29. Januar 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Tanskanen chairs F.I.G. Athletes Commission

* fig-press: -- Convened for its first meeting at the FIG Head Office in Lausanne, the FIG Athletes’ Commission for the 2009 – 2012 Olympic Cycle has elected a new President, Finnish born Jani TANSKANEN. The Commission is made up of one representative from each of the FIG’s competitive disciplines:
Jani Tanskanen (FIN) for Men’s Artistic, Nastia Liukin (USA) for Women’s Artistic, Vera Sessina (RUS) for Rhythmic, Dmitri Poliaroush (BLR) for Trampoline, Anna Macanita (POR) for...

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23. Januar 2010
Lausanne, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
Georges Guelzec starts his UEG Presidency

From today on, the former French Olympic gymnast Georges GUELZEC (62) takes over as president of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG).
Guelzec defeated former president Dimitrios Dimitropoulos of Greece on 2009, November  7. A native of Nantes (FRA) Guelzec has experienced gymnastics at every level. After ten years on the French national team, including appearances in European (1969, '73) and Worlds (1970), as well as the 1972 Munich Olympics, Guelzec worked for 35 years as a coach...

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15. Januar 2010
Berlin, Germany (Europe)
Artistic Gymnastics
GYMmedia WORLD CALENDAR SYSTEM 2010 updates...... ... the last day of f r e e registration!

GYMmedia INTERNATIONAL updated its comprehensiv WORLD CALENDAR SYSTEM and published the update version 2010 from now on.
All presenter and organizers world wide can send us their dates/events of all international GYM events .
We will put it into our system
   - up to 2010 Januar 15  for free !

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13. Januar 2010
Italy
Artistic Gymnastics
Andrea Coppolino retired!

The Italian Gymnastics Federation announced the retirement of Artistic gymnast Andrea COPPOLINO.  The 30 year old specialist on still rings was a member of the Italian national team since 1996, boasting an exemplary sporting career. Coppolino competed in a total of eight Worlds and won the bronze on rings on two occasions: 2001 in Ghent (BEL) and 2003 in Anaheim (USA), where he tied with team-mate Matteo Morandi.
A 4th place on rings at...

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8. Januar 2010
Biel, Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics
90 Years: Happy Birtday Jack GÜNTHARD!

The Swiss Olympic high bar champion of Helsinki 1952, Jack GÜNTHARD celebrates his 90th birthday on 2010, January 8th.
Born 1920, Jack Günthard can be proud of his long career as a gymnast, which started in 1936. The double European Champion on parallel bars and horizontal bar (1957, Paris) was also a member of the UEG Men’s Technical Committee from 1982 to 1993. As recognition for his commitment, he was awarded the title “UEG Honorary Member”. 
He dedicated...

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