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The ancient Egyptians invented the back handspring. Later on, the Greeks adopted it.

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Handsprings are done in the sport of gymnastics. Ancient records and research suggest that handsprings were invented by the ancient Egyptians.

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There is no record of who the first person to do a handspring was. However, it is known that people were doing them in Ancient Egypt.

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