Dortmund Germany-1966: Gymnast in Red Leotard Vaults the Horse, Lands and Salutes

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationDortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 · Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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What is in this clip

women's artistic gymnastics
vault
international competition
spectator perspective
arena advertising
1960s sport
Cold War era sport

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: indoor · large indoor sports arena with a vaulting horse on a landing mat, advertising boards and spectator stands
Time and weather: unknown (indoor artificial lighting) · autumn · indoor
Lighting: artificial arena floodlighting
People: 30 · One gymnast in a red leotard performing a vault, with rows of seated spectators in the background and the silhouette of a spectator's head in the foreground.
Landmarks: Westfalenhalle
Objects: vaulting horse · landing mat · run-up runway · advertising boards · spectator seating
Readable signs: KARSTADT · Continental Reifen · AUS · Coca-Cola
Colors: deep red · cyan · maroon · pale pink
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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A gymnast in a red leotard runs up behind the vaulting horse.
She places her hands on the horse and rises into a handstand.
She lands on the mat with knees bent.
She stands and raises one arm in salute.
She lowers her arm and walks away from the horse.

Gymnast in Red Leotard Vaults the Horse, Lands and Salutes — Clip Details

Likely Dortmund's Westfalenhalle in West Germany, circa 1966 home movie footage shows a women's artistic gymnastics vault filmed from the spectator stands. A gymnast in a red leotard runs up to the vaulting horse, rises through a handstand on it, lands on the mat and raises one arm in salute before walking off. Large KARSTADT and Continental Reifen boards hang above a seated crowd. The single shot is held side-on with a small handheld pan, and the colour has faded to red and cyan.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001344

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

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Date: 1966 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

women's artistic gymnastics
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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supplies a complete circa 1966 women's vault, shot from the stands, for documentaries and education pieces on 1960s gymnastics or international sport in West Germany.
Period detail: The long leather-topped vaulting horse, plain long-sleeved red leotard, KARSTADT and Continental Reifen boards and red-cyan faded colour stock all point to the mid-1960s.
Home-movie behavior: A spectator follows one athlete through her whole vault from a seat in the stands, giving an unofficial, audience-eye view of a major championship rather than a broadcast angle.
What appears in frame: A gymnast in a red leotard, a vaulting horse on a landing mat, a large KARSTADT board, a Continental Reifen banner, rows of seated spectators and a spectator's head in the foreground.
Film character: Faded red and cyan colour, soft focus, visible grain and a slight handheld drift give the shot the texture of projected small-gauge amateur film.
Edit role: Works as a self-contained action insert or memory beat, with the salute giving a natural out point for a cut.
Historical context: The German brand boards and a Soviet team elsewhere on the reel fit the 1966 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Westfalenhalle, where Czechoslovakia's women beat the Soviet team.
Research note: Copyright in the film is separate from the likeness of the unidentified athlete and spectators, and from the KARSTADT, Continental and Coca-Cola trademarks shown on the arena boards.
Research search match: 1960s women's gymnastics vault, 1966 World Gymnastics Championships Dortmund, vintage spectator film of a gymnastics meet, faded colour sports home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's uneven bars dismount and balance beam routine in red leotards, the beam handstand by gymnast no. 57 and the CCCP team at the judges' table, then with other circa 1966 Westfalenhalle footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Gymnast in red runs up to the vaulting horse under KARSTADT and Continental Reifen boards, likely Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, circa 1966 — The run-up: a gymnast in a red leotard approaches the horse, with KARSTADT and Continental Reifen boards behind.
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Handstand vault on the horse at a women's gymnastics championship, likely Dortmund's Westfalenhalle, circa 1966 — Mid-vault: the gymnast rises into a straight handstand on the horse.
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Gymnast in red lands beside the horse with an arm rising, Continental Reifen banner behind, likely Dortmund, circa 1966 — The landing: knees bent on the mat as one arm starts to lift.
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Gymnast stands upright after her vault at a women's gymnastics meet, likely Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, circa 1966 — After the salute, the gymnast stands upright beside the horse before walking off.
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