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    Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths, also called Guts Muth or Gutsmuths (9 August 1759 – 21 May 1839), was a teacher and educator in Germany, and is especially...
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    is measured, was first established by the German teacher Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths in the 1790s. It has been a full medal event at the Olympic...
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    Western European chasing games. It was described in 1796 by Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. It draws on ancient "plague games" in which the catcher...
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  • Man?) that had been described in 1796 by German educator Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. In the game the catcher asks the runners "Who's Afraid of...
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    of sports educator Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. The first official run took place on 12 May 1973 as the I. 100-km GutsMuths Rennsteiglauf. It...
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    ball in play. The rule was described at least as early as Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths' 1793 book Gymnastik für die Jugend (Gymnastics for Youth)...
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    the Mummental school honoring both Ritter and his teacher Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. The Ritter Range in California is named after him. The Great...
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    by Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths in his 1793 book Gymnastik für die Jugend, which in turn inspired further use and development by Friedrich Ludwig...
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  • well enough established to earn a mention in the German Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths' book on popular pastimes. In it he described "Ball mit Freystäten...
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    the first outdoor gymnastic ground of Germany, founded by Johann Christoph Friedrich GutsMuths. town church (1719–23), including the largest baroque organ...
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