Gymnastic

 
History of Gymnastic 
Gymnastics began about 2500 years ago in ancient Greece where it was
used to train to keep fit for sports activities. Gymnastics started as ancient
civilizations doing strength and acrobatic exercises. The word gymnastics
comes from the Greek words “gymnos” and “gymnazo” meaning roughly
to train, to exercise naked. In the City of Athens, gymnastic tournaments
were held. The Greeks believed that symmetry between the mind and
body was possible only when physical exercise was coupled with
intellectual activity. Because of their love for these tournaments, the
Athenians sponsored the ancient Olympics.
When the Roman’s conquered Greece, they found out that the sport was
very valuable especially in their military training. But when the Roman
Empire fell, gymnastic also vanished for hundreds of years..
History of Gymnastic 
Johann Christoph Friedrich Gutsmuths, a German teacher and educator,
is considered the great grandfather of gymnastics. In 1793 he published
a textbook which was later translated to English as “Gymnastics for
Youth: or a Practical Guide to Healthful and Amusing Exercises for the
use of Schools”.
A fellow German, Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, is known as the father of
gymnastics. He was a member of the Prussian army in the early 1800s.
After a battle in which the Prussian army was defeated, he came up
with the idea of improving morale by developing physical and mental
strength through gymnastics. He opened the first Turnplatz, or open air
gymnasium in 1811. Parallel Bars, rings and high bar were practiced at
this gym.
 History of Gymnastic 
Today, Gymnastics is often referred as the ultimate combination of sport and art, but
the idea is nothing new. The term “artistic gymnastics” emerged in the early 1800s
to distinguish between free-flowing styles from the techniques used by the military.
In 1881 gymnastics became an “organized sport” when the Bureau of the European
Gymnastics Federation, which would later become the International Gymnastics
Federation (FIG,) was formed. FIG is the current international gymnastics
governing body.
Gymnastics was becoming more popular and was included in the first “modern”
Olympic Games in 1896. At this time, the gymnastics events were different than
they are today. In fact, they included some events that are currently part of Track
and Field. Some of the events competed were men’s horizontal bar, parallel bars,
pommel horse, rings, vault, high jumping, rope climbing and running. Track and
Field events didn’t disappear from the sport of gymnastics until 1954. Women
weren’t allowed to compete at Olympic gymnastic events until the 1920s.
Johann Christoph Friedrich
Gutsmuths (Grandfather of
gymnastics)

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

(Father of gymnastics)
History of Gymnastics Timeline
1793: Johann Christoph Friedrich Gutsmuths, considered to be the great
grandfather of gymnastics, published the first gymnastics textbook.
1811: The first gymnasium was opened by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, the father of
gymnastics.
1881: The Bureau of the European Gymnastics Federation, which would later
become the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) was formed.
1896: The first summer Olympics was held in Athens and gymnastics events
were a part of the competition.
1928: Women were allowed to compete artistic gymnastics at the 1928
Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam.
1963: United States Gymnastics Federation, now known as USA Gymnastics,
was formed.
1976: Nadia Comaneci received the first perfect score at the 1976 Olympics.
History of Gymnastics Timeline
1984: Rhythmic gymnastics was added to the Olympics. Also Mary Lou
Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around title.
1996: The Magnificent Seven, the 1996 US Olympic women’s gymnastics
team, win the US’s first gold medal in the women’s team competition. The
seven members were Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Dominique
Dawes, Kerri Strug, Amy Chow, Amanda Borden and Jaycie Phelps.
1997: FIG raised the age requirement for gymnasts to compete at senior-level
gymnastics events from 15 to 16.
1999: Trampoline and Tumbling joined USA Gymnastics.
2000: Trampoline made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Olympics.
2001: Due to safety concerns, the Vault table replaced the vault horse
(basically a pommel horse with no handles) in gymnastics competition.
History of Gymnastics Timeline
2002: United States Sports Acrobatics (USSA) merged with USA Gymnastics
making Acro the fifth gymnastics discipline.
2004: Carly Patterson becomes the first American woman to win the Olympic
all-around title in a non-boycotted Olympics.
2006: FIG introduced a new scoring system for women’s artistic gymnastics.
Now the maximum score is no longer a 10.0. The new scoring system has two
separate scores added together — a difficulty score, and an execution score.
This scoring system is used at the Elite level in the US and in international
competitions.
2012: The Fierce Five win the US’s second ever gold medal in the women’s
team competition. The five members of the team were Gabby Douglas,
McKayla Maroney, Aly Raisman, Kyla Ross and Jordyn Weiber. Gabby
Douglas became the first African American in Olympic history to win the
Individual All Around title as well as the first American to win both the
History of Gymnastic Timeline
2013: The gymnastics levels changed from 6 compulsory levels and 4 optional
levels, to 5 compulsory levels and 5 optional levels. Also in 2013, the Xcel program
becomes a national program. The Xcel program is a great addition to the traditional
Junior Olympic program due to its affordable competition experience and ability to
retain athletes.
2016: The Final Five win the gold medal in the women’s team competition to
defend their title and Simone Biles wins the All Around and was the only American
to qualify for all 4 event finals.
2019: Simone Biles makes history again as she wins the World Championships in
Stuttgart, Germany and becomes the first female gymnast to win 21 medals in total
(beating out Svetlana Khorkina who was the previous record holder with 20 World
medals). Biles also performs a triple-double on floor exercise and a double-double
tuck dismount on beam, becoming the first gymnast to compete and land those
skills.
Artistic gymnastics 
Most popular and widely-practised form, artistic
gymnastics is divided into women’s and men’s
gymnastics.

