THE 2 EVENTS
An individual event (men's and women's)
THE FORMAT
First round of 16, eight go into the final.
MILESTONES
Antiquity
Gymnastics is practiced in ancient Greece, India, Persia and China.
1896
Gymnastics are on the agenda at the first modern Olympic Games in Greece.
1920
Two trapeze artists invent the trampoline by performing a series of jumps and moves on the security net.
1926
American PE professor George Nissen creates the first trampoline prototype.
1964
Creation of the International Trampoline Federation in Frankfurt, West Germany. The first world championships take place in London.
2000
The trampline event makes its Olympic debut in Sydney.
STARS
Alexandre Moskalenko (RUS): The Russian bouncer. Gold medallist at Sydney 2000, he became the first trampoline Olympic champion. At Athens four years later the Russian settled for Olympic silver but with 5 world titles (1990, 1992, 1994, 1999, 2001), he is one of the symbols of the sport.