Gymnastic
Gymnastic
Gymnastic
gymnastic
Women's Artistic
Gymnastics Equipment
Womens artistic gymnastics events include the
balance beam, uneven bars, floor exercise and
vault.
The balance beam stands 1.25 m above the mat.
The gymnast executes skills that require balance,
such as leaps, flips and handstands, on the 10 cm
wide apparatus.
The uneven bars apparatus consists of two wooden
bars held together by an adjustable metal frame.
The gymnast adjusts the bars according to her
height and preference, typically raising the high
bar to about 2.4 m and the low bar to 1.6 m above
the mat and spacing them about 1.8 m apart.
The 12 sq m carpeted floor apparatus contains
springs or foam padding. The gymnast performs a
tumbling and dance routine choreographed to
music utilizing the entirety of the mat.
The vault apparatus is a solid platform placed at
the end of a 25 m long runway. The gymnast
sprints down the runway, hurdles onto a
springboard and performs various handsprings and
jumps over the vault apparatus.
Women's Rhythmic
Gymnastics Equipment
Womens rhythmic gymnastics events include the ball, hoop, rope, club and ribbon.
The gymnast incorporates the equipment into creative movements as she dances
and tumbles. Gymnasts compete in each event on a 13 sq m carpeted mat.
The ball, made of rubber or plastic, is 18 to 20 cm in diameter and weighs at least
400 g.
The hoop, made of wood or plastic, must have an inner diameter of 80 to 90 cm
and a minimum weight of 300 g.
The rope is made out of hemp and is knotted at each end. The height of the
gymnast determines the length of the rope.
The gymnast uses two clubs for this event. The clubs, made out of wood or plastic,
resemble bowling pins. The minimum weight per club is 150 g.
The ribbon is a 7 m strip of satin ribbon attached to a wooden stick. Holding the
stick, the gymnast must keep the ribbon in constant motion throughout her routine.
Women's Rhythmic
Gymnastics Equipment