Women's Artistic Gymnastics is the most well-

known form of gymnastics with the most
participants. Tickets to attend women's artistic
gymnastics are the first to sell out at each
Olympic Games! Women compete for both
individual and team titles on four different
events: Vault, Uneven Parallel Bars, and Floor
Exercise. Women's gymnastics is often
considered to be a beautiful combination of
power, flexibility, and grace.
Artistic events for
women

● Vault
● Uneven bars
● Balance beam
● Floor
Artistic gymnastics
Men's gymnastics is the 2nd most
popular form of gymnastics and also the
oldest form dating back to the very early
Olympic Games. Men compete both
individually and as a team on 6 different
events: Floor Exercise, Pommel Horse,
Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, and High
Bar. The Vault and Floor apparatus are
the same equipment used by the women.
Men's gymnastics often has some of the
highest flying tricks with amazing
Artistic events for
men
• Still rings
• Vault
• Parallel bars
• Horizontal bar
Rhythmic gymnastics 
Rhythmic gymnastics is the
performance of various gymnastics
moves and dance exercises to
music, with or without various
gymnastic apparatus. Only women
compete in the sport, which
combines elements of ballet and
gymnastics in the performance of
five separate routines with the use
of one of the five apparatuses: ball,
ribbon, hoop, clubs and rope.
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CLUBS ROPE
Trampolining gymnastics
Trampoline gymnastics is a breathtaking sport with
most modern trampolinists able to reach heights
nearing 10m (almost 33ft), even going so far as to
touch the ceilings of some arenas! As well as being a
sport in its own right, trampolining is widely
recognized as a training tool for many other gymnastic
disciplines and sports such as diving.
Trampolining gymnastics is a relatively new addition to
the Olympic schedule debuting in 2000 at the Sydney
Games, despite the training aspects it brought to other
sports.
 Four events, 
• Individual trampoline
• Synchronized
trampoline
• Double-mini
trampoline
• Tumbling
Aerobic gymnastics
Aerobic gymnastics, also known as
sport aerobics, involves the
performance of routines by
individuals, pairs, trios, or groups
of up to six people. These routines
typically emphasize strength,
flexibility and aerobic fitness,
rather than acrobatic or balance
skills. Routines typically lasting 60
to 90 seconds are performed on
floors, without the use of other
Acrobatic gymnastics

Acrobatic Gymnastics combines a

number of gymnastics elements and
skills into a fun, team-based
environment, providing a great
platform for building balance, co-
ordination, strength and teamwork.
Acrobatic Gymnastics is open to
both males and females and
combines thrilling skills and with
artistic dance routines.
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