Gymnastics World Championships refers to a number of different world championships for each of the disciplines in competitive gymnastics. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) organizes World Championships for six disciplines: acrobatic gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, parkour, rhythmic gymnastics, as well as trampoline and tumbling. The International Federation of Aesthetic Group Gymnastics (IFAGG) organizes World Championships for the sport of aesthetic group gymnastics.
Acrobatic gymnastics is a competitive discipline of gymnastics where partnerships of gymnasts work together and perform figures consisting of acrobatic moves, dance and tumbling, set to music. There are three types of routines; a 'balance' routine where the focus is on strength, poise and flexibility; a 'dynamic' routine which includes throws, somersaults and catches, and a 'combined' routine which includes elements from both balance and dynamic.
The Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships are the World Championships for acrobatic gymnastics. Before 2006 they were known as the World Sports Acrobatics Championships.
20th Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Coimbra, Portugal from June 14 to June 17, 2006. This was the first time the competition was called "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships", after previously being called "World Sports Acrobatics Championships".
Arthur Davis is a retired U.S. acrobatic gymnast who won two world championship titles while completing as the base in a mixed pair with top Shenea Booth.
The Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships are the main acrobatic gymnastics championships in Europe. The championships are organized by European Gymnastics, formerly known as the European Union of Gymnastics.
The 9th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Augsburg, Germany, in 1990.
The 6th World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in London, Great Britain, in 1982.
The 2nd World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Saarbrücken, West Germany, in 1976.
The 3rd World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 1978.
FIG World Cup refers to a number of events organized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) across seven competitive gymnastics disciplines: 1) acrobatic gymnastics, 2) aerobic gymnastics, 3) men's artistic gymnastics, 4) women's artistic gymnastics, 5) women's rhythmic gymnastics, 6) trampoline and tumbling, and 7) parkour.
Hand to hand acrobatics is a type of performance in which an acrobatic base and flyer balance on top of each other in either a gymnastic or acrobatic medium. It combines strength, agility, flexibility, and balance. For it to be considered hand to hand acrobatics, the top performer (flyer) must be making physical contact only with the base's hands, with the flyer's hands keeping them balanced. Positions the top can perform in this style of acrobatics are straddles, handstands, pikes, press to handstand, one arm handstands, planches, flags, and many others. Hand to hand acrobatics can also include dynamic catches and throws that either begin with a throw from a hand to hand position or end in a catch in the hand to hand position.
Junior World Gymnastics Championships refers to a number of different World Championships in four disciplines recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) in competitive gymnastics: acrobatic gymnastics, men's and women's artistic gymnastics, and rhythmic gymnastics.
The 1989 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the first edition of the acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Katowice, Poland, from December 1 to December 3, 1989. The competition was organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA).
The 1991 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the second edition of the acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Beijing, China, from September 26 to September 28, 1991. The competition was organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA).
The 28th Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships was held in Rzeszów, Poland from October 19 to October 22, 2017, at the Podpromie Hall.
The 1993 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the third edition of the acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Moscow, Russia, from April 8 to 10, 1993. The competition was organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA).
The 1995 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the fourth edition of the acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Riesa, Germany, from May 27 to 28, 1995. The competition was organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA).
The 1997 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the fifth edition of the acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, from May 29 to 31, 1997. The competition was organized by the International Federation of Sports Acrobatics (IFSA).
The 1999 Junior World Sports Acrobatics Championships was the sixth edition of the junior acrobatic gymnastics competition, then named sports acrobatics, and took place in Nowa Ruda, Poland, from October 7 to 9, 1999. The competition was organized by the International Gymnastics Federation.
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