Olly, Syd and Millie were named by Philip Sheldon from advertising agency DMBB and represented air, soil and water. Olly (from Olympics) the kookaburra represents the Olympic spirit of generosity. Syd (from Sydney) the platypus represents the environment as well as the activity and energy of Australia and their population. Millie (from Millennium) the echidna knows everything about technology and numerical data. The mascots were designed by Matthew Hattan and Jozef Szekeres.[1][2]
The mascot for the 2000 Paralympics was Lizzie the frill-necked lizard, a native Australian animal which inhabits northern parts of the country.[3] The shape of the character's frill represented the geographical shape of the country, and the ochre colour of Lizzie's body aimed to mirror the colour of the land. The lizard was chosen because of the animal's survival instincts and tenacity,[4] and was intended to represent the character traits of Paralympic athletes.[5]
Lizzie's voice was provided by Olivia Newton-John, who made appearances alongside Lizzie leading up and during the Games.[6]
The visibility of and community engagement with Lizzie outpaced that of the other three Olympic mascots. The Australian Paralympic Committees noted the significant branding capital and realised that this could be leveraged in the future.[7]
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^Legg, David; Gilbert, Keith (2011). "Chapter 8: Sydney 2000: Moving from Post-Hoc Legacy to Strategic Vision and Operational Partnerships". In Darcy, Simon; Appleby, Louis (eds.). Paralympic Legacies. Illinois: Common Ground Publishers. pp. 75–95.
^Bassi, Isha. "The Tokyo Olympics Are Starting Soon, So Here's A Reminder About What Australia's Mascots Look Like". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
^Bali, Meghna (16 July 2021). "Woolies' new 'Aussie Heroes' sticker packs kinda have furry vibes". triple j. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
olly, millie, lizzie, olly, millie, were, official, mascots, 2000, summer, olympics, lizzie, official, mascot, 2000, summer, paralympics, both, held, sydney, australia, olly, milliemascots, 2000, summer, olympics, sydney, creatormatthew, hattan, jozef, szekere. Olly Syd and Millie were the official mascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics and Lizzie was the official mascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics both held in Sydney Australia Olly Syd and MillieMascots of the 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney CreatorMatthew Hattan and Jozef SzekeresSignificanceA kookaburra Olly a platypus Syd and an echidna Millie named after the short term for Olympics Sydney and Millennium LizzieMascot of the 2000 Summer Paralympics Sydney CreatorMatthew Hattan and Jozef SzekeresSignificanceA Frill necked Lizard Olly Syd and Millie were named by Philip Sheldon from advertising agency DMBB and represented air soil and water Olly from Olympics the kookaburra represents the Olympic spirit of generosity Syd from Sydney the platypus represents the environment as well as the activity and energy of Australia and their population Millie from Millennium the echidna knows everything about technology and numerical data The mascots were designed by Matthew Hattan and Jozef Szekeres 1 2 The mascot for the 2000 Paralympics was Lizzie the frill necked lizard a native Australian animal which inhabits northern parts of the country 3 The shape of the character s frill represented the geographical shape of the country and the ochre colour of Lizzie s body aimed to mirror the colour of the land The lizard was chosen because of the animal s survival instincts and tenacity 4 and was intended to represent the character traits of Paralympic athletes 5 Lizzie s voice was provided by Olivia Newton John who made appearances alongside Lizzie leading up and during the Games 6 The visibility of and community engagement with Lizzie outpaced that of the other three Olympic mascots The Australian Paralympic Committees noted the significant branding capital and realised that this could be leveraged in the future 7 In 2021 Lizzie made a return as a part of the Royal Australian Mint s Aussie Heroes 2 coin collection and later a sticker pack promoted in Woolworths made for the 2020 Summer Olympics 8 9 See also edit nbsp Olympics portal nbsp Sports portal nbsp Oceania portal nbsp Australia portal Fatso the Fat Arsed Wombat an unofficial mascot of the 2000 Games List of Australian sporting mascots List of Olympic mascots List of Paralympic mascotsReferences edit Olympische mascottes Zomerspelen athensinfoguide com Retrieved 14 October 2014 Syd Olly and Millie mascots of the 2000 Olympic Summer Games Beijing2008 5 August 2004 Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 Retrieved 25 October 2006 A Brief History of the Olympic and Paralympic Mascots Beijing2008 5 August 2004 Archived from the original on 21 June 2008 Retrieved 25 October 2006 Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Lizzy International Paralympic Committee IPC n d Retrieved 22 August 2015 Brittain Ian 2012 From Stoke Mandeville to Stratford A History of the Summer Paralympic Games Illinois Common Ground Olympic Games PDF Olympic Information Center 1997 Archived from the original PDF on 18 October 2015 Retrieved 16 January 2019 Legg David Gilbert Keith 2011 Chapter 8 Sydney 2000 Moving from Post Hoc Legacy to Strategic Vision and Operational Partnerships In Darcy Simon Appleby Louis eds Paralympic Legacies Illinois Common Ground Publishers pp 75 95 Bassi Isha The Tokyo Olympics Are Starting Soon So Here s A Reminder About What Australia s Mascots Look Like BuzzFeed Retrieved 31 July 2021 Bali Meghna 16 July 2021 Woolies new Aussie Heroes sticker packs kinda have furry vibes triple j Retrieved 31 July 2021 External links editPreceded bySukki Nokki Lekki and TsukkiNagano 1998 Olympic mascot Olly Syd and MillieSydney 2000 Succeeded byPowder Copper and CoalSalt Lake City 2002 Preceded byParabbitNagano 1998 Paralympic mascot LizzieSydney 2000 Succeeded byOttoSalt Lake City 2002 nbsp This article about a sports promotional or other mascot is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Olly Syd Millie and Lizzie amp oldid 1212624688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
