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The purpose of this study was to identify any longitudinal effects of recreational gymnastics exposure during childhood on adolescent bone health.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>For the present analysis, longitudinal data were available from 118 participants (66 female participants; 33 gymnasts) of the original 178 who were recruited and assessed on between one and five measurement occasions (median 3) between 2008 and 2020. Peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) scans were completed at both the distal and shaft sites of their non-dominant radius and tibia. Multilevel random-effects models were constructed to assess differences in the development of bone content, density, and estimated bone strength between those exposed and not exposed to recreational gymnastics while controlling for biological age, sex, body weight, limb length, and physical activity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Individuals who were exposed to recreational gymnastics during childhood were found to have greater total area, total content, bone strength index, trabecular area, trabecular content, and trabecular density at the distal radius compared to physically active controls. 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