and 6353broadcasters) showed the Games all over the world.^[1]

These were the last Olympic Games for two of the world's "dominating" sport powers, the Soviet Union and East Germany, as both ceased to exist before the next Olympic Games.

North Korea, still officially at war with South Korea, and its allies, Albania, Cuba,Madagascar, and Seychelles boycotted the games. For differing reasons,Ethiopia, Nicaragua, and Albania (who declared an Olympic-record fourth consecutive boycott) did not participate in the Games. However, the much larger boycotts seen in the previous three Summer Olympics were avoided, resulting in the largest ever number of participating nations during the Cold War era.

Official Souvenir Gift Set for Collectors

LIMITED EDITION

SET OF 3 Pins, Badges

IN FRAME

Αποτέλεσμα εικόνας για 1988 Seoul Olympic Official Pin Badge Set Commemorative Souvenir Gift Set

HODORI SEOUL KOREA PIN SET

FRAMED IN BRUSHED METAL SOLID FRAMED WITH GLASS.

This was issued under the license from ioc and korea ioc. A special gift from 1988 seoul olympic games. And a very special opportunity to collect a cute souvenir! Condition is very good, original official sticker from the 1988 seoul olympics on the back. Size : 180mm x 135mmweight : 0. 5 kg satisfaction guaranteed good chance to collect a really great sports item!

Fantastic set of 3 Pins from the 1988 Seoul Olympics. All come in like new condition with the original case. No damage.

Coming to you in Excellent condition

Original Pins Olympic Games Seoul, South Korea 1988 -

XXIV Olympic Summer Games -

Very Rare Item

Made in KOREA
Hodori the Tiger

Mascot 1988
From September 22 to October 18, 1982, the SLOOC solicited entries in a cash prize contest to select the Games mascot. The contest drew a total of 4,344 entries. Classified into 60 types, the entries were brought to a screening session in November 1982. At the session, a rabbit, tiger, squirrel and a pair of mandarin ducks emerged as candidate characters for the mascot.
In December 1982, a second screening panel of 15 persons representing zoology, journalism, and design picked the tiger and rabbit from among the four. In December 1983, the SLOOC Executive Board finalized the tiger as the mascot. In selecting the tiger as the mascot, the SLOOC cited the tiger's traditional popularity among Korean folk, and its image of an animal which symbolizes the vigorous and marching spirit of the Korean people.
The SLOOC also took into consideration the manner in which the tiger design could be adopted to illustrate characteristics of the host country. To produce the tiger in its final figurative form, seven persons recommended by the Design Committee were commissioned to submit two designs or more.
The 14 designs presented by the seven persons were brought before a screening committee consisting of 14 members including the members of the Design Committee and related specialists. The panel selected the design by Kim Hyun, representative of the company, Design Park, in May 1983, on the condition that the design be partly amended.
In July 1983, the SLOOC, with the approval of its Executive Committee and General Session, finally agreed the tiger design as the mascot. As the mascot of the Seoul Olympic Games, the Korean tiger, long familiar to Koreans through myths and legend, was designed in the simple figurative form of a little tiger cub. The body lines were contoured to give a soft feeling, and the mascot wore an Olympic medal around the neck to identify itself with the Olympics. To enhance the Korean flavor, the figure wore the traditional sangmo hat of a Korean farmband player. The hat's spiraling streamer formed an S-shape to denote the first letter of Seoul, the host city.

To find a name for the mascot, the SLOOC offered a cash prize during a month-long campaign starting from December 1,1983; the contest drew a total of 6,117 names.
The criteria set by the SLOOC for the mascot's name was that it should suggest friendliness and a Korean flavor; it should be easy to remember and pronounce; and it should be internationally applicable. A screening panel consisting of 11 experts in folklore, Korean alphabetic research, zoology, journalism, plus two foreigners recommended "Hodori" as the best name in April 1984; Hodori thus became the name of the mascot.
(Text from Official Report 1988, Vol. 1, page 636)

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"As the mascot of the Seoul Olympic Games, the Korean tiger, long familiar to Koreans through myths and legend, was designed in the simple figurative form of a little tiger cub. The body lines were contoured to give a soft feeling, and the mascot wore an Olympic medal around the neck to identify itself with the Olympics. To enhance the Korean flavor, the figure wore the traditional sangmo hat of a Korean farmband player."

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