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Great Britain Men's National Artistic Gymnastics Team
The Great Britain men's national artistic gymnastics team represents Great Britain in FIG international competitions. History British gymnasts first competed at the Olympic Games in 1908. They won their first Olympic team medal, a bronze, at the 1912 Olympic Games. They would win their second team medal, another bronze, 100 years later at the 2012 Olympic Games. Team competition results Olympic Games * 1908 – 8th place *:''See team members'' * 1912 — bronze medal *: Albert Betts, William Cowhig, Sidney Cross, Harold Dickason, Herbert Drury, Bernard Franklin, Leonard Hanson, Samuel Hodgetts, Charles Luck, William MacKune, Ronald McLean, Alfred Messenger, Henry Oberholzer, Edward Pepper, Edward Potts, Reginald Potts, George Ross, Charles Simmons, Arthur Southern, William Titt, Charles Vigurs, Samuel Walker, John Whitaker * 1920 – 5th place *: Sidney Andrew, Albert Betts, Arthur Cocksedge, James Cotterell, William Cowhig, Sidney Cross, Horace Dawswe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Gymnastics
European Gymnastics is one of five continental unions that represents the interests of Europe in the International Gymnastics Federation (french: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique or ''FIG''). It was formed on 27 March 1982 as the European Union of Gymnastics (french: Union Européenne de Gymnastique or ''UEG'') and adopted its current name on 1 April 2020. Events European Gymnastics organises European Gymnastics Championships for each of the gymnastic disciplines. Current Defunct Member federations , European Gymnastics consists of 50 member federations Other As of June 2021, the president of European Gymnastics, Farid Gayibov, was being investigated for his close association with Kamran Ramazanov, the CEO of the Azeri IT company SmartScoring. In 2017, Gayibov signed a service contract on behalf of European Gymnastics with SmartScoring for providing live scoring and video streaming services for certain European gymnastics competitions amidst the protests ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 31st European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 19 to 25 May 2014 at the Arena Armeec in Sofia, Bulgaria. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows (all times are local, EEST, UTC+03:00). ;Wednesday, 21 May 2014 *10:00–20:30 Junior team final and individual qualifying session ;Thursday, 22 May 2014 *10:00–20:15 Senior qualifying session ;Friday, 23 May 2014 *17:00–19:15 Junior all-around final ;Saturday, 24 May 2014 *14:30–17:00 Senior team final ;Sunday, 25 May 2014 *10:00–12:40 Junior individual event finals *15:00–18:55 Senior individual event finals Medalists Senior Results Team Floor Exercise Pommel Horse Still Rings Vault Parallel Bars Horizontal Bar Junior Results Team The junior team competition also served as the qualifying round for the all around finals as well as the junior event finals. The format of the competition included four gymnasts per team competing on each event with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cowhig
William Cowhig (5 April 1887 – 16 August 1964) was a British gymnast who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. In the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around, individual all-around competition he finished 29th. As a member of the British team in 1920 he finished fifth in the Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team, team, European system competition. References External links * William Cowhig's profile at databaseOlympics 1887 births 1964 deaths British male artistic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 1908 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1912 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 1920 Summer Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Betts
Albert Edward Betts (8 February 1888 – 20 February 1924) was a British gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Birmingham, West Midlands Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the West ..., and was the fifth child and fourth son of John Betts (1854-1912) and Ellen (née Pountney) (1855-1944).Indexed birth and death records. He was part of the British team, which won the bronze medal in the gymnastics men's team, European system event in 1912. As a member of the British team in 1920 he finished fifth in the team, European system competition. References External linksAlbert Betts' profile at databaseOlympics* * 1888 births 1924 deaths Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands British male artistic gymnasts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's Team
The men's team was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contr ... programme. Competition format Each team was composed of between 16 and 40 gymnasts, with a time limit of 30 minutes for the performance. Free gymnastics and hand apparati were allowed. There were three judges for each performance, each giving a score of up to 160 divided as follows: 40 points for "appearance and march of the competitors," 60 points for "precision of movement, style, etc.," and 60 points for "physiological and rational combination of the exercises executed."Official Report, p. 488. The judges' scores were summed. A total of 480 points was possible. Results Team rosters Sweden Norway Finland Denmark Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 2012 Summer Olympics
