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American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons: Tips to Prevent Gymnastic Injuries
This resource offers tips to prevent gymnastics injuries and when to return to the sport after injuries.
International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee: Gymnastics
This presentation shows the types of gymnastic events performed by both men and women in Summer Olympics, gives measurements of the various apparatuses used, and provides a brief explanation of how medalists are chosen.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Gymnastics
Meet an expert gymnast to learn about the sport of gymnastics. Find out what gear you need, how to play, safety tips, and more.
A&E Television
History.com: 8 Astounding Moments in Women's Olympic Gymnastics
From Olga Korbut's famous flip to Kerri Strug's vault landing to Simone Biles' multiple golds, see the feats that wowed the world. Women's gymnastics has been an official sport in the Summer Olympics since 1928, when the first female...
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History of Rhythmic Gymnastics
This site includes a description of rhythmic gymnastics and the equipment used. Also included is the history of rhythmic gymnastics.
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Depaul: History of the Sport of Gymnastics
This article takes a look at the history of modern gymnastics from its first large-scale competition in the 1896 Olympics in Athens.
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Usa Gymnastics
Sponsored by USA Gymnastics, this resource includes the history of gymnastics and trampolining, apparatus descriptions, scoring, and a glossary.
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Usa Gymnastics: Trampoline & Tumbling
This is the a national organization from USA Gymnastics promoting the sports of trampolining and tumbling. Includes news, results of national and international competitions, and links.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Gymnastics: A Lot More Than Just Flips!
A lesson that provides an introduction to gymnastics. Students will learn animal walks and balance, individual, partner, and small group stunts.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Aurelia Dobre: World Champion Gymnast
A learning module that begins with "Aurelia Dobre: World Champion Gymnast" by Chris Woods, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Usa Gymnastics: Gabrielle Douglas
A bulleted list of data about Olympic gymnast Gabrielle Douglas, with links to videos of many of her competitive performances.
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Gymmedia Online/gymnastics
Bilingual site that is available in either English or German. Up-to-date news about events in the world of gymnastics. News on preparations for the upcoming Olympic games, and information on different types of gymnastics.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics: Information
This site includes everything you need to know about the sport of rhythmic gymnastics including events, rules, and archive.
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Gym Net
This site is the home page of GymNet. They specialize in artistic gymnastics. Be sure to check out the link in "technique." Lots of resources: previous teams, gymnastics animations and much more.
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Rhythmic Gymnastics: Events
This site includes descriptions of the event of rhythmic gymnsatics starting with the rope and links to hoop, ball, club, and ribbon.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Emilie Le Pennec
Information about Emilie Le Pennec, the first French woman to win Olympic gold in gymnastics. The page also offers a chart of all the women who have won Olympic gold medals on the uneven bars.
TES Global
Blendspace: Gabby Douglas
A learning module with twenty-one links to videos, images, texts, and quizzes with biographical information about Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas.
Curated OER
National Postal Museum: Art of the Stamp: Gymnast
Illustration of a gymnast made for U.S. stamp.
Curated OER
Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Gymnast
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Gymnast."
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Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci: Bios: Nadia Comaneci
A brief biography of gymnast Nadia Comaneci, focusing on her athletic career and philanthropic work.
CNN
Cnn: Human to Hero: Nadia Comaneci
A 2012 article about gymnast Nadia Comaneci's life and career, including quotes from her regarding her achievements and philosophy.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Early Break Dancing
From the Library of Congress America's Story series, find how closely break dancing and gymnastics are related as well as other facts about this dance and cultural expression.
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