H
- Hand guard
- A glove or wrist strap worn by gymnasts to protect the skin on their hands when they perform upon apparatuses.
- HB
- The scoring abbreviation for horizontal (or high) bar.
- High Bar
- See horizontal bar.
- Hit
- (v.) To perform a routine or skill to the best of one's ability, with no major errors or deductions. Example: "He hit the dismount." May also be used as an adjective to describe a routine performed well.
- Hoop
- A gymnastics apparatus used in rhythmic gymnastics. It is a hollow hoop with an interior diameter of 80 to 90 cm.
- Horizontal bar
- A gymnastics apparatus used by men in artistic gymnasts. It consists of one 2.4m bar upon which gymnasts perform skills. It is also known as high bar.
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