Amanda Kathleen Borden was born on May 10,1977 and is a retired American gymnast.
14 Facts About Amanda Borden
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Amanda Borden 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.
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Amanda Borden attended Finneytown Secondary Campus where she was on the A-honor roll, the National Honor Society and the Spanish National Honor Society.
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Amanda Borden was a member of the US National Team for six years, earning her first berth as a junior in 1990.
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Amanda Borden trained with a cast to compete in the US Gymnastics Championships, but then Borden had to withdraw the day before the competition because of a pulled right hamstring.
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Amanda Borden placed 5th at the 1992 US National Championships, and 4th on floor and beam.
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Greatly disappointed, Amanda Borden briefly considered retiring, but within three days she was back at the gym training.
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In 1994, Amanda Borden placed third in the all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise at Nationals, and was named to both World Championships teams.
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At the Team World Championships in Dortmund Germany, Amanda Borden helped the US team win the silver medal.
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At the Pan Am Games in 1995, Amanda Borden competed on the US team, which won the gold medal in the team competition.
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At the 1996 US Nationals, Amanda Borden placed 4th in the all-around.
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Under NCAA rules Amanda Borden was barred from competing in gymnastics while at ASU.
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In 2004, Amanda Borden opened a gymnastics training facility, Gold Medal Gymnastics Academy, located in Tempe, Arizona.
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Amanda Borden goes to IGC every summer to talk about her gymnastics experiences.