History Part 3 Flashcards
When did the Men’s Gymnastics was included in the first “modern” Olympic Games?
In the end of 19th century… 1896
When and where was FIG founded?
In Liege in 1881
When did the woman organized and participated in gymnastics?
1920’s
What wa the first women’s Olympic competition like?
It was primitive, it involved only synchronized calisthenics.
When and where did the first women’s Olympic competition held?
1928 Games, in Amsterdam
When and who were involved in the changing variety of exercises?
Early 1950’s, both national and international competitions
What are the examples of the changing variety of exercises gathered under the rubric?
Synchronized team floor calisthenics Rope climbing High jumping Running Horizontal ladder
Olympic Games apparatus had been….
Standardized in modern format
Uniform grading structured
By 1954
Point system
1-15
Who austounded the world with highly disciplined and difficult performances?
Soviet Gymnasts
