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List of gymnasts

Gymnasts are people who participate in the sport of gymnastics.[1] This sport contains disciplines that include, but are not limited to:

This list is of those who are considered to be notable in their chosen discipline.

See gymnasium (ancient Greece) for the origin of the word gymnast from gymnastikos.

Artistic gymnasts

Rhythmic gymnasts

Female (rhythmic)

Trampoline gymnasts

Female (trampoline)

Male (trampoline)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Mary Sanders holds dual US and Canadian nationality started her career representing Canada and then represented the USA
  2. ^ Dominika Cervenkova has two FIG records with differing levels of detail, but identical personal data
  3. ^ a b Oxana Skaldina has represented the Ukraine and the USSR
  4. ^ a b Olexandra Timoshenko has represented the Ukraine and the USSR
  5. ^ "100 Greatest Rhythmic Gymnast - Carmem Acedo of Spain". Nicole Mezheritsky. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Marta Baldó". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  7. ^ "Nuria Cabanillas". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  8. ^ "Estela Giménez". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Lorena Guréndez". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Tania Lamarca". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2008.
  11. ^ "Estíbaliz Martínez". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2009.

References

  1. ^ "List of gymnastics disciplines". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About Acrobatic". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Practised by both men and women, Acrobatic Gymnastics (ACRO) is among the oldest known disciplines since already practiced at the ancient Egyptian period, as evidenced by certain frescos. But its name comes from the Greek acrobateo, meaning to rise or go forth.
  3. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About Aerobic". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2009-03-23. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Aerobic has not only been a great form of physical training for the general public since the end of the 1980's, but also a top-level competitive sport. Aerobic Gymnastics presents dynamic moves, strength, flexibility, co-ordination and musicality in a routine, lasting up to 1 minute 50 seconds (1'30" for all categories from 2013).
  4. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About MAG". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About WAG". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. The competition program of women's artistic gymnastics includes the vaulting table, the uneven bars, the beam, and the floor.
  6. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About Rhythmic". Archived from the original on 18 November 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Women only compete in Rhythmic Gymnastics, although in Japan and some other countries, men also practice the sport.
  7. ^ "Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique : About Trampoline". Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved 18 November 2012. Trampoline, an Olympic discipline, symbolizes freedom, flying and space. Multiple somersaults and twists are performed at a height of 8 meters and require precise technique and perfect body control. The Trampoline is also used as a basic training device for all sports that contain acrobatic elements

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