Inspired by circus acrobats, an American gymnast named George Nissen constructed the first trampoline out of canvas, angle iron and inner tubes in 1934. Nissen called his device a trampoline after ...

According to the Olympics, trampolining was first invented in 1934 by an American gymnast, George Nissen, who got the idea after watching trapeze acrobats. At first, the trampoline was used to ...

Trampoline was originally invented in 1934 by George Nissen, but only grew in popularity during the first world championships in London in 1964. The sport then integrated with the International ...