Studia Kinanthropologica 2012, 13(3):354-362

Contribution to history of gymnastic vaulting since the 50's

G. Bago
Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Pedagogická fakulta, Katedra tělesné výchovy a sportu

The aim of this thesis was to map the development of vaulting gymnastic apparatus and gymnastic vaults on this apparatus. Vaulting apparatus itself has not changed much during the last fifty years. One of the changes concerns using better and advanced materials. There has been a change in adjustable height of a vaulting horse. The most significant changes could be watched recently, as the classical vaulting horse is being replaced by a brand new type of vaulting apparatus. New materials and technologies are now used for making springboards. The first considerable step forward was the setting of "REUTHER" type springboard, which highly improved the possibilities of one's taking off. Another progress has recently been a new "Reuther" type board with exchangeable springs which enables adaptations to the weight and abilities of each single trainee. Vaults over a horse have been through a more rapid development. There used to be two types of vaults - straight and inverted. Along with the improving of vaulting apparatus and better training conditions, more difficult types of vaults or brand new vaults came. Nowadays, sports gymnastics recognizes 5 groups of inverted vaults: reversal vaults, vaults with a somersault, cukahara type vaults, vaults after round of, and vaults after round of in the first flying phase. A new type of vaulting apparatus has come out recently. It enables much stronger hand rebound to the second flying phase. This type is the same for both, men's and women's sports gymnastics. In the future, boards will enable higher rebounds and longer flights in the first flying phase thanks to advanced materials. Their multifunctional use will be improved - that is for example their use for various levels in a trainee's efficiency and their exact adaptation to a single gymnast. Better possibilities of taking off into the first flying phase and higher flight in the first flying phase will mean rising of the vaulting apparatus' height. Much better and stronger hand rebound supported by springs in new vaulting apparatus will enable making multiplied somersaults with reversals in the second flying phase. This ensures the vault taking part in various gymnastic competitions. From above you can see that the mapping of the last fifty years of the development of vaulting apparatus was successful. It shows the development of vaults as a sports event since athletic and gymnastic branches were divided.

Keywords: gymnastics; artistic gymnastics; historical development; apparatus; vault; exercises

Published: September 30, 2012  Show citation

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Bago G. Contribution to history of gymnastic vaulting since the 50's. Studia Kinanthropologica. 2012;13(3):354-362.
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