uneven parallel bars: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	asymmetrical parallel bars

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Shilese Jones of Team United States in a red leotard performs a handstand on the uneven bars during the Women's Uneven Bars Final at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.

Diagram comparing the dimensions of men's parallel bars and women's uneven parallel bars in gymnastics, with labeled heights and bar spacing in meters and feet. A gymnast performs a handstand on the left apparatus.

Simone Biles of Team United States in a blue leotard performs a move on the uneven bars, gripping the bar with one hand and looking focused during competition.

Vera Caslavska, wearing a red leotard, performs a routine on the uneven bars during Olympic gymnastics competition.

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Topics

artistic gymnastics gymnastics vaulting rings trampoline pommel horse floor exercise horizontal bar tumbling parallel bars balance beam rhythmic gymnastics

Key People

The most-decorated American gymnast

Simone Biles

American gymnast

Suni Lee on the balance beam at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Suni Lee

American gymnast

Shilese Jones

Shilese Jones

American gymnast

Olympic gymnast Věra Čáslavská

Věra Čáslavská

Czech gymnast

Nadia Comăneci

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast

Assorted sports balls including a basketball, football, soccer ball, tennis ball, baseball and others.

American Sports Nicknames