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  Pommel horse (gymnastics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus.
The gymnast swings both legs in a circular motion (clockwise or counterclockwise depending on preference) and performs such skills on all parts of the apparatus.
The pommel horse, its gymnastic elements, and various rules are all regulated by the Code of Points.
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 MSN Encarta - Multimedia - Pommel Horse Gymnastics
This gymnast performs on the apparatus known as the pommel horse during an international gymnastics competition.
The pommel horse is padded and has two pommels (handles) attached to its surface.
Gymnasts swing their bodies and legs around the pommel horse while grasping the apparatus with one or two hands, supporting their weight with their arms.
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 Pommel Horse Drills and Skills Page - Tips, drills, techniques for Pommel Horse. Learn swing technique, circles, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Two key skills for pommel horse are a good stride swing and a good circle.
Have the gymnast work a stride swing and at the peak of the stride swing place their front leg on the horse while keeping their back leg high and extended so they end in a straddled side support.
Height of the cone (or stack) is determined by the arm length of the gymnast.
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 Janssen&Fritsen presents: History of Pommel horse, Artistic Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the early 19th century the wooden pommels were replaced by a biegel, and the wooden horse developed into a schwingel' covered in leather.
Swiss gymnastics was particularly progressive during this period and in the 1880s the pommel horse spread into German gym clubs as well.
The pommels of the horse used at the 1936 Olympics were noticeably flatter in comparison to the earlier ones.
www.gymmedia.com /ghent2001/appa/pommel/history_ph.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Pommel horse (gymnastics)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Gymnasts are people who participate in the sports of either artistic gymnastics or rhythmic gymnastics.
Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands.
Artistic Gymnastics Artistic Gymnastics is usually divided into Men's (MAG) and Women's Gymnastics (WAG), each group doing different events; Men compete on Vault, Parallel Bars, the Pommel Horse, the Rings, the High Bar, and on the Floor, while women compete on Floor, Uneven Bars, Vault, and Beam.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Pommel-horse-(gymnastics)   (613 words)

  
 Gymnastics World Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The gymnast must be at least 7 years of age, and be tested into this level by a skill evaluator.
The gymnasts must score at least a 31.00 all around in level 5, and show the ability to perform level 6 skills in order to qualify for this level.
The gymnasts must score at least a 31.00 all around in level 6, and show the ability to perform level 7 skills in order to qualify for this level.
www.gymworldeast.com /programs.htm   (901 words)

  
 About Easton Gymnastics Club
Considered by many to be the most difficult of all men's gymnastics events, the pommel horse is also the most subtle.
First, the gymnasts is performing moves that are dominantly done in a circular movement in a horizontal plane.
The pommel horse stands 115 cm tall, and the horse itself is 35cm wide by 160cm long.
www.thegym4u.co.uk /mapommel.html   (323 words)

  
 pommel horse --  Encyclopædia Britannica
also called side horse gymnastics apparatus, a leather-covered form 1.6 metres (63 inches) long, 34 to 36 cm (13.4 to 14.2 inches) wide, and (measured to its top) about 115 cm (45.3 inches) from the floor with a support in its centre.
Curved wooden pommels (handholds) 12 cm (4.7 inches) high are inserted 40 to 45 cm (15.75 to 17.72 inches) apart in the top of the horse.
At one time the pommel horse (side horse) was used in the vaulting exercise, with the pommels (handles) removed.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9067634   (747 words)

  
 Gymnastic Vaulting Horse,Pommel Horse Manufacturer,Vaulting Horse Supplier,Gymnastic Pommel Horse,India
The body of vaulting horse or pommel horse is made of durable hardwood core, padded with 1" of polyethylene foam and covered in synthetic suede.
We are manufacturer and supplier of vaulting horse and pommel horse.
Stag Pommelled Horse is made of heavy duty materials and is of adjustable height.
www.staginternational.net /vaulting-horse.html   (70 words)

  
 gymnastics - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about gymnastics
Also popular are sports acrobatics, performed by gymnasts in pairs, trios, or fours to music, where the emphasis is on dance, balance, and timing, and rhythmic gymnastics, choreographed to music and performed by individuals or six-girl teams, with small hand apparatus such as a ribbon, ball, or hoop.
Gymnastics was first revived in 19th-century Germany as an aid to military strength, and was also taken up by educationists including Friedrich Froebel and Johann Pestalozzi, becoming a recognized part of the school curriculum.
Then I got to be a professor of gymnastics, so as to make better use of my talents; and then I was a sergeant fireman at Paris, and assisted at many a big fire.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /gymnastics   (297 words)

