Meaning of "gymnast" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF GYMNAST

gymnast  [ˈdʒɪmnæst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GYMNAST

Gymnast is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GYMNAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a complex competition involving the performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, power, agility, coordination, grace, balance and control. Internationally, all of the competitive gymnastic events are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique. Each country has its own national governing body affiliated to FIG. Competitive artistic gymnastics is the best known of the gymnastic events. It typically involves the women's events of uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and vault. Men's events are floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and the high bar. Gymnastics evolved from exercises used by the ancient Greeks that included skills for mounting and dismounting a horse, and from circus performance skills. Other gymnastic disciplines include: rhythmic gymnastics, trampolining, Team Gym, tumbling, aerobic gymnastics and acrobatic gymnastics. Participants can include children as young as 20 months old doing kindergym and children's gymnastics, recreational gymnasts of ages 5 and up, competitive gymnasts at varying levels of skill, and world class athletes.

Definition of gymnast in the English dictionary

The definition of gymnast in the dictionary is a person who is skilled or trained in gymnastics.

TRANSLATION OF GYMNAST

Find out the translation of gymnast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gymnast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gymnast» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 体操运动员
• Translator English - Spanish: gimnasta
• English: gymnast
• Translator English - Hindi: पहलवान
• Translator English - Arabic: جِمْنازي
• Translator English - Russian: гимнаст
• Translator English - Portuguese: ginasta
• Translator English - Bengali: পালোয়ান
• Translator English - French: gymnaste
• Translator English - Malay: Gimnas
• Translator English - German: Turner
• Translator English - Japanese: 体操家
• Translator English - Korean: 체조 선수
• Translator English - Javanese: Gymnast
• Translator English - Vietnamese: huấn luyện viên thể dục
• Translator English - Tamil: உடற்பயிற்சியாளர்
• Translator English - Marathi: व्यायामशाळा
• Translator English - Turkish: jimnastikçi
• Translator English - Italian: ginnasta
• Translator English - Polish: gimnastyk
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гімнаст
• Translator English - Romanian: gimnast
• Translator English - Greek: γυμναστής
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gimnas
• Translator English - Swedish: gymnast
• Translator English - Norwegian: turner

10 QUOTES WITH «GYMNAST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gymnast.

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Helena Bonham Carter

I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find it very patronizing. I'm quite beefy and strong. I was a gymnast in school and I have lots of muscles.

2

Gwendoline Christie

I was a semi-professional gymnast as a child. I did rhythmic gymnastics, but I sustained an injury and strained all the muscles in my spine.

3

Nadia Comaneci

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

4

Dominique Dawes

Eleven years old is not an early age to set your sight on the Olympics for a gymnast, because we normally peak in high school. I first qualified for the Olympics team during my sophomore year in high school, when I was 15 years old.

5

Bobby Fischer

I was never invited to the White House. They invited that Olympic Russian gymnast - that little Communist, Olga Korbut.

6

Bill Gates

Everyone needs a coach. It doesn't matter whether you're a basketball player, a tennis player, a gymnast or a bridge player.

7

Mitch Gaylord

I don't want to be considered a gymnast anymore.

8

Bela Karolyi

The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn't be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be foolish to say that a gymnast above 5-2 could not be great.

9

Gene Kelly

I didn't want to be a dancer. I just did it to work my way through college. But I was always an athlete and gymnast, so it came naturally.

10

Josie Loren

I was a gymnast when I was younger. My parents put me in gymnastics, and I was actually only good at the floor. I was terrible at everything else, especially beam. Unfortunately, you can't be a gymnast unless you're good at all of the apparatuses, so I became a competitive cheerleader. I was just the main tumbler for my squad.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GYMNAST»

Discover the use of gymnast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gymnast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Letters to a Young Gymnast

This collection of Nadia's memories, anecdotes, and advice grants unique insights into the mind of a top competitor.

Nadia Comaneci, 2009

Go Girl: The Worst Gymnast

Another great title in the best-selling Go Girl series. Gemma loves gymnastics. But she has just had the worst class ever, and her coach isn’t happy. Are Gemma’s gym dreams over? Or will her clever plan keep her on the team?

