Origins of Trampolining

In 1937, an American called George Nissen saw a trapeze artist in a circus bouncing off his safety net and performing tricks as he did so. He heard the spanish word trampolin which means springboard in spanish. He decided to take this idea and start adapted it into his tumbling club.

The sport has grown in popularity since then, with small clubs all over the world. Trampolining is often viewed as a recreational activity, but Europe, Russia, America, China and many other countries have been producing world-champion trampolinists long before it became an official olympic sport in the year 2000.