uneven parallel bars

uneven parallel bars
1. an apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden bars, fixed at specific different heights from the floor on upright supports, on which women compete by performing various spinning moves and acrobatic swings.
2. a competitive event on such an apparatus.

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Event in women's gymnastics in which a pair of wooden bars supported horizontally above the floor at different heights is used to perform acrobatic feats.

The apparatus allows a great variety of movements, but hanging and swinging exercises predominate. It became an Olympic event in 1936. See also parallel bars.

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also called  asymmetrical parallel bars 
  gymnastics apparatus developed in the 1930s and used in women's competition. The length and construction are the same as for the parallel bars used in men's gymnastics. The top bar is 2.4 metres (7.8 feet) above the floor, while the lower bar is 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) high. The apparatus was first used in international competition at the 1936 Olympic Games. It allows a great variety of movements, although hanging and swinging exercises predominate. The performer strives for smoothness and equal use of both bars in her routine.

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