subject: The History Of Trampoline [print this page] Trampoline is a sport of an athlete from the use of trampoline bounce displays acrobatic skills. It belongs to a kind of gymnastics. Trampoline has be called "aerial ballet".
The history of trampoline can be traced back to the mid nineteenth Century in North America Kollmann DMC Indians, while the circus acrobats use similar trampoline has at least 200 years in China. The pioneer of modern resilient trampoline is a French acrobat Du Trampolin. He used a rope woven protective net, to strengthen the "flying trapeze" safety, and the use of network resilience will cast up into the air, to complete a variety of actions. At nineteen thirties, USA diving champion George Nissen produced similar to the kind of trampoline, used to help their diving and reversal training, and later founded the" Nissen trampoline company". During the Second World War, the United States use the trampoline training pilots and navigators positioning skills, achieved good results, gradually become a sport in the United States, the middle school, University to carry out a wide range of. In 1947 the United States in the state of Texas held the first national trampoline competition, 1948 was included in the official competition, spread into europe. In 1958 Britain began to hold the trampoline Championships took place in 1964 in England, the first trampoline World Championships, held in Paris France in 1969, the first European trampoline championship. In 1999, the International Federation of international gymnastics trampoline became an association, and in the twenty-seventh Olympic Games in 2000 to become a formal event, a male, female personal two projects, each project 12 athletes competed. Trampoline is divided into online and single hop project.
Now, the Trampolining is not just as the sport, also as kids outdoor sports equipment. Trampoline according to the shape can be divided into mini trampoline, oval trampoline, rectangular trampoline, octagonal trampoline. Trampoline in size can be divided into 8ft trampoline, 10ft trampoline, 12ft trampoline, 13ft trampoline, 14ft trampoline, 15ft trampoline, 16ft trampoline.
