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Born in Lanz, Landkreis Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany on Aug 11 1778 -
He made the high bar and he made it to/ teach people how to do turns and flips. This event was mostly for fun but included some difficultness. -
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn made the parallel bars to gain upper body strength and encourage people to be fit. Also now it is only a men's event in the U.S. and some other places and one of the hardest men's events. -
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn promoted the balance beam to encourage people to gain balance and control. He believed that it shouldn’t be totally stable or stiff, but that it required the gymnasts to demonstrate strength and balance while moving across it. It has become one of the more challenging events for many gymnastics competitors. -
He made this to learn flips and build up arm strength and tummy muscles. Also includes a lot of heel drives and power. -
He made it to teach people to learn how to mount and dismount.
You use these skills for beam and it is also a men's event. -
He made this to learn flips and build up arm strength and tummy muscles. Also a men's event. -
He died on 11 Oct 1852 (aged 74)
Freyburg, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany and was buried in Freyburg, Burgenlandkreis, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany