3. August 2004
Olympic city Athens
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympic Premiere: Podium also in the warming up area

The technical preparations for the Olympic artistic gymnastics competitions were finished a week ago already and the main venue of Athen's Olympic Hall is ready to go!
First users were the members of the Greek national teams and the first Olympians who already arrived in Athens.
For the first time in Olympic history also the two warming up areas for women and men are constructed on a...

2. August 2004
Frankfurt, Berlin / Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

Common press release of the German Sports Foundation and the German Gymnastic Federation
The German Gymnastic Federation (DTB) and the German Sports Foundation (DSH) have opened as from now on a new national donation account for the financial support of the German national team member Ronny Ziesmer to which money can be paid also from foreign countries, federations or organisations as well....

21. July 2004
Aarau / Switzerland
Artistic Gymnastics

Furthermore the Swiss Federation of Gymnastics (SFG) in Aarau is looking for its women’s artistic sector for a head for the hopes department.

Also the gymnastics North Swiss gymnastics center NKL Liestal is seeking for a qualified coach for trampolining....
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17. July 2004
Schwaebisch Gmuend/Germany
Artistic Gymnastics

In spite of the tragic accident of their teammate Ronny Ziesmer last Monday, the German men's Olympic team finished the last pre-Olympic test in an excellent manner:
In Schwaebisch Gmuend (Germany) they came on second place (223,450) behind the top favorite Romania (227,550). The Italian men's team came on third place with a score of 215,900 points.
Best in all-around was the Romanian Ioan Sucia (57,125), best of host Germany on 5th place Sven Kwiatkowski (55,050)...

15. July 2004
Kienbaum/Berlin/Frankfurt
Artistic Gymnastics

At a training camp of the German gymnasts in preparation for the Olympic Games in Athens Ronny Ziesmer from the German club SC Cottbus seriously injured himself on Monday afternoon. The gymnast who was already definitely selected for the German Olympic team landed badly while training on vault and suffered from fractures in two cervical vertebras. He immediately underwent surgery in hospital which according to the doctors went well and is now in intensive care. On Wednesday an official press...

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