Syd, Olly and Millie
Syd, Olly and Millie were the official mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
description
Syd, whose name refers to the city of Sydney , is a platypus . It stands for the environment of Australia and should also represent the energy of the inhabitants. Olly is a kookaburra . His name stands for the Olympic Games , he embodies the Olympic spirit of generosity. The third mascot is Millie, an urchin . His name refers to the new millennium , he is characterized as a technology-savvy being. Syd, Olly and Millie also symbolize the elements water, air and earth.
development
The mascot was designed by Matthew Hatton. The three animal species, all of which are native to Australia, were identified through a survey. The options kangaroo and koala were excluded from the outset in order not to use the classic Australian stereotypes that have been used over and over again . The Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games first presented Syd, Olly and Millie to the public in January 1997.
Others
Syd, Olly and Millie were positively received by the population. However, during the Olympic Games, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat , the Games' unofficial mascot, which was created for the Australian television channel Channel Seven , became a crowd -pleaser . Fatso was much more popular with the public, which, among other things, had an impact on the sale of official merchandising items.
Syd, Olly and Millie's original mascot costumes are kept in a warehouse at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.
Web links
- Sydney 2000 Mascots: Syd, Olly and Millie on the official website of the International Olympic Committee (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Maryanne Taouk: Sydney's Olympic Games were the best ever, but When the flame died our Olympic symbols had a mixed fate. The Daily Telegraph, August 12, 2016, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Sydney 2000 - Mascots Olly, Syd & Millie. The Olympic Design, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Matthew dessem: History's Greatest Olympic Mascot Is Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat. Slate, August 6, 2016, accessed August 12, 2020 .
- ↑ Finlo Rohrer: How not to have to Olympic mascot nightmare. BBC News Magazine, June 16, 2008, accessed August 12, 2020 .