Category: history

1st World Championships 1903

  • International Gymnastics Tournament (“Tournoi International de Gymnastique” in French or “Internationale Turntornooi” in Dutch)
  • August 14-18, 1903 in Belgium
  • competing nations: Belgium, France, Luxemburg, The Netherlands. Italy was there too.
  • Floor, Pommels, Rings, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar, Vault
  • also 150 m sprint, High Jump, lifting a 40 kg weight 20x
  • France was the team champion. Joseph Martinez from France had the highest individual score.

While female gymnasts did not compete at the 1903 International Tournament, they did do gymnastics, and their performances were quite the sensation. …

Gymnastics History – 1903: Men’s Gymnastics at the First World Championships

USA Hall of Fame 2022

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  • Tamara “Tammy” Biggs – Longtime National Team coach, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
  • Erin Blanchard – 2008 Olympian, three-time T&T national champion
  • Kiley Boynton and Ryan Ward – 2014 World Championships bronze medalists; 2015 World Cup series champions
  • Kurt Golder – Four-time NCAA team champion coach, 2012 Olympic Team coach
  • Annia Hatch – Two-time Olympic silver medalist, two-time U.S. vault champion
  • Jonathan Horton – Two-time Olympic medalist, four-time U.S. champion
  • Tim Rand – longtime USAG Development Program and elite coach and contributor, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat wins Floor in Munich

Israeli gymnast Artem Dolgopyat, Olympic Floor champion in Tokyo, won gold again on Sunday at the European Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Munich.

Dolgopyat, 25, was born in Ukraine to a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother and immigrated 13 years ago. 

It was in the same Olympic venue as the Munich massacre by 8 members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September.

Tracy Rinker – 1982 Bars

When was the last time you saw any of these skills in competition?

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/intlgymnast/status/1526927835448979459

Diana Varinska officially retired

Fan favourite, Diana Varinska, has hung up her grips.

She’ll be remembered for her 2019 European Games all-around and balance beam bronze medals. Additionally, she was a member of the team that won Ukraine’s first European team title at the 2020 European Championships. 

Her teammate Anastasia Bachynska also stopped training.

Ukraine finished 12th in 2022. The future does not look bright for the women’s team.

Thanks for all the good years, Diana.

Germany celebrates – Kim Bui

Hosted in Munich, team Germany was pleased to come away with a Bronze medal in team.

Of course this was the final competition for legend Kim Bui, age-33.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1558450883154874368

Fisk University 1st practice

Fisk University’s first-ever gymnastics practice goes viral on TikTok