ATHENS 1896 OLYMPIC GAMES,

ATHLETIC FESTIVAL HELD IN ATHENS

THAT TOOK PLACE APRIL 6–15, 1896.
THE ATHENS GAMES WERE THE FIRST
OCCURRENCE OF THE MODERN
OLYMPIC GAMES.

THE INAUGURAL GAMES OF THE

MODERN OLYMPICS WERE ATTENDED
BY AS MANY AS 280 ATHLETES, ALL
MALE, FROM 12 COUNTRIES. THE Timeline
Brochure of
ATHLETES COMPETED IN 43 EVENTS
COVERING ATHLETICS (TRACK AND
FIELD), CYCLING, SWIMMING,
GYMNASTICS, WEIGHTLIFTING,
WRESTLING, FENCING, SHOOTING,
Gymnastics
AND TENNIS.

 JOHANN BASEDOW FRANZ NACHTEGALL

(FEB 03, 1799)
(AUG. 11, 1758)

HE WAS AN EARLY ADVOCATE AND DIRECTLY
JOHANN BERNHARD BASEDOW IS CONSIDERED THE RESPONSIBLE FOR INTRODUCING PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN
"FOUNDER OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION." HE WAS A SCHOOLS OF DENMARK, FIRST DIRECTOR OF A TRAINING
GERMAN TEACHER, AND THE FIRST TO USE PHYSICAL SCHOOL FOR THE TEACHING OF GYMNASTICS TO THE
EDUCATION, OR GYMNASTICS, AS A PART OF ARMY OF DENMARK, AND APPOINTED PROFESSOR OF
SCHOOLWORK AND SUMMER COURSES GYMNASTICS AT COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY

FRIEDRICH LUDWIG JAHN

FATHER OF GYMNASTICS
(OCT. 20, 1825)

FRIEDRICH LUDWIG JAHN FOUNDED THE TURNVEREIN

(GYMNASTIC CLUB) MOVEMENT IN GERMANY. HE
INVENTED THE PARALLEL BARS, THE RINGS, THE
BALANCE BEAM, THE POMMEL HORSE, AND THE
HORIZONTAL BAR, WHICH BECAME STANDARD
EQUIPMENT FOR GYMNASTICS. HE ESTABLISHED A
STRONG FOLLOWING AMONG BOTH YOUTHS AND
JOHANN CHRISTOPH FRIEDRICH GUTSMUTHS PER HENRIK LING
ADULTS AND IN 1811 OPENED HIS FIRST GYMNASTIC CLUB.
THE GREAT GRANDFATHER OF GYMNASTICS FATHER OF SWEDISH GYMNASTICS
(MAY 15, 1793) (MAR 16, 1810)

A SWEDISH GYMNASTICS PIONEER AND PARAMEDICAL THINKER

IN THE BOOK GYMNATICS FOR YOUTH, HE DESCRIBED THE
WHOSE TRAINING IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND THEN THEOLOGY
USE OF SLOPING, BALANCE, AND SWINGING BEAM AND
BLENDED WITH AN INCREASING PREOCCUPATION WITH CHINESE-
CLIMBING POLES, LADDERS, AND ROPES. HE WROTE
INFLUENCED THEORIES OF THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEALTH AND
GYMNASTICS EXERCISES FOR GIRLS IN 1818.
EXERCISE ALSO INCORPORATING DISCIPLINED FORMS OF
CONTEST AND FIGHTING AND PRINCIPLES OF MARTIAL ARTS.
 Phases of
GYMNASTICS

Women's Artistic Gymnastics Group Gymnastics

Women's artistic gymnastics is generally the most well-known Group gymnastics is usually performed competitively by the
type of gymnastics. It's one of the first tickets to sell out at the athletes together in a group of six to 16 gymnasts. The group
Olympic Games. In women’s artistic gymnastics, athletes may be all-female, all-male or mixed. They compete in the group
compete on four apparatus (vault, uneven bars, balance beam jump event (performances in tumbling, vault, and mini-
and floor exercise). trampoline) and the group floor exercise.

Acrobatic Gymnastics
In acrobatic gymnastics, the athletes are the equipment. A two-
to four-gymnast team performs all types of handstands, holds
and balances on each other, while members of the team throw
and catch their teammates. Acrobatics is always performed on
the same floor exercise mat.

Men's Artistic Gymnastics Flexibility

This is the second most popular type of gymnastics in the United Flexibility is important in gymnastics because without the right
States and the oldest form of gymnastics. Men compete on six range of motion, gymnasts will be unable to learn how to do
apparatus: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, certain skills.
parallel bars and horizontal bar (usually called high bar).

Conditioning Gymnastics
Gymnastic conditioning exercises are designed to help you
strengthen your core, leg and arm muscles in an effort to
improve your flexibility and control during a gymnastics
routine. Conditioning exercises for gymnasts target the parts of
your body you are specifically looking to exercise and tone.

Rhythmic Gymnastics Trampoline

In rhythmic gymnastics, gymnasts perform jumps, tosses, leaps In trampoline gymnastics, gymnasts perform high-flying flips
and other moves with different types of apparatus. This is and twists on every bounce. A compulsory and a voluntary
currently a female-only sport in the Olympics. Athletes compete routine are performed in the Olympic competitions. Each
with five different types of apparatus: rope, hoop, ball, clubs, consists of ten skills and is done on the same type of trampoline.
and ribbon. Floor exercise is also an event in the lower levels of
competition.