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The vaulting table replaced the old horse after the 2000 Olympics. The figure is taken from Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Gymnasts vault over a table, not a horse

The vaulting table replaced the old horse after the 2000 Olympics The wider table gives gymnasts a larger surface to push from, which reduced injuries caused by hitting the end of the narrow horse. It is set at 1.35 metres for men and 1.25 for women. The run-up is up to 25 metres on a sprung track. It sits in Mondo's sports collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: The vaulting table replaced the old horse after the 2000 Olympics. The figure is taken from Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a sports fact?: Yes. It sits on the Sports shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.