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Olympic Mascots Through the Years

From Barbara Crews, About.com

What would the Olympics be without mascots? Probably a little less commercial and certainly a lot less fun. It's surprising to find out that the first official Olympic mascot was as recent as the 1972 Munich Games. But it's been a go since then, with sometimes as many as five mascots for a single Olympics.

In most cases, the more recent the collectible was made, the more affordable it is. The same holds true for the recent Olympic mascots, with the exception of the Snowlets from the Nagano (98) listing at $475.

Also read: Olympic Mascots Through the Years

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Moscow Olympics 1980Los Angeles 1984Seoul 1988 Summer GamesCalgary 1988 Winter Games
Lillehammer 1994Atlanta 1996Nagano 1998Sydney 2000 Olympics
Athens 2004Beijing Olympics 2008

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