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4517 BCE
4517 BCE: Gymnastics first begins in Ancient Greece
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206 BCE
206 BCE: Ancient Chinese in Shadong Province use stone carvings to demonstarte acrobatics
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150 BCE
150 BCE: Roman Empire uses gymnastics to keep troops in peak fighting condition
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1800 CE: The term "artistic gymnastics" first emerges
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Circa 1880 CE: Various organizations across Europe start holding gymnastics competitions
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Circa 1900: Modern gymnastics is first evolved
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1922 CE: Club swinging, rock lifting, and even swimming appeared in gymnastics
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Circa 1924: Rock lifting, club swinging, and swimming were skills that were discarded
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1952 CE: The Soviet Union becomes the leading country in Olympic gymnastics
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1968 CE: Artistic gymnastics is introduced at the very first Olympic games
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2016 CE: Simone Biles wins all around gold at the Summer Olympics in Rio
