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Sydney 2000 Logo
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Quote: SOCOG, 1996
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"Sydney and its people are defined by a relaxed informality and so is our symbol. It is an invitation to the world only Sydney could own. It is the symbol that our Olympic journey has begun."
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The distinctive logo for the 2000 Olympic was revealed to the world four years before the eve of the Opening Ceremony for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, on the 14th of September 1996.
Previous Olympic logos were designed to capture the spirit of the host city, which they did. Although, this time around Sydney hopes that its logo, which is also known as the Millennium Athlete,' will reflect Australia's promise to make the Games of the XXVII (27th) Olympiad, the Athletes Games.'
The Sydney Olympic symbol contains many meanings. The figure of an athlete, which was formed by instantly recognisable Australian shapes and colours, captures the essence of Sydney's aspirations of the Games. The boomerangs and suggestions of sun and rocks, together with the colour of the Harbour, beaches and red interior invoke the unique Australian landscape and its original inhabitants. The white flash turns the outline of the Sydney Opera House into a wavy line of smoke and echoes the Olympic Torch. The logo features the colours of the element earth, water and air, while the figure of the Millennium Athlete' also sets Sydney and Australia on its Olympic Journey.
The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games logo represents the promise made in Sydney's bid to host the Games, that it would be dedicated to the athletes of the world.
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