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Amanda Kathleen Borden (born May 10, 1977) is a retired American gymnast. She was the captain of the gold medal-winning United States team in the 1996 Summer Olympics, the Magnificent Seven; a team medalist at the World Championships, and a multiple medalist at the 1995 Pan American Games. Borden was known for her clean form and technique.
- 6 (1990, 1992-97)
- Women's artistic gymnastics
Amanda Borden was captain of the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team, dubbed the Magnificent Seven (including members Dominique Moceanu, Amy Chow, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller and Kerri Strug), which took home the gold medal at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
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- Dominique Moceanu. Then: The youngest member of the 1996 women's Olympic gymnastics team, Moceanu struggled with an injury during the Games but still helped bring the team to the top and their news-making gold medal win.
- Shannon Miller. Then: Miller had five Olympic medals going into the Atlanta games — she earned them in Barcelona in 1992 — and won two gold in 1996 (balance beam, in addition to team), making her the most decorated female Olympics gymnast from the United States.
- Dominique Dawes. Then: "Awesome Dawesome" competed with Miller in 1992 before also making the 1996 team (and later, the 2000 team). According to her Olympic bio, she was the first African-American gymnast to win an individual event medal, with her 1992 bronze on floor, and in 1996, became the first Black woman to win gold in gymnastics.
- Kerri Strug. Then: Strug literally vaulted into the spotlight, helping clinch Team USA's gold medal with her successful vault on an injured ankle. Like some of her teammates, she competed in Barcelona 1992 as well, but left the sport to attend UCLA and later Stanford University.
- Kerri Strug. As the poster child of the 1996 American Olympic triumph, Strug achieved a level of celebrity that surpassed that of her teammates. She appeared on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show With Jay Leno; rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange and earned a solo spot in a touring MGM/Ice Capades production.
- Dominique Dawes. Along with delivering an electrifying performance on the uneven bars, Dominique "Awesome Dawesome" Dawes made history in '96 as the first African American gymnast to win an individual Olympic medal, a bronze in the floor exercise.
- Amanda Borden. Crushed by her failure to make the 1992 U.S. Olympic team, Amanda Borden nearly walked away from the sport before returning to captain the world-famous squad four years later.
- Jaycie Phelps. Like her one-time training partner Borden, Jaycie Phelps also has a gymnastics maneuver named for her—albeit on the vault. And she, too, found fulfillment in the field of coaching after a series of knee injuries ended her competitive career.
Apr 5, 2023 · Amanda Borden began gymnastic training in 1984 under coach Mary Lee Tracy at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy. Her courage to perform and ability to learn quickly led to her being named to the U.S. National Team six times, (1990 & fiscal years 1992-’97).
As captain of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics’ Magnificent Seven, Amanda Borden found most of her success on the floor exercise and uneven bars. She competed on the U.S. Team that earned the silver medal at the 1994 World Championships, where she was an uneven bars event finalist.
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Jun 19, 2019 · Amanda Borden helped the U.S. women's gymnastics team win its first-ever gold medal. Now, she runs Gold Medal Gymnastics in Tempe and Chandler.
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