Gymnastics Overview

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, a German educator and nationalist, is often credited with developing modern gymnastics in the early 19th century.

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) is the governing body for gymnastics worldwide. It was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Simone Biles is often considered the greatest gymnast of all time due to her numerous achievements, including 32 Olympic and World Championship medals, and her innovative and difficult skills.

The Olympic Games is the most prestigious gymnastics competition held every four years. It features gymnasts from all over the world competing in various gymnastics disciplines.

Artistic Gymnastics is a gymnastics discipline that involves performing exercises on various apparatus, including the balance beam.

Trampoline is a gymnastics discipline that involves performing exercises on a trampoline, including flips, twists, and somersaults.

Rhythmic Gymnastics is a gymnastics discipline that involves performing exercises with ribbons, balls, hoops, and clubs, accompanied by music.

Acrobatic Gymnastics is a gymnastics discipline that involves performing synchronized exercises in pairs or groups, including lifts, throws, and tumbling.

Nadia Comaneci was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 in the Olympic Games, achieving this feat at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

The Tsukahara is a gymnastics move where a gymnast performs a backflip with a full twist. It is named after Japanese gymnast Mitsuo Tsukahara.

Elena Produnova is a Russian gymnast known for performing the Produnova vault, a difficult and dangerous vault that involves a front handspring onto the vaulting table, followed by a backflip with a full twist.

The Yurchenko is a gymnastics move where a gymnast performs a double backflip with a half twist. It is named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko.

Simona Amanar is a Romanian gymnast known for performing the Amanar vault, a difficult and highly-scored vault that involves a roundoff onto the vaulting table, followed by a backflip with a double twist.

The Biles is a gymnastics move where a gymnast performs a triple backflip with a full twist. It is named after American gymnast Simone Biles.

Cheng Fei is a Chinese gymnast known for performing the Cheng vault, a difficult and highly-scored vault that involves a roundoff onto the vaulting table, followed by a backflip with a 1.5 twist.