AcrobaticSports.com is hereby providing the links to new exceptional videos.

In "Tison vole" (literally, "Tison is flying"), 1974 and 1976 World Champion Richard Tison (FRA) was filmed with great artistic sense at the "Arenes de l'Agora" indoor arena in Evry, France.  The film was shot in 1975 and last 8 minutes.

Link to "Tison Vole" video

Another exceptional video you can watch by clicking on the link below features Ron Munn's (1959 Pan American Games Champion, 1956 and 1959 AAU Champion, and several times World Professional Championship medalist) performance at the 1967 World Professional Championships.  In the routine performed in the semi final, Munn starts with a triple back tuck.  The award ceremony of these 1967 World Professional Championships features John Hamilton (4th), Munn (3rd), George Hery (2nd - also 1964 and 1965 World Professional Champion), and Gary Erwin (1st of these 1967 World Professional Championships - also 1965 World Champion in the FIT amateur ranks).  Trampoline inventor George Nissen can be seen congratulating the medalists.

Link to the video of the 1967 World Professional Championships

In "Trampoline" broadcasted in the show "Les Coulisses de l'Exploit" (literally "The backstage of the performance"), trampoline greats Ron Munn, Eddie Cole (1959 NCAA Champion - pictured on the right), and David Jacobs (1967 and 1968 World Champion and 1967 and 1969 NCAA Champion) perform in France to showcase a new sport called "trampoline."  The film was shot where the athletes performed at the Courbertin arena in Paris and gyms in Joinville.  One of the skills performed by David Jacobs is a half out triffis tuck.  The video also features some "en bord" footage.  This 10-minute video report was broadcasted on January 18, 1967 on the then sole French TV channel, the ORTF.

Link to "Les Coulisses de l'Exploit" video

In "Montés sur ressorts" also broadcasted in the show "Les Coulisses de l'Exploit" on June 28, 1969.  This 10 minute film provides a detailed report on, and extended footage from, the 1969 European Championships held in Neuilly-sur-Seine near Paris, France.  In chronological order, footage from the following athletes is provided: Agathe Jarosch (FRG - 2nd), Ute Czech (FRG - 1st - now Ute Luxon-Pitkamin), Diane Bullen (GBR - 6th), Paul Luxon (GBR - 1st and 1972 World Champion - pictured on the right), David Curtis (GBR - 16th and 1968 World silver medalist), Kurt Hohener (SUI - 2nd), and Michael Budenberg (FRG - 10th).  The synchronized performances feature the following pairs mentioned in the commentaries: Jane Pullen-Diane Bullen (GBR - 2nd), Kurt Hohener-Victor Pircher (SUI - 2nd), Ute Czech-Derek Raschke (FRG), Agathe Jarosch-Maria Jarosch (FRG - 1st).  The last pair seems to be Hartmut Riehle-Kurt Trieter (FRG - 1st).  The film then focuses on some very promising young French trampolinists performing outdoor at the INSEP: 13-year-old Gilles Lebris and 13-year-old Jean-Michel Bataillon.  British trampolinists also perform outdoor at the end.  One of the British athlete performs a triple back tuck.

Link to "Montés sur ressorts" video

The links to the last two videos send the viewers to the website of the French "Institut National de l'Audiovisuel" (INA - National Audiovisual Institute), which keeps the archives of all French TV programs.

The final historical video of this series comes from the 1982 IFSA World Championships held at the Wembley arena in London, Great Britain.  In this video shot by Pierre Blois, some of the best acrobatic gymnastics performers of the time can be seen in action.

Link to the 1982 IFSA World Championships video

AcrobaticSports.com would like to thank Pierre Blois and Ron Munn for providing some of these videos, and the INA for putting the trampoline films online.