Hodori

Korean name
Hangul	호돌이
Revised Romanization	Hodori
McCune–Reischauer	Hodori

Hodori (Korean: 호돌이) was the official mascot of the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. The stylized tiger was designed by Kim Hyun as an amicable Amur tiger, portraying the friendly and hospitable traditions of the Korean people.

"Ho" (Korean: 호) is derived from the Korean word for tiger ("horangi", Korean: Korean: 호랑이), and "dori" (Korean: 돌이) is a diminutive for boys in Korean. The name Hodori was chosen from 2,295 suggestions sent in by the public.

There was also a female tiger named "Hosuni" (Korean: 호순이), but she was seldom used. "Suni" (Korean: 순이) is a diminutive for girls in Korean.

Hodori is also the name of the Korean Tae-Kwon-Do National Demonstration Team, which also uses the Hodori tiger as their symbol.

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