Thalia Kalkipsakis, 2012

Shannon Miller: America's most decorated gymnast : a biography

Celebrates the life and career of the Olympic gold medalist

Krista Quiner, 1997

The Perfect Gymnast

Twelve-year-old Abby makes a friend at gymnastics who will do anything to stay thin.

Michele Martin Bossley, 1996

Biomechanics of Sport and Exercise

A gymnast is about to begin his routine on the high bar. He jumps up and grasps the bar, and his coach stops his swinging by exerting forces on the front and back of the gymnast's torso. The external forces acting on the gymnast are the force ...

Peter Merton McGinnis, 2005

World-class Gymnast: World Class Gymnast

Contents: Introducing gymnastics; How the sport has changed; Champion qualities; The people behind the gymnast; A good coach; Women's artistic gymnastics; Women's floor and vault; Men's artistic gymnastics; Men's rings, vaults and bars; The ...

Lloyd Readhead, Paul Mason, 2005

I Want to be a Gymnast

Describes what happens at Hannah and Jessica's gymnastic lesson.

Kate Simkins, 2006

Off Balance: A Memoir

Here, Moceanu finally shares the haunting stories of competition, her years of hiding injuries and pain out of fear of retribution from her coaches, and how she hit rock bottom after a public battle with her parents.

Dominique Moceanu, 2012

I Want to be a Gymnast

A multi-level reading programme guaranteed to capture children's interest. Somersault in and have fun!

‎2006

You Can Be a Gymnast

Alix Wood. Parallel Bars A competition parallel bars routine usually includes a swing above the bars, below the bars, and a skill that involves releasing and regrasping both bars. The gymnast mounts the apparatus either from a springboard or ...

Alix Wood, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GYMNAST»

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LNP Sports 365: Landisville gymnast showed mettle in 1999

He's an all-around gymnast He has some events that are better than the others, but he's just an all-around good gynmast. (There are) no events ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»

Gymnast makes it to Las Vegas finals on 'American Ninja Warrior'

Gymnast and Frederick native Jessie Graff qualified for the next round of finals on “American Ninja Warrior” and will be heading to Las Vegas to ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»

American gymnast shares secret: Argentine herbal tea 'mate'

TORONTO (AP) — American gymnast Sam Mikulak won his second gold medal in the Pan Am Games on Monday, and he's almost certain to ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

Minnedosa gymnast vaults into contention at Pan Am Games

Minnedosa gymnast vaults into contention at Pan Am Games. By: Ed Klajman Posted: 07/13/2015 11:33 PM | Comments: Tweet; Post; Reddit; ShareThis; Print ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»

Halifax gymnast Ellie Black, Dartmouth canoeist Ben Russell strike …

Halifax gymnast Ellie Black, Dartmouth canoeist Ben Russell strike gold at Pan Am Games. Metro Halifax: Published on July 14, 2015. Share 0 ... «Truro Daily News, Jul 15»

86-year-old world's oldest active gymnast [video]

Quaas, who in 2012 made her way into Guinness World Record book as the world's oldest active gymnast, on Saturday presented with the ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»

Donetsk gymnast sweeps up medals in South Korea competition

The gymnast, a hot favorite at the games in the men's artistic gymnastics, on July 6 dominated the men's individual all-round event, which ... «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»

86-year-old is world's oldest active gymnast, her story here...[video]

Meet Johanna Quaas, at 86 (born in 1925) she is the oldest active gymnast in the world. Quaas is a regular competitor in the amateur ... «Emirates 24/7, Jul 15»

SEE: Jewish Olympic Gymnast Aly Raisman Strips for ESPN

Jewish American Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman posed for some stunning nude but artistic photos for ESPN Magazine's body issue. God bless ... «Jewish Business News, Jul 15»

Canadian gymnast, LDS returned missionary to compete in the Pan …

Hugh Smith competes for the Canadian national gymnastics team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. Grace Chiu. «Deseret News, Jul 15»