Artistic gymnastics
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MEN EVENTS
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WOMEN EVENTS
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|---|---|
| Teams | Teams |
| Individual all-around | Individual all-around |
| Floor exercise | Vault |
| Pommel horse | Uneven bars |
| Rings | Balance beam |
| Vault | |
| Parallel bars | |
| Horizontal bar |
|
MEN EVENTS
|
|---|
| Teams |
| Individual all-around |
| Floor exercise |
| Pommel horse |
| Rings |
| Vault |
| Parallel bars |
| Horizontal bar |
|
WOMEN EVENTS
|
| Teams |
| Individual all-around |
| Vault |
| Uneven bars |
| Balance beam |
This sport is an impressive display of agility, precision, grace, strength and flexibility. It is contested both individually and as a team. Men compete on floor, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar, while women compete on floor, vault, uneven bars and balance beam. It is part of the Pan American sport program since the first edition in Buenos Aires 1951. Before Lima 2019, the US led the medal table with 120 gold medals, followed by Cuba with 70. This sport was held at Villa El Salvador Sports Center during Lima 2019.
Keywords
All-around: Athletes compete as individuals on all events.
Chalk: Used by gymnasts on their hands and feet to absorb sweat.
Element: A single move within a routine with a recognized way of performance and technical value.
Artistic gymnastics is the oldest of gymnastics disciplines. It became part of the Olympic Games sport program in 1896 and its origins can be traced back to ancient Greece.
Images
The Brazilian athlete, Luis Guilherme Porto, showed his talent with an impressive stunt during the artistic gymnastics competition at Lima 2019.
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Grant Breckenridge from the US thrilled the spectators with his artistic gymnastic skills at the Lima 2019 Games, in the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.
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Robert Neff from the US impressed everyone with his talent in the artistic gymnastics event held at the Villa El Salvador Sports Center and won the silver medal at the Lima 2019 Games.
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Brazilian Arthur Nory Mariano had an impressive performance during the artistic gymnastics competition and took home the silver medal at the Lima 2019 Games.
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The Canadian gymnast, René Cournoyer, impressed the public with his skills after competing at the Lima 2019 Games, in the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.
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Brazilian Caio Souza dazzled with his skills in the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at Lima 2019 and took home the gold medal.
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The Canadian athlete, Cory Paterson, showed great skills in the men’s artistic gymnastics competition at the Lima 2019 Games, in the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.
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The public was impressed by the agility of the Canadian athlete, Justin Karstadt, at the Lima 2019 Games in the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.
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The Brazilian athlete, Luis Guilherme Porto, showed his talent with an impressive stunt during the artistic gymnastics competition at Lima 2019.
Copyright Enrique Cuneo/News Service Lima 2019
Grant Breckenridge from the US thrilled the spectators with his artistic gymnastic skills at the Lima 2019 Games, in the Villa El Salvador Sports Center.
Copyright Marcos Brindicci/News Service Lima 2019
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