1.

Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723-1790) introduced gymnastics in school

curriculum.
2. Johann Guts Muths (1759-1839) known as the great grandfather of gymnastics
who wrote a book entitled gymnastics for the youth and invented the outdoor
apparatuses like the see-saw, horizontal ladder, the oblique wooden ladder,
climbing rope, balance beam, and the rope ladder.
3. Friedrich Ludwig Jahnn (1778-1852) considered as the father of modern
gymnastics and he started the turnverein movement (tumbling clubs) which is
generally for young men in Germany.
4. Pehr Henrik Ling (1776-1839) introduced gymnastics in European school. He
invented the bars and the vaulting box or Swedish box.
5. Adolf Spiess (1810-1858) he introduced marching and freehand exercise
performed with music.
6. Dr. Dudley Sargent (1849-1924) the first American to include gymnastics in their
school curriculum.
7. Candido Bartolome, a UP professor who secured support for gymnastic
competitions at the university, and he helped other organizations in the
Philippines develop their own programs.
8. Francisca Reyes Aquino (1899-1983) she is the Mother of Philippine Folk Dance
and a member of the Bureau of Public Schools and a folk and rhythm dance
educator, contributed to the early training of gymnasts at the university.
Specifically, she infused gymnastics routines with dance moves unique to the
culture.