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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.
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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.
Amanda Borden was the captain of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team that won the gold medal in Atlanta. She is also a gymnastics and cheerleading commentator, a gymnastics academy owner, and a member of the USA Gymnastics and US Olympic Halls of Fame.
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Apr 5, 2023 · Learn about Amanda Borden, a member of the 1996 "Magnificent Seven" women's gymnastics team that won the first Olympic gold medal. Find out her achievements, education, honors, and current activities as a gymnastics coach and commentator.
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Borden was captain of the Olympic Gold Medal team for U.S. women's gymnastics in 1996. Borden is a three-time World Championships team member and earned a silver medal in the team competition in 1994. She was a member of the gold-medal Pan American Games team and won the beam event.
