Budapest (1934) was the first women’s World Championships.
There the beam – which was still known as “Schwebekante” – was only 8 cm wide, so that it was a remarkable feat of Hungarian Gabi Muzaros who mastered a split on this narrow edge. The Italian 14-year-old Elda Lividino stood far out of the competition field with her 9,55 points …
… acrobatic elements on beam started with the courageous deed of Leibzig’s Erika Zuchold and her coach Ellen Berger at the latest: Zuchold being the first woman in the world to perform a back flip on beam (1964). …
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