ISO 5903:1981

Gymnastic equipment — Landing mats and surfaces for floor exercises — Determination of hardness and impact damping

Specifies principle, apparatus and procedure for a method for determination of the parameters mentioned above, in order to ensure that, for competitions and training, mats and surfaces for floor exercises are used, the hardness and impact damping of which lie in a specific range and to reduce the risk of injury to the gymnasts. The test method is based on the analysis of movement during landing and the evaluation of the energy level.