1998 FIG Rhythmic World Championships — opens
Runs Oct 15 – 18 in Seville.
View full resultsOn this day in gymnastics history
Oct 15
Events on this day
Born on this day (11)
Hermann Hänggi — born 1894
Hänggi competed for Switzerland in men's artistic gymnastics, 1928. Four Olympic medals at one Games, two of them gold.
Hänggi's career →Carlo Fregosi — born 1890
Fregosi competed for Italy in men's artistic gymnastics, 1912–1920. Two Olympic golds across two Games.
Fregosi's career →Erzsébet Balázs — born 1920
Balázs competed for Hungary in women's artistic gymnastics, 1948. One Olympic medal.
Balázs's career →Herman Glass — born 1880
Glass competed for USA in men's artistic gymnastics, 1904. One Olympic gold.
Glass's career →Karl-Gustaf Vingqvist — born 1883
Vingqvist competed for Sweden in men's artistic gymnastics, 1908. One Olympic gold.
Vingqvist's career →Wilhelm Steffensen — born 1889
Steffensen competed for Norway in men's artistic gymnastics, 1920. One Olympic medal.
Steffensen's career →Dzmitry Kaspiarovich — born 1977
Competed for Belarus, 2008–2012.
Kaspiarovich's career →Cassandra Lee — born 2005
Competed for Canada, 2021 – present.
Lee's career →Hiroshi Matsunobu — born 1915
Competed for Japan, 1936.
Matsunobu's career →Melinda Cleland — born 1984
Competed for Australia, 2000.
Cleland's career →Tereza Folga — born 1966
Competed for Poland, 1988.
Folga's career →