Glossary of gymnastics terms

This is a general glossary of the terms used in the sport of gymnastics.

Various gymnastics apparatuses. Apparatuses shown include the horizontal (high) bar, the uneven bars, and still rings.
The balance beam
Gymnast performing a Busnari on pommel horse at the Austrian Future Cup 2018.
Different kinds of chalk used by the Japanese team at the Austrian Future Cup 2018.
Jade Barbosa performing her floor routine during a gymnastics competition. The white lines indicate the bounds of the floor.
Lauren Mitchell performing a layout step-out on the balance beam.
A Belgian gymnast performs a quast over horizontal bar at Luxembourg Open 2023
Elizabeth Paisieva , a rhythmic gymnast, performing with a ribbon
Splits performed by Ou Yushan
Diego Hypólito rotates in the air after the vaulting table.