Misha
Olympic Mascot | Character
The bear's full name is Mikhail Potapych Toptygin. It was used during the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.
The bear is a familiar animal in Russia, appearing in many popular stories, songs and poems. Misha wears a striped belt around his waist made up of five bands in the colours of the Olympic rings. The belt consists of the five rings in a single colour. On 15 June 1978, Misha took off on a “Soyuz” rocket to spend some time on the “Salyut 6” space station. In an emotional moment, an enormous Misha bade farewell to the 100,000 spectators at the Great Arena at the end of the Closing Ceremony of the Games before being lifted off by balloons and disappearing into the sky.
Subject ID: 187708
MoreThe bear's full name is Mikhail Potapych Toptygin. It was used during the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics.
The bear is a familiar animal in Russia, appearing in many popular stories, songs and poems. Misha wears a striped belt around his waist made up of five bands in the colours of the Olympic rings. The belt consists of the five rings in a single colour. On 15 June 1978, Misha took off on a “Soyuz” rocket to spend some time on the “Salyut 6” space station. In an emotional moment, an enormous Misha bade farewell to the 100,000 spectators at the Great Arena at the end of the Closing Ceremony of the Games before being lifted off by balloons and disappearing into the sky.
Although much less well-known than Misha, a seal named Vigri symbolised the sailing competitions at the 1980 Games, which were held in Tallinn.
Subject ID: 187708
Subject ID: 187708
