1997 FIG Artistic World Championships — opens
Runs Aug 31 – Sep 7 in Lausanne.
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Aug 31
Events on this day
1972 Munich gymnastics — Day 6 of 17
Ran Aug 26 – Sep 11 in Munich.
View full results →Born on this day (3)
George Eyser — born 1870
Eyser competed for USA in men's artistic gymnastics, 1904. Six Olympic medals at one Games, three of them gold.
Eyser's career →Lavinia Gianani — born 1911
Gianani competed for Italy in women's artistic gymnastics, 1928. One Olympic medal.
Gianani's career →Johan Schmitt — born 1881
Competed for the Netherlands, 1908.
Schmitt's career →Also on this day, across the years
- 1972 — Women's Balance Beam final at the Munich Olympics
- 1972 — Women's Floor Exercise final at the Munich Olympics
- 1972 — Women's Uneven Bars final at the Munich Olympics
- 1972 — Women's Vault final at the Munich Olympics