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Sports terms named after people

This is a list of eponyms in sports, i.e. sports terms named after people.

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Artistic Gymnastics

  • Gaylord, after Mitch Gaylord (United States of America)
  • Gienger salto, after Eberhard Gienger (Germany).
  • Kasamatsu, after Shigero Kasamatsu (Japan).
  • Magyar walk, after Zoltan Magyar (Hungary).
  • Timochenko, after Alexandra Timochenko (Russia).
  • Tkachev, after Alexander Tkatchev (Russia).
  • Tsukahara, after Mitsuo Tsukahara (Japan).
  • Yurchenko, after Natalia Yurchenko (Russia).

Athletics

  • Fosbury flop, after Dick Fosbury (United States of America).

Boxing

Figure skating

  • Axel, after Axel Paulsen (Norway).
  • Biellmann spin, after Denise Biellmann (Switzerland).
  • Lutz, after Alois Lutz (Austria).
  • Salchow, after Ulrich Salchow (Sweden).

Events & trophies

Last updated: 01-04-2007 01:18:57
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