1997 World Sports Acrobatics Championships

The 1997 World Sports Acrobatics Championships were held in Manchester, United Kingdom, from 18 to 21 September 1997.
Nineteen countries sent competitors. In the tumbling competition, Kathryn Peberdy became the first woman to complete a triple back somersault at the World championships, followed by Yelena Chabanenko, who took several steps on the landing of her triple back somersault.
The event was held concurrently with a International Federation of Sports Acrobatics congress.

Men's Tumbling