Origins Of Gymnastics (Lecture 2)

Question 1

What are the 4 sources of modern gymnastics?

Answer 1

1. Military
2. Education
3. Medical
4. Performing arts

Question 2

Military

Answer 2

1. Rings - men’s artistic gymnastics
2. Pommel horse - men’s artistic gymnastics
3. Vault - artistic gymnastics
4. Clubs - rhythmic gymnastics

Question 3

Education

Answer 3

• Germany
• johann Freidrich GutsMuths
• Freidrich Ludwig Jahn
• Scandinavia - Sweden
• Pehr Henrik Ling

Question 4

Medical

Answer 4

1. Injury prevention
2. Injury rehabilitation

Question 5

Performing arts

Answer 5

1. Hand balancing
2. Springing devises
3. Teeter boards
4. Swings

Question 6

Gymnastics Disciplines (7)

Answer 6

1. Acrobatic gymnastics
2. Aerobic gymnastics
3. Artistic gymnastics - Men’s
4. Artistic gymnastics- Women’s
5. Rhythmic gymnastics
6. Trampoline gymnastics
7. Parkour

Question 7

What are the 5 events for acrobatic gymnastics?

Answer 7

1. Men’s pairs
2. Women’s pairs
3. Mixed pairs
4. Women’s 3s
5. Men’s 4s

Question 8

What are the 5 events for aerobic gymnastics?

Answer 8

1. Individual male
2. Individual female
3. Mixed pairs
4. Trios
5. Group of 6

Question 9

What are the 6 events for men’s artistic gymnastics?

Answer 9

1. Floor exercise
2. Pommel horse
3. Rings
4. Vault
5. Parallel bars
6. Horizontal bar

Question 10

What are the 4 events for women’s artistic gymnastics?

Answer 10

1. Vault
2. Asymmetrical bars
3. Balance beam
4. Floor exercise

Question 11

What are the 6 events for rhythmic gymnastics?

Answer 11

1. Free
2. Rope
3. Hoop
4. Ball
5. Clubs
6. Ribbon

Question 12

What are the 4 events of trampoline gymnastics?

Answer 12

1. Synchronized trampoline
2. Individual trampoline
3. Double mini-trampoline
4. Tumbling
   All in men’s and women’s events