Category: history

Ágnes Keleti at 100

Ágnes Keleti is a Hungarian–Israeli retired Olympic and world champion artistic gymnast and coach.

While representing Hungary in the Summer Olympics, she won 10 Olympic medals including five gold medals, three silver medals, and two bronze medals, and is considered to be one of the most successful Jewish Olympic athletes of all time.

A new book has been released in advance of her 100th birthday.

R.I.P. Elfriede Goermann

Beloved wife and mother of two, Elfriede co-founded the Winnipeg Gymnastics Centre in 1977 and spent many decades coaching and judging internationally …

Elfriede’s spirit lives on in her husband, Wolfgang Goermann; her children, Jens and Monica Goermann; and her granddaughter Maia Thomlinson. …

Winnipeg Free Press

Monica was one of Canada’s best gymnasts ever. Elfriede a passionate lifelong student of the sport. I remember her fondly.

Monica was named to the 1980 Olympic Team, however, however Canada joined the boycott of the Moscow Games.

Monica and Elfriede Goermann

Daniela Silivas perfect 10 montage

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Did you see her costume? 😀

Karen Louise Hollis Gymnastics books

Karen has a number of Gymnastics books.

Her latest is Classic Gymnastics – Issue 2.

… articles on the 1983 World Championships, Natalia Karamushka (and cover), Joanna Sime (GB), Nailya Gabassova (USSR) and more, plus posters of Nadia Comaneci, Inessa Lisovskaya, Maria Filatova, Zdenka Dornakova and more.

Onodi / Mostepanova on Beam

Everyone loves the skill named after Henrietta Ónodi.  A fantastic gymnast who competed 1992 and 1996 Olympics, winning medals.

Henrietta Onodi called the Onodi on Beam the “Mostepanova” because she’d seen Olga compete it first.

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Click PLAY or watch a Beam DISPLAY on YouTube. (1986)

Click PLAY or watch Mostepanova in 1983 on YouTube.