The about.com Gymnastics blog posted some interesting pics in a post titled Illustrated History of Gymnastics.
A sample from the good old days — 1932 Olympic Games:
Photo © IOC Olympic Museum / Allsport / Getty Images
Gymnastics is one of the oldest Olympic sports: It’s been a part of the modern Games since 1896, and can even be linked back to the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
What’s most amazing to me, though, is how much it has changed. From the Athens Olympics in 1896, when men (only) competed in events such as rope climbing and team high bar, to the Athens Olympics in 2004 that sparked a complete scoring overhaul, gymnastics has gone through quite the evolution.
see more of the photos – about.com Gymnastics
(This photo reminds me of my father. He always told me he and the boys in the Canadian military did “giants” on a bar using dirt as chalk. But I never got to see photographic evidence.)
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