Page 7 - History of Gymnastics
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Gymnastics became an official sport in the early 1800s.
               That’s when teacher Friedrich Ludwig Jahn promoted
               gymnastics to strengthen the body. He made the parallel
               bars, rings, balance beam, pommel horse, and other

               equipment. These are still used in the sport.














































                      An engraving of German teacher Friedrich Ludwig Jahn







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