Monday, April 20, 2009

History Of Gymnastics


Gymnastics started in the U.S. in the 1830's
•In the 1830s, the sport of gymnastics was introduced to United States and its school systems by such immigrants as Charles Beck, Charles Follen and Franci Lieber.
•In 1881 the International Gymnastics Foundation [GF] was formed.
•The organization pioneered the international competition.
•In 1883 The Ammature Athletic Union [AAU] Union was formed.

Gymnastics started in Ancient Greece, 776 B.C.
In Ancient Greece they would use gymnastics to train for wars.

In Ancient Greece gymnastics plays a very big role

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