Definition
Athletes trained in gymnastics, performing acrobatic movements and exercises on apparatus like bars, beams, and mats.
Etymology
From Greek 'gymnastēs', from 'gymnazein' meaning to exercise naked (from 'gymnos' meaning naked). Ancient Greek athletes trained and competed nude, and the term evolved to mean any athletic trainer.
Kelly Says
Gymnasts were originally naked athletes in ancient Greece, and while we changed the wardrobe, we kept the word—so every time we say 'gymnast,' we're carrying a 2,500-year-old reference to ancient Greek athletic nudity and the phys-ed philosophy they invented.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Gymnastics
Gymnastics
ARالعربية
مُتَسابقون في الجمباز
mu-ta-sa-bi-qoon fi al-jimbaaz
BNবাংলা
শারীরিক
sha-ri-rik
CACatalà
gimnastes
jim-nas-tes
CSČeština
gymnastici
him-nas-ti-ci
DADansk
gymnaster
jim-nas-ter
ELΕλληνικά
γυμναστές
him-nas-tes
ESEspañol
gimnastas
him-nas-tas
FAفارسی
بدنسازان
bad-nas-azaan
FISuomi
voimistelijat
voim-is-te-li-jat
FRFrançais
gymnastes
jim-nas-tes
GUGU
વ્યવહારિક
vyavha-arik
HEעברית
מתעמלים
me-ta-e-me-lim
HUMagyar
tornászok
torn-ász-ok
IDBahasa Indonesia
atlet senam
at-let se-nam
ITItaliano
ginnasta
jin-nas-ta
KO한국어
체조 선수
che-jo seon-seu
MSBahasa Melayu
gimnasta
jim-nas-ta
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကြိုး
kyaw-kye
NLNederlands
turners
tür-ners
NONorsk
gymnaster
jim-nas-ter
PLPolski
gimnastycy
gim-nas-ti-cy
PTPortuguês
ginastas
jin-as-tas
RORomână
gimnaste
jim-nas-te
RUРусский
гимнасты
gim-nas-ty
SVSvenska
gymnaster
jim-nas-ter
SWKiswahili
wanajeshi wa mazoezi
wa-na-jeshi wa ma-zoe-zi
TAதமிழ்
வீரர்கள்
veera-r-gal
TEతెలుగు
శారీరక
sha-ri-rik
TRTürkçe
jimnastikler
jim-nas-tik-ler
UKУкраїнська
гімнастки
him-nas-ty-ky
URاردو
جِمناسٹس
jim-nas-tis
VITiếng Việt
vận động viên thể dục dụng cụ
van-dong-vien the duc dung cu
ZH中文
体操运动员
tài-cáo yùndòngyuán