Early Gymanastics Gymnastics originated in the times of the Greeks as a method of training the military soldiers, keeping the citizenry healthy and conditioning athletes in order to improve strength and flexibility (Bjella).

Your Gymnastics Equipment List

• Flooring.
• Mats.
• Safety equipment.
• Rhythmic gymnastics equipment.
• Balance beam.
• Pommel horse.
• Still rings.
• Vault.

Simone Biles

Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to post a perfect score for her performance on the uneven bars. She won three gold medals, one silver and one bronze in Montreal when she was just 14 years old. She is the youngest gymnast to ever win Olympic gold.

In 1976 in Montreal, Romanian athlete Nadia Comaneci became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded the perfect score of 10.0 for her… performance on the uneven bars. She went on to record the perfect 10.0 six more times and became the youngest all-around Olympic gold medallist ever.

Bart Conner net worth: Bart Conner is an American former gymnast who has a net worth of $5 million. Bart Conner was born in Morton Grove, Illinois in March 1958. He competed at the University of Oklahoma and won the 1979 World Championship on the parallel bars.

The country which has attended the most games without a medal is Monaco (20 Olympic Games), the country which has won the most medals without winning a gold medal is Malaysia (0 gold, 7 silver, 4 bronze).

Bosnia and Herzegovina There are at least 50-60 other countries that have never won an Olympics Medal at the Summer Olympic Games. This includes countries like Belize, Chad, South Sudan, Turkmenistan, Sierra Leone and Somalia amongst many others.

Michael Phelps

Frank Kugler: Multiple Sports, United States. Frank Kugler is the only athlete in Olympic history to win a medal in three different sports. In the 1904 Olympics, he won a silver medal in men’s freestyle wrestling, and bronze medals in two-hand lift, all-around dumbell and team tug-o-war.

Now take it one step further: athletes who make the Olympic team in two different sports. Talk about a pipedream. These are the rarest of of the rare, but they do exist. Some compete in two different summer events, some compete in two different winter events, while others have competed in one of each.

Today, professional athletes are allowed to compete in the Olympic Games alongside their amateur counterparts. However, two sports continued to resist the onset of professionalism in the Olympics. These are wrestling and boxing.