Ring gymnastics

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Gymnast on the rings
Artistic gymnast Walter Behrens in the late 1940s

The ring gymnastics, gymnastics rings, swinging rings, ring training or the Ring Sport is one of the classic disciplines of equipment gymnastics .

Olympic ring gymnastics

The two rings hang at a height of 260 cm (upper edge of the landing mat ↔ lower edge of the ring) or 280 cm (floor ↔ lower edge of the ring) at a distance of 50 cm on vertical wire ropes that are axially rotatable and articulated on a 580 cm high frame. The landing mats for landing on departure are 20 cm thick. The rings have an inside diameter of 18 ± 0.1 cm and the profile of the rings has a diameter of 2.8 ± 0.1 cm.

Strength is the real main element in tackling this device . The exercises on the rings should be put together by the gymnast in such a way that there is a balance between swing and strength elements. At least two handstands (one from the forward swing, one from the backswing) must be included.

While not so long ago it was enough to alternate two or three strength elements (such as the cross slope ) with good swing technique, today several strength elements of the highest difficulty are often strung together or swing elements are even ended directly in holding power. Therefore, only very strong gymnasts can be successful on the rings.

Swing rings

A variation that is particularly widespread in Switzerland are the swing rings . They were developed by Adolf Spieß in 1842 . In contrast to the Olympic ring gymnastics (also called standing rings), swing rings are used to swing back and forth. The rocking movement is maintained by actively opening the body on a fall slope or by showing off with the legs on the ground. The height of the rings is adjustable so that the gymnast can kick off the mat with his feet. Swinging with your feet is the same as when running, whereby each foot may only touch the ground once per swing. In comparison to the standing rings, the swing rings are primarily a swing device - there are very few parts that can be exercised with force. If you do optimal gymnastics on the swing rings, each subsequent swing is higher than the previous one. The swing height can even go beyond the height of the suspension of the ring ropes.

The ring ropes are often made of hemp and about 2–3 cm thick. One of the rings is attached to one end of both ropes, and a chain with around 30 links at the other end, with which the height of the ring can be adjusted. The appropriate chain link is put over a pin fixed in the wall and secured with a locking pin or hook through a cross hole in the pin to prevent it from slipping out. As in ring gymnastics, the rings are made of wood or a metal ring which is coated with an elastomer . The rings have a diameter of about 30 cm and are about 3 cm thick.

Olympic champion on the rings

Hermann Weingärtner at the Olympic Games 1896 on the rings (silver medal)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Valuation rules for men in artistic gymnastics. (PDF, 15.5 MB) (No longer available online.) In: Valuation Regulations 2013 - 2016. Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, p. 74 , formerly in the original ; accessed on July 3, 2013 (German, English, Russian).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / figdocs.sportcentric.net  

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