  
 Men's Gymnastics - Pommel Horse
A contemporary Pommel Horse exercise is characterized by pendulum swings and by different types of circular swings with legs apart and together in a variety of support positions on all parts of the horse.
In most cases the pommel horse stands 115 cm tall, and the horse itself is 35 cm wide by 160 cm long.
720° or 900° Russian wendeswing on 1 pommel: A wendeswing is executed in a stretched position using the momentum generated from preceeding circles to enable the gymnast to pirouette (turn) in the same direction as his circles.
members.fortunecity.com /thedigitalman/mens_gymnastics/events/pommels.html   (605 words)

  
 Men’s Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
  The six events are the floor, the pommel horse, the rings, the vault, the parallel bars, and the high bar.
Pommel Horse: The pommel horse routines should be continuous and smooth chain of circular and pendulum swing.
He is required to show changes in grip, swinging movements going forward and backward, plus release and regrasps of the bar.
tiger.towson.edu /~mwineb2/Men.htm   (234 words)

  
 Traditional Gymnastics Equipment - Call: 919.739.9110
The horse body is constructed of durable hardwood and padded with 1" of reinforced polyethylene foam.
Where pommels attach, the horse body is double reinforced on the underside with a special grade hardwood and rubber to ensure there is no pommel movement.
All basic construction features of the Synthetic Pommel Horse are identical except for upholstery which is fully padded, synthetic suede.
www.traditionalgymnasticsequipment.com /phorse.html   (468 words)

  
 Player Bio: Matt Gill :: Men's Gymnastics
Placed fourth on pommel horse with a 9.45 at Santa Barbara in the final regular season meet of the year.
Was the highest Illini scorer on the pommel horse with a 9.450 at the Windy City Invitational to place 11th.
Won the the pommel horse title at the IHSA Sectionals in '97.
fightingillini.collegesports.com /sports/m-gym/mtt/gill_matt01.html   (294 words)

  
 Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Female gymnasts compete on the vault, uneven bars, balance beam and floor.
Russia and China are the leading nations in artistic gymnastics, with Belarus, the Ukraine, Romania, the United States, France and Spain strong contenders.
The gymnasts, accompanied by music, perform on a 13-metre-square floor area with rope, hoop, ball, clubs and ribbon.
www.jhelliwell.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /harry/gymnastics.htm   (1196 words)

  
 What is Men's Gymnastics Pommel Horse?
Routines on this apparatus are characterised by circular movements of the body with legs together (circles) and pendulous swings with the legs separated (scissors).
Gymnasts also show a spectacular combination of these skills called flairs.
Throughout the routine the gymnast performs smooth combinations of these movements, turning and travelling along the horse.
pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/14247/20010816/www.gymnastics.org.au/mag/ph.htm   (67 words)

  
 Pommel horse (gymnastics) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Pommel horse (gymnastics) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Pommel horse (gymnastics) contains research on
Pommel horse (gymnastics), Dimensions, Exercise and Gymnastics apparatus.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Pommel_horse   (149 words)

  
 Olympic Preview: Artistic Gymnastics
In 1984, American Mary Lou Retton dazzled us with her smile and spunk, and in 1996, it was the "Magnificent Seven" and Kerri Strug's gutsy vault that ensured the gold for the United States.
While rhythmic gymnastics are performed with an apparatus (ropes, hoops, balls, etc.), artistic gymnastics are performed on an apparatus.
The surprise of the 2003 artistic gymnastics world championships was the United States women's team taking home the U.S.'s first world championship title and Team USA as a whole earning a whopping five gold medals in the competition.
www.factmonster.com /spot/ol-gymnastics.html   (364 words)

  
 Men's Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The pommel horse looks similar to a vault with a padded surface and two adjustable handles in the centre.
The gymnast must perform circular movements on all parts of the 5ft long horse, with only their hands touching.
In men's gymnastics the gymnast runs to the vault from no more than 25 m and jumps onto a springboard, then pushes off the top of the vault from their hands and performs a flip, twist or somersault to land on a landing mat behind the vault.
www.abgym.ab.ca /men.html   (444 words)

  
 Pommel horse (gymnastics): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Pommel horse (gymnastics)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Pommel horse (gymnastics): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Pommel horse (gymnastics)
It is made of a iron or metal or steel frame with wooden body and a leather cover.
The pommels are formerly made of wood and now made of plastic.
www.encyclopedian.com /po/Pommel-horse.html   (82 words)

