Evolution of Gymnastics By 24edubois 4517 BCE 4517 BCE: Gymnastics first begins in Ancient Greece https://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/history-gymnastics.htm 206 BCE 206 BCE: Ancient Chinese in Shadong Province use stone carvings to demonstarte acrobatics https://www.britannica.com/sports/gymnastics 150 BCE 150 BCE: Roman Empire uses gymnastics to keep troops in peak fighting condition https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history 1800 1800 CE: The term "artistic gymnastics" first emerges https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history 1880 Circa 1880 CE: Various organizations across Europe start holding gymnastics competitions https://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/history-gymnastics.htm 1900 Circa 1900: Modern gymnastics is first evolved https://www.olympic.org/ancient-olympic-games/history 1922 1922 CE: Club swinging, rock lifting, and even swimming appeared in gymnastics https://www.olympic.org/artistic-gymnastics-equipment-and-history 1924 Circa 1924: Rock lifting, club swinging, and swimming were skills that were discarded https://www.olympic.org/artistic-gymnastics-equipment-and-history 1952 1952 CE: The Soviet Union becomes the leading country in Olympic gymnastics https://www.collegesportsscholarships.com/history-gymnastics.htm 1968 1968 CE: Artistic gymnastics is introduced at the very first Olympic games https://www.olympic.org/artistic-gymnastics-equipment-and-history 2016 2016 CE: Simone Biles wins all around gold at the Summer Olympics in Rio https://www.teamusa.org/usa-gymnastics/athletes/simone-biles
