Sondre (mascot)
Sondre was the official mascot of the 1994 Winter Paralympics in Lillehammer, Norway .
description
Sondre is a troll , one of the typical characters in Norse mythology . He has red hair and is wearing a green jacket and blue pants. He is amputated above the knee on his left leg . Sondre is skiing with his right leg. His character is described as youthful and friendly.
Emergence
The figure of the troll was determined through a competition in which all Norwegian schools were invited to submit designs for a mascot. The winning design came from Janne Solem, the idea was implemented by the illustrator Tor Lindrupsen. A name for the mascot was sought in a separate competition. Here the Sondre proposal won , which pays homage to Sondre Norheim , the pioneer of modern skiing .
Others
The holdings of the Norwegian Olympic Museum include an officially licensed Sondre figure and a Sondre costume consisting of a jacket, trousers with a sewn-on tail, gloves, a woolen sock, a leather shoe and the matching ski. The inventory of the German Sport & Olympia Museum includes a poster designed by Tor Lindrupsen, which shows Sondre skiing down the forest, accompanied by a fox, a hare and a bird.
Web links
- Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Mascot on the official website of the International Paralympic Committee (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Winter Games. National Paralympic Heritage Trust, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Ulli Brünger: Record games of the disabled. Neues Deutschland, March 11, 1994, accessed on August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Special figure. Norges Olympiske Museum, accessed August 12, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Special section. Norges Olympiske Museum, accessed August 12, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ^ Poster, VI. Winter Paralympic Games - 1994, Lillehammer. German Sport & Olympia Museum, accessed on August 12, 2020 .