Three gymnastics disciplines were contested at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics and trampolining. The trampoline events were held at the North Greenwich Arena (normally called The O2 Arena) from 3 to 4 August; the artistic events were also held at the North Greenwich Arena, from 28 July to 7 August. The rhythmic gymnastics events took place at Wembley Arena from 9 to 12 August. A total of 54 medals were awarded across the three disciplines. The most successful nation was China, winning five gold medals and 12 in total. Brazil and South Korea won their first gold medal in the discipline in the history of the Summer Olympic Games. Yevgeniya Kanayeva of Russia marked history by becoming the first back-to-back Olympic champion at the individual all-around in rhythmic gymnastics. Qualification Qualification was based on the results of the 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Montpellier, France, from 19 to 25 September; th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. Since 2018, the paper's main news ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Four gymnastics events for men were contested at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays. Including the displays, the events were held between 6 and 15 July 1912. All events took place in the Olympiastadion. Amateur definitions The definition for the gymnastic competitions was: An amateur is one: * who has never, for pecuniary gain, taken part in a public competition or display; * who has never taken part in a competition for money prizes; * who, in all other respects, is an amateur according to the rules of his own country. Gymnastic teachers and leaders, even though they receive payment as such, are regarded as amateurs. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 249 gymnasts from 12 nations competed at the Stockholm Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References External links International Olympic Committee medal database {{DEFAU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Gymnastics
British Gymnastics, also known as the British Amateur Gymnastics Association (BAGA), is the sports governing body for gymnastics and Trampolining in the UK. History It was founded in 1888 as the Amateur Gymnastics and Fencing Association. Gymnastics had been adopted in this country, having been invented in Germany by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, to improve the health and fitness of its soldiers. The rings, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar were developed by Jahn. In the late 1800s gymnastics became popular for men thanks to the Army Physical Training Corps which was formed in 1860. Walter Tysall won the men's silver medal in the 1908 Olympics. After this time the Swedish form of gymnastics became more popular, a more artistic version developed by Pehr Henrik Ling which was for men and women, and needed little apparatus. Women first competed at the Olympics in gymnastics at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, where the British women's team took the bronze – its best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnastics At The 1908 Summer Olympics
At the 1908 Summer Olympics, two gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ... events for men were contested. No nation was successful in winning more than one medal. No women's competitions were held, though women did participate in non-competitive gymnastic displays.Official Report, p. 35. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 327 gymnasts from 14 nations competed at the London Games: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gymnastics At The 1908 Summer Olympics 1908 1908 Summer Olympics events International gymnastics competitions hosted by the United Kingdom 1908 in gymnastics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Federation Of Gymnastics
The International Gymnastics Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) is the body governing all disciplines of competitive gymnastics. Its headquarters is in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded on July 23, 1881, in Liège, Belgium, making it the world's oldest existing international sports organisation. Originally called the European Federation of Gymnastics, it had three member countries—Belgium, France and the Netherlands—until 1921, when non-European countries were admitted and it received its current name. The federation sets the rules, known as the Code of Points, that regulate how gymnasts' performances are evaluated. Seven gymnastics disciplines are governed by the FIG: artistic gymnastics, further classified as men's artistic gymnastics (MAG) and women's artistic gymnastics (WAG); rhythmic gymnastics (RG); aerobic gymnastics (AER); acrobatic gymnastics (ACRO); trampolining (TRA); Double mini trampoline (DMT), tumbling (TUM) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 10th European Men's and Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held from 11 to 16 April 2023 in Antalya, Turkey. This was the 45th European championships in total for men, and 35th in total for women (including the separate men's and women's championships held in even numbered years). The competition was a qualifying event for the 2023 World Championships. There were 39 nations represented by 319 athletes - 176 men and 143 women. Great Britain topped the medal table with four golds, four silvers and one bronze medal. Competition schedule Medals summary Medalists Medal standings Overall Men Women Men's results Team Oldest and youngest competitors 28 nations took part in the men's team competition with no qualification round. The following were the top eight teams. Individual all-around Oldest and youngest competitors Floor exercise Oldest and youngest competitors Pommel horse Oldest and youngest competitors Rings Oldest and younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
