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'''Friedrich Ludwig Jahn''' ([[1778]] - [[1852]]) was a [[German]] Prussian gymnastics educator and patriot. He founded the [[turnverein]] movement in [[1811]] and invented [[parallel bars]], [[balance beam]], [[rings]], [[horse]] and the [[horizontal bar]]. He is often described as the father of gymnastics.
'''Friedrich Ludwig Jahn''' ([[1778]] - [[1852]]) was a [[German]] Prussian gymnastics educator and patriot. He founded the [[turnverein]] movement in [[1811]] and invented [[parallel bars]], [[balance beam]], [[gymnastics rings]], [[vault_(gymnastics)|vaulting horse]] and the [[Gymnastics_horizontal_high_bar|borizontal bar]]. He is often described as the father of gymnastics.


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Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778 - 1852) was a German Prussian gymnastics educator and patriot. He founded the turnverein movement in 1811 and invented parallel bars, balance beam, gymnastics rings, vaulting horse and the borizontal bar. He is often described as the father of gymnastics.