Preposition: for

• year: A keen gymnast for many years, Susan had already competed at international level and had represented Great Britain at two World Competitions.

Converse of object

• become: Comaneci became the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect 10 from every judge.

• follow: The film follows two young gymnasts and their families for over eight months in the lead up to the Mass Games.

• compare: The ground-breaking Action Medical Research study compared young gymnasts to their couch-potato counterparts and found that regular exercise and healthy food builds strong bones.

• produce: Although she has yet to produce gymnasts of national squad standard, so much has been achieved in such a short time.

• include: It included Japanese gymnasts, Sanger's elephants, Henning Orlando's Horses, and trick cyclists.

Preposition: in

• history: Two of the most famous gymnasts in history are both Russian.

Adjective modifier

• Romanian: The Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci reached similar heights of greatness.

• rhythmic: Kara, a rhythmic gymnast from Bangor, joined the Institute in September.

• Olympic: The other talent we remember Lara for is her ability to shoot people whilst bouncing around like an Olympic gymnast on game day.

• elite: What should I say to the elite gymnast who had both shoulders replaced, twice, in her 30s?

• Russian: Rick mourned, and retold the stories of the Russian Olympic gymnasts that the kites are named after.

• female: Should we be concerned that 90 percent of competitive female gymnasts get their first period a year or two late?

Noun used with modifier

• champion: She's a former champion gymnast and this sentence is expected to get her back into training and out of trouble.

• girl: These days, male dancers are almost as flexible as girl gymnasts.