Word: stattin
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...gymnast "must work harder than a ballet dancer, though he must have the same natural gifts-a supple body, good balance and above all a sense of rytm [rhythm]." The hungry Swedes, full of rytm, won five of the six events. Star of the show: Swedish Cham pion Borje Stattin, 23, a typographer by trade...
Slightly built (5 ft. 7 in., 135 Ibs.) Stattin was at his spectacular best on the horizontal bar, brought ohs from the crowd as he twirled around the bar like a human propeller. Quickly, Stattin reversed his hands and direction, crossed his hands on the bar, did several handstands, and capped his performance with a double backward somersault which dropped him to the mat with a sure-footed slap. In all, Stattin won four firsts (horizontal bar, parallel bars, long horse and rings), a second in calisthenics, and a fifth in side horse (where the Illini scored...
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