Ask Our Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
gymnastics
Table of Contents
References & Edit History Related Topics
Images & Videos
A balancing act Minoan civilization: Toreador Fresco Turnplatz parallel bars German Turners with a pommel horse American gymnastics class Nadia Comăneci at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games Simone Biles Katō Sawao Women's artistic gymnastics events
For Students
gymnastics summary
Quizzes
Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
The Olympic Games
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)
I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
Volleyball match
Sports Fun Facts Quiz
Read Next
Young gymnast girl performing jump on a vault while practicing for the competition
Olympics: Artistic Gymnastics
Crescenzi Maria Carmen jumps at Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix , in Moscow on February 20, 2016
What’s the Difference Between Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnastics?
Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)
10 Unusual Sports
Discover
Gutzon Borglum. Presidents. Sculpture. National park. George Washington. Thomas Jefferson. Theodore Roosevelt. Abraham Lincoln. Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota.
9 Memorials and Monuments in the United States
Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news
Who Invented the Internet?
Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.
What Is the Emoluments Clause?
Aspirin pills.
7 Drugs that Changed the World
Drinking water is poured into a glass.
Water Fluoridation: Just the Facts
Aurochs. Bos primigenius. Skeleton. Extinct animal. Skeleton of an Aurochs, an extinct wild ox.
6 Animals We Ate Into Extinction
Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere
Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

gymnastics: Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/gymnastics
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Photos and Videos

A balancing act
Minoan civilization: Toreador Fresco
Turnplatz
parallel bars
German Turners with a pommel horse
American gymnastics class
Nadia Comăneci at the Montreal 1976 Olympic Games
Simone Biles
Katō Sawao
Women's artistic gymnastics events
Watch: A men's gymnastics vault exercise
Watch: A women's gymnastics vault exercise
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics

Key People

Bela Karolyi
Romanian gymnastics coach
The most-decorated American gymnast
Simone Biles
American gymnast
Suni Lee on the balance beam at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Suni Lee
American gymnast
Kōhei Uchimura at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Kōhei Uchimura
Japanese gymnast
Shilese Jones
Shilese Jones
American gymnast
Bart Conner
Bart Conner
American gymnast
Gymnast Shannon Miller
Shannon Miller
American gymnast
Laurie Hernandez
Laurie Hernandez
American gymnast
Nastia Liukin
Nastia Liukin
American gymnast
Gabby Douglas
Gabby Douglas
American gymnast
Leonid Yakovlevich Arkayev
Russian coach
Olympic gymnast Věra Čáslavská
Věra Čáslavská
Czech gymnast
Belarusian gymnast Vitaly Scherbo
Vitaly Scherbo
Belarusian athlete
Nadia Comăneci
Nadia Comăneci
Romanian gymnast
“Father of gymnastics”
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
German educator
Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton
American gymnast
Gymnastics champion Viktor Chukarin
Viktor Chukarin
Soviet athlete
Soviet gymnast Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin
Boris Anfiyanovich Shakhlin
Soviet athlete
Nikolai Andrianov
Nikolai Andrianov
Soviet gymnast
Li Ning
Chinese gymnast and entrepreneur

Related Quizzes and Features

Quiz
Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
The Olympic Games
Volleyball match
Sports Fun Facts Quiz
Usain Bolt of Jamaica reacts after breaking the world record with a time of 19.30 to win the gold medal as Churandy Martina (left) of Netherlands Antilles and Brian Dzingai of Zimbabwe come in after him in the Men's 200m Final at the National Stadium during Day 12 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Summer Olympics, track and field, athletics)
I Am the Greatest (Athlete)
Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.
American Sports Nicknames
List
Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)
10 Unusual Sports
Demystified
Crescenzi Maria Carmen jumps at Rhythmic Gymnastics Grand Prix , in Moscow on February 20, 2016
What’s the Difference Between Rhythmic and Artistic Gymnastics?