Trampoline History

Gymnastics and Trampoline - A Historic Merger

The FIG, the International Gymnastics Federation, announced the completion of the merger between FIG and the FIT, the International Trampoline Federation. The FIT will disappear on the 31st December, 1998. From 1st January 1999, FIT's sports Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline will be part of the FIG. With this merger, Trampoline will become part of the Olympic Games 2000 programme as a discipline of the FIG, as decided by the International Olympic Committee.

PRESIDENTS' COMMENTS

Bruno Grandi, President of the FIG (Gymnastics):
"The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique is happy to welcome Trampoline, Tumbling and Double Mini-Trampoline to the Gymnastics Family. Those three sports are indeed gymnastic sports as are our other disciplines: Artistic Gymnastics; Rhythmic Gymnastics; Sports Aerobics and General Gymnastics. All our gymnasts train on the Trampoline - and trampoline athletes need gymnastics as basic training. The merger is natural and strengthens the Family of Gymnastics Worldwide."

Ron Froehlich, President of the FIT (Trampoline):
"It is the first time in the history of the IOC, that two International Federations have merged. It was not easy, after more than thirty years, to dissolve the independent, IOC recognized Federation and I am proud that our member federations have made this step into the future - a future with the oldest Olympic Sport Federation, the FIG. I wish to thank all those who, for the benefit of the athletes, gave up their positions in order to make this merger possible. I am convinced that we shall feel good in the family of Gymnastics and be as independent as the other FIG disciplines."

World of Gymnastics; FIG Flash; FIG Bulletin; FIG Interviews; Press Releases; Congress 71, 1998; Sydney 2000 Update