International Gymnast


International Gymnast, often shortened to IG, is an American sports magazine about gymnastics and the first gymnastics publication.

History

Modern Gymnast

International Gymnast was created in 1957 by Glenn Sundby in Santa Monica, California, as The Modern Gymnast. It reported on both men's and women's gymnastics and by February 1958 had a worldwide, monthly circulation of 6,000.
In September 1967, the United States Gymnastics Federation announced a $10,000 grant to the magazine which made it the official magazine of the federation starting with the October 1967 issue.

International Gymnast

In 1992, Paul Ziert & Associates Inc purchased the magazine. Ziert oversees the magazine along with former Olympians Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci.