Gymnastics
The Vault
Vaulting is where an athlete runs up to an obstacle called the ‘horse’ or vault table and then has to jump off a spring board and perform some sort jump to get over the obstacle. You are watched by judges who then give you a score out of ten from each judge and then give you an overall score
Length: 120 centimetres (3.9 ft)
Width: 95 centimetres (3.12 ft)
Height:
Men: 135 centimetres (4.43 ft)
Women: 125 centimetres (4.10 ft)
Run up area:
Length: 2,500 centimetres (82 ft)
Width: 100 centimetres (3.3 ft)
International Organisations
International Federation of Gymnastics (IFG) is the governing body of competitive gymnastics and controls all gymnastic events and changes
World Standings
In Gymnastics athletes are judged on places in different competitions and events and when they perform well can go up in the rankings but when they perform badly they can go down in the rankings, this determines the best gymnasts.
Top GymnastsFull Name: Marian Drăgulescu
Age: 30
Nickname: The Moroccan
Occupation: Artistic Gymnast (does a short performance on different apparatus and is judged on performance)
Full Name: Gervasio DeferrAge: 31
Occupation: Artistic
Gymnast (retired)
Equipment
Spring Board: To Jump off
Vault Table: To jump over
