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Johann Basedow
He was the first to conduct gymnastics as part of education and the first modern writer and techer of organized gymnastics. -
Guts Muth AKA:The Great Grandfather of Gymnastics
In the book Gymnatics for Youth, he described the use of sloping, balance, and swinging beam and climbing poles, ladders, and ropes. He wrote gymnastics exercises for girls in 1818. -
Franz Nachtegall
He formed a gymnasstics club and encouraged the government to incorporate traing in school. -
Oer Henrik Ling A.K.A:The Father of Swedish Gymnastics
He was a great gymnastics leader. He taught hundreds of students who were in a mass floor exercise. -
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn A.K.A:The Father of Gymnastics and the Turn Father
THis man influenced many teachers including Francis Lieber, Charles Follen, and Charles Black. Jahn invented the horizontal bar, side horses, and vaulting buck. -
Adolph Spiess A.K.A:Father of School Gymnastics
He taught gymnastics in Switzerland. He added marching and free exercises to music. -
FIG
FIG stands for International Gymnastics Federation. This federation formed in 1881 and pioneered international competitions. -
Olympics
The first olympic games with gymnastics was this year.
