Meet Mandeville – the London 2012 Paralympic Mascot

Mandeville is one half of the mascot team consisting of Wenlock and Mandeville that were created for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Formed from the last steel girder of the Olympic Stadium and made of polished steel to reflect the appearances and personalities of people they meet, their eyes are cameras that allow them to record everything they see and the yellow lights on their foreheads are reminiscent of a London Taxi.

Mandeville is very curious and loves making friends. It has a time tracker on its wrist, with which it keeps track of its Personal Best that it constantly keeps trying to beat. It loves to take on challenges and keeps trying again and again if it does not succeed on the first try. Mandeville’s most prominent personality trait is its determination, just like the Paralympic athletes who are determined to achieve greatness.

Named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville was the mascot of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Get to Know: The Design Choices

Designed by the London-based creative agency Iris, both Mandeville and Wenlock were revealed to the public in 2010. The Paralympic mascot Mandeville was named after the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Buckinghamshire which is the birthplace of the Stoke Mandeville Games, the predecessor of today’s Paralympic Games. The three spikes on its helmet symbolise the Agitos, and they have all three colours of the Paralympic logo. Its head is shaped similarly to a biker’s helmet, making it more aerodynamic. Its fluid form represents the then Paralympic motto “Spirit in Motion”.