Is Trampoline A Gymnastics Event?

Dec 10, 2024

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‌Trampoline is a gymnastics sport. Trampoline is a competitive sport in which athletes use the rebound of a trampoline to perform acrobatic skills in the air. It is a type of gymnastics and is known as "air ballet". It includes two events: single jump and online. The modern origin of trampoline can be traced back to France, but it was later widely popularized and developed in the United States. The first national trampoline exhibition competition was held in Texas in 1947, and a year later, trampoline became an official competition event. In 1964, the International Trampoline Federation was established in Switzerland, and the first World Trampoline Championships were held in the same year. In 2000, trampoline was listed as a competition event in the Sydney Olympics, and two medal events for men and women were established. ‌

Trampoline has also developed rapidly in China. In 1997, trampoline became an official competition event in my country, and participated in the World Cup series for the first time in 1998. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese athletes He Wenna and Lu Chunlong swept the men's and women's online individual gold medals. In addition, the single jump event has a history of several decades of development in China. China has trained many of the world's top single jump athletes and won more than ten single jump team and individual gold medals at the World Games and World Championships.