Vintage Gymnastics Stars
Instructions: Flip through the pages of gymnastics history and remember the graceful athletes who performed breathtaking feats on the world stage!
- 1.
Which Romanian gymnast scored the first perfect 10.0 in Olympic history at the 1976 Montreal Games?
ANadia ComaneciBOlga KorbutCNellie KimDLudmilla Tourischeva - 2.
Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 was scored on which apparatus?
AUneven barsBFloor exerciseCVaultDBalance beam - 3.
The scoreboard at the 1976 Olympics famously displayed Nadia's perfect score as 1.00 because the scoreboard couldn't display what?
AThree digitsBA score of 10.0CPerfect scoresDScores above 9.9 - 4.
Which Soviet gymnast captivated audiences at the 1972 Munich Olympics with her daring performances, especially on the balance beam?
ALudmilla TourischevaBNadia ComaneciCOlga KorbutDLarisa Latynina - 5.
Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina held the record for most Olympic medals of any athlete for 48 years. How many total medals did she win?
A14B18C20D16 - 6.
Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around gold medal at which Games?
A1988 SeoulB1984 Los AngelesC1980 MoscowD1992 Barcelona - 7.
Mary Lou Retton needed a perfect 10 on her final event to win the gold medal. Which apparatus was it?
AFloor exerciseBUneven barsCVaultDBalance beam - 8.
Which Japanese gymnast won gold in the men's all-around at three consecutive Olympics (1960, 1964, 1968)?
ASawao KatoBYukio EndoCMitsuo TsukaharaDTakashi Ono - 9.
Olga Korbut performed a daring backflip on the uneven bars at the 1972 Olympics. What was this move later called?
AThe Soviet SpinBThe Munich FlipCThe Korbut FlipDThe Korbut Loop - 10.
Which country dominated men's gymnastics at the Olympic level from 1960 through 1976, winning the team gold five times in a row?
AChinaBRomaniaCSoviet UnionDJapan - 11.
Bela Karolyi, the famous gymnastics coach, trained both Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton. From which country did he originally come?
ARomaniaBSoviet UnionCHungaryDBulgaria - 12.
The balance beam, one of the most challenging gymnastics apparatus, is how wide?
A8 inchesB6 inchesC2 inchesD4 inches - 13.
Which American male gymnast won two gold medals at the 1984 Olympics, including the all-around?
ABart ConnerBMitch GaylordCTim DaggettDPeter Vidmar - 14.
Vera Caslavska, who won seven Olympic gold medals, was a gymnast from which country that made a political statement at the 1968 Olympics?
AHungaryBCzechoslovakiaCPolandDEast Germany - 15.
After the 1976 Olympics, the popularity of gymnastics soared in the United States, leading to a boom in what type of facility across the country?
ACollege gymnastics teamsBPublic gymsCYMCA programsDPrivate gymnastics academies