4. November 2009
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Spieth Gymnastic and the FIG

FIG President Prof Bruno Grandi recently presented Mr Uli Spieth, Director of Spieth Gymnastic, with a copy of the book prefaced with his De Arte Gymnastica; Spieth has been an official FIG partner and apparatus supplier for nearly 54 years. The gift is a token of the exemplary collaboration that has spanned multiple generations.
From its production site in Esslingen (GER) near Stuttgart, the company was swift to expand its export business beyond its own borders. In 1956, it...

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2. November 2009
Esslingen, Germany
Artistic Gymnastics
100 years ago today, Rudolf SPIETH was born

Rudolf SPIETH, born on the 2nd November 1909, was one of the western impulse givers for German and also interational apparatus and artistic gymnastics.
The once in 1831 of great, great-grandfather Wilhelm Ludwig Spieth in Oberesslingen fouded carpenters shop, developed over the genertions to one of the world wide best known makes of gymnastics apparati.
Especially after the second world war and and due to the personal partnership between Rudolf Spieth and Richard Reuther, an Oppauer artistic gymnast and constructor, essentail technological...

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1. November 2009
Zurich, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
31st SWISS CUP 2009German Pairs win Gold and Silver - Bronze went to Swiss Hosts

One expected anything but a German double win at the 31st SWISS CUP 2009, but the championship coupling of Kim BUI and Matthias FAHRIG as Germany I proved to be the Swiss dream team at the end of the final and won with 30,400 points ahead of the Germany II team with Elisabeth SEITZ / Thomas TARANU, which could keep - with a breath of 0,025 points - the host-duo Ariella KAESLIN / Niki BOESCHENSTEIN (29,675) at a distance. The fourth place in this final was taken...

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31. Oktober 2009
London, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
2009 Artistic British Championships

Keatings continues to shine
*baga--:  World all around Silver medallist Daniel Keatings proved why he is one the best by taking the 2009 British Senior Championships.The Huntingdon superstar returned to action in front of a familiar London crowd to re-claim the prestigious tile he won in 2007 from last year’s winner Kristian Thomas of Earls, who like Dan also excelled at the recent World Championships when he finished in 6th place at the o2.
The...

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31. Oktober 2009
Brasil
Artistic Gymnastics
Daiane dos Santos tested positive for Furosemide

* fig-press--: Former world champion Daiane dos Santos from Brasil tested positive for Furosemide during a non-competition doping control in July this year. Santos' club, Pinheiros, confirmed the International Gymnastics Federation notice on Friday.
Following standard procedure and after notifying the gymnast in question, the case was submitted to the F.I.G. Disciplinary Commission on October 29, 2009.
The gymnast’s right to reserve a hearing extends to November 13, 2009, after which date the Commission will rule...

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