The FIG Sports Acrobatics Commission

The previous FIG Sports Acrobatics Commission

Since january 1st, 1999, the sports acrobatics is governed by a technical commission within the international gymnastics federation.

1999 - 2000

The first sports acrobatics commission of the F.I.G.was elected by the end of october 1998 during the last I.F.S.A. Congress for a period starting from january 1999 up to december 2000. This commission was composed of :

Chairman :

 - Yuri Stepchenko (UKR)

Members :

 - Patricia Wade (GBR)
 - Konrad Zielinski (POL)
 - Kurt Becker (GER)
 - Luis Duarte (POR)
 - Victor Pestov (RUS)
 - Tonya Case-Patterson (USA)
 
+ 2 members appointed by the FIG :
 - Zhang JIAN (CHN)
 - John Atkinson (GBR)

During the same period, Stoil Sotirov (BUL), ex-president of I.F.S.A. and Yuri Stepchenko, president of the technical commission, represented sports acrobatics in the FIG Executive Committee; the first one with voting right, the second one with an advisory capcity.

2001 - 2004

All committees for the 2001-2004 olympic cycle were elected at the 73rd F.I.G. Congress held in Marrakesh from November 12th to 15th, 2000. The sports acrobatics commission for this cycle was composed of:

 - Dr. Patricia Wade (GBR)        President
 - Kurt Becker (GER)              1st Vice-President
 - Victor Pestov (RUS)            2nd Vice-President
 - Tonya Case-Patterson (USA)     Member
 - Luis Duarte (POR)              Member
 - Rosy Taeymans (BEL)            Member
 - Konrad Zielinski (POL)         Member

2005-2008

During the 75th F.I.G. Congress held in Antalya (TUR) from October 21th to 23rd, 2004, were held the elections to renew all the FIG committees. As a result of these elections, the 2005-2008 sports acrobatics commission is composed of:

 - Dr. Patricia Wade (GBR)        President
 - Tonya Case-Patterson (USA)     Member
 - Rosy Taeymans (BEL)            Member
 - Konrad Zielinski (POL)         Member
 - Irina Nikitina (RUS)           Member
 - Raul Correira (POR)            Member
 - Dr. Yanling LI (CHN)           Member

2009-2012

During the 77th F.I.G. Congress held in Helsinki (FIN) from October 17th to 19rd, 2008, were held the elections to renew all the FIG committees. As a result of these elections, the 2009-2012 sports acrobatics commission was composed of:

 - Tonya Case (USA)               President
 - Irina Nikitina (RUS)           Member
 - Dr. Yanling LI (CHN)           Member   (resigned in 2011)
 - Rosy Taeymans (BEL)            Member
 - Raul Correira (POR)            Member
 - Karl Wharton (GBR)             Member
 - Wieslawa MILEWSKA (POL)        Member

2013 - 2016

During the 79th F.I.G. Congress held in Cancun (MEX) on October 25th-27ht, 2012, were held the elections to renew all the FIG committees. As a result of these elections, the 2013-2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics Technical Committee was composed of:

President :

 - Rosy Taeymans (BEL)

Members :

 - Tonya Case (USA)
 - Irina Nikitina (RUS)
 - Karl Wharton (GBR)
 - Nikolina Hristova (BUL)
 - Frank Böhm (GER)
 - Yurii Goliak (UKR)

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