Amanda Borden was a member of the “Magnificent Seven” that won the team gold medal in gymnastics at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Borden had been chosen as the captain of the team prior to the Games. She was on the US National Team from 1990-96. At the 1995 Pan American Games Borden won gold in the team event and on balance beam, adding silver medals in the all-around and the floor. At the 1994 World Championships she helped the US win silver, and finished eighth individually in all-around.
After the Olympics, Borden toured with the team throughout the US, and made multiple television appearances. She enrolled at Arizona State University, graduating summa cum laude. She and her husband owned gyms in the Phoenix, Arizona area, and she coached and also lectured about her gymnastics experiences. Borden has also served as a color commentator on television for CBS Sports, Fox Sports, Turner Broadcasting, and ESPN.
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