Floor (gymnastics)

The Floor is a Gymnastics as well as an Artistic_Gymnastics apparatus. It is used by male as well as female gymnasts.

Dimensions

• Length 12 m
• Width 12 m
• Additional safety border 1 m

In most competitive gyms the floor have springs in them which make the floor bouncy and enables the gymnast to get height when doing tumbling and jumps. The exercise time is up to 70 seconds for male and up to 90 seconds for female.

Other apparatus

Female

• Vault
• Uneven Bars
• Balance Beam

Male

• Pommel Horse
• Rings
• Vault
• Parallel Bars
• Horizontal or High Bar