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Gymnastics acually means "exercising naked" I know it sounds crazy but it's true. Back then gymnasts performed naked. And girls did not do gymnastics. In fact they weren't allowed in the arena. Eventually gymnastics changed and girls were allowed to do gymnastics in 1928. Now men did not want them to perform naked so they used leotards. Then they made things for boys to wear. Resource book: Going for the Gold by Leigh Olsen.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 9y agoThe word 'gymnastics' comes from an ancient Greek word meaning 'undressed'. This is because athletic exercises were performed while wearing less clothing than one would normally wear in public life.
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∙ 13y agoGym is short for Gymnasium which is from Ancient Greek - gumnasion - "exercise, school".
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∙ 14y agoThe word is derived from ancient Greek and was used as exercise to prepare for war. It's derived from the Greek word gymnaze, which literally means "to train naked". (gymnos:naked)
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∙ 13y agoGymnastics, is actually from the Greek word 'dance naked', because in the ancient Olympic games they use to compete naked, and gymnastics is i guess sometimes dancing!
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Name 1 person from the Olympics who does gymnastics?
name 1 person from the Olympics who does gymnastics
Do you have to use your real name in gymnastics?
No you don't
When was rhythmic gymnastics recognised as a sport by the International Gymnastics Federation?
In 1961 under the name modern gymnastics, and in 1963 the first Rhythmic World Championships took place.
In gymnastics what is the saltos move?
it is a fancy name for "flip"
Todays stars in gymnastics?
Shawn Johnson is the USA's "big name" in gymnastics right now.
What are the people who can do cartwheels and gymnastics?
Gymnastics is done all over the world. Because of this, it is an Olympic sport.
Name given to a horizontal bar dismount in gymnastics?
flyaway
Who is a famous gymnastics name something Johnson?
Shawn Johnson
First name in Russian Gymnastics starting with an o?
olga
My name is Julia i do gymnastics and hate drama What is a cool twitter bio?
Just say you're Julia, you do gymnastics and you hate drama. Simple.
What is a good title for a book about gymnastics?
A good title would depend on what the book is about, if it has no plot or story line and is only about gymnastics then call it gymnastics but if it is not then create a unique or nice name talking about what the story line is {what the book is about}.
What is the nick name of the us womens gymnastics team?
The Fierce Five