  
 1999-2000 Michigan Men's Gymnastics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Bolstered by a school-record 39.100 on the pommel horse, the Michigan men's gymnastics team opened its 2000 home schedule with a 228.825-225.625 victory over No. 5 Iowa on Saturday (Jan. 22) in the BMG Showdown.
He also finished second on the pommel horse and tied for fourth with a career-high 9.750 on the floor exercise at the Windy City and had he not been held out of the high bar, Vetere would likely have placed in the all-around as well.
Hertza tied for pommel horse honors in the Iowa meet with a 9.850 after placing third on the event at the Windy City, while Parzuchowski took the fifth-place spot on the rings in Chicago.
www.umich.edu /~mgoblue/gymnastics-m/99-00/weekly/release-01-25.html   (1349 words)

  
 Instructional Gymnastics Videos
These introductory elements and shapes are the “cookie batter” of gymnastics and must be taught to gymnasts with exact technique.
Body control and form enables a gymnast to perform safe and correct skills, which will determine the future elements a gymnast will be able to learn.
In Tumbling Fundamentals, Olympic Gymnast John Roethlisberger takes you through the basic lead-up skills and activities that are designed to introduce the basics of tumbling by incorporating tumbling basics with fun and challenging skills in five different sections: 1) Body Positions - 8 different positions.
www.activevideos.com /gymnastics.htm   (2205 words)

  
 Player Bio: Mike Filla :: Men's Gymnastics
Competed on the pommel horse and still rings at the Big Ten Championships.
Placed 21st with a season high 8.70 on pommel horse at the Big Ten Championships at Penn State...
Placed 11th on pommel horse at No. 1 Michigan with a 7.60 in his first collegiate performance.
fightingillini.collegesports.com /sports/m-gym/mtt/filla_mike00.html   (284 words)

  
 Pommel horse (gymnastics) : Gymnastics pommel horse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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 Gymnastics - Cub Scout Academics & Sports Guide
Explain the six events of men's gymnastics: floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vaulting/side horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.
Practice and demonstrate two skills used on the pommel horse.
Includes artwork and poetry inspired by gymnastics, as well as pictures, cartoons, and a birthday list of gymnasts.
www.geocities.com /cybercubber/aands-gymnastics.html   (389 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Dictionary - pommel horse definition
MSN Encarta - Dictionary - pommel horse definition
gymnastics apparatus: a padded oblong piece of gymnastics apparatus that is raised off the floor and has two curved handles on the top
gymnastics event: the men's gymnastics event that involves balancing and maneuvering on a pommel horse
ca.encarta.msn.com /dictionary_1861738044/pommel_horse.html   (101 words)

  
 Gymnastics Clipart Galore - Trampoline Gymnastics Clipart Images
The images in Gymnastics Clipart Galore are grouped by traditional and rhythmic gymnastics disciplines followed by trampoline images, backgrounds and icons, cartoons and miscellaneous images.
If you know of any Gymnastics images (excluding photographs) that are not on these Gymnastics Clipart Galore pages, please e-mail me the web address of the page with the images.
I have 7 pages of Gymnastics Books, Gift Items, Jewelry, Pins, Teddies and Videos and will be adding many more pages of gymnastics accessories in the near future.
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 Tribe Men's Gymnastics
William and Mary Monroe Scholar and USA Gymnastics Academic All-American…Multiple year qualifier to the USA Gymnastics Junior Elite Championships while coached by Reed Crowe and Gil Elsass…Is rehabilitating a bruised wrist bone that has limited his workout time for an entire year…Favorite events are floor exercise and high bar…Probable computer science major.
Valedictorian at Bexley High School…Placed 85th in the USA Gymnastics Junior Elite Class I Championships in addition to being designated a USAG Academic All-American…Coached by Toby Karnehm…Desires to be a scholar of the sport…High bar is his favorite but tends to excel in competition on pommel horse…Leaning toward an English major.
USA Gymnastics Academic All-American and multiple qualifier to the USAG Junior Elite Championships coached by Shin Green…National Merit letter of commendation…Solid competitor who is developing quickly on five events…Considering a double major in biology and government.
www.wm.edu /so/gymnastics/men/2001/roster.html   (280 words)

  
 Sports 123: Gymnastics
Gymnastics was already very popular in the days of ancient Greece and Rome, and was therefore part of the anthic Olympic Games.
The modern disciplines of gymnastics originated in the 18th century in Germany.
The famous father of 'gymnastics' is Friedrich Jahn, who founded the gymnastics club in Berlin in 1811.
sports123.com /gym   (257 words)

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