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Name: Amanda Borden
Birthdate: May 10, 1977
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Coach: Mary Lee Tracey (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy)
Notables:
- was the captain of "The Magnificent Seven" that captured team gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
- started gymnastics in 1984 after being inspired by Mary Lou Retton
- narrowly missed making the 1992 Olympic Team
- was the alternate to the 1993 World Championships team
- competed "the Borden" (straddled pike jump standing sideways, with a 1/2 or 3/4 turn) on the balance beam at 1994 Worlds and the skill was named after her in the FIG's Code of Points
- graduated from high school in 1995 and was the Homecoming Queen
- missed part of 1995 and 1996 due to multiple injuries, including a broken toe and sprained ankle
- graduated summa cum laude from Arizona State University with a degree in Elementary Education
- opened Gold Medal Gymnastics Academy in Tempe, Arizona in May 2004
- has worked as a commentator and sideline reporter during televised gymnastics meets and won an Emmy for her work
- daughter Kennedy Cochran is a gymnast at the University of Alabama
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| 1990 |
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AA |
TM |
| Crystal Classic |
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1st |
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| JO Nationals |
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4th |
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| Jr. American Classic |
2nd |
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1st |
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3rd |
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| Jr. USA vs. Canada |
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1st |
| 1991 |
| Jr. Buckeye Classic |
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11th |
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| Jr. Olympic Regionals (R5) |
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1st |
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| Jr. American Classic |
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2nd |
1st |
12th |
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| 1992 |
| Buckeye Classic |
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4th |
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| Twisters Invitational |
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3rd |
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| Pacific Alliance Championship |
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9th |
2nd |
| U.S. Classic |
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4th |
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1st |
6th |
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| U.S. Nationals |
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4th |
4th |
5th |
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| U.S. Olympic Trials |
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8th |
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| 1993 |
| Buckeye Classic |
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2nd |
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| American Cup Prelims |
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8th |
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| American Classic |
3rd |
6th |
3rd |
8th |
3rd |
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| International Mixed Pairs |
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6th |
| U.S. Olympic Festival |
5th |
4th |
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11th |
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| USA/BLR/UKR (Hilton Challenge) |
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4th |
1st |
| U.S. Nationals |
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6th |
6th |
4th |
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| Chunichi Cup |
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5th |
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6th |
11th |
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| Tokyo Cup |
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3rd |
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4th |
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| 1994 |
| American Classic |
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2nd |
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| American Cup Prelims |
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14th |
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| International Mixed Pairs |
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4th |
| Individual World Championships |
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8th |
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| USA/BLR/CHN (Hilton Challenge) |
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4th |
1st |
| U.S. Classic |
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1st |
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| U.S. Nationals |
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3rd |
6th |
3rd |
3rd |
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| World Team Trials |
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3rd |
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| Team World Championships |
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2nd |
| 1995 |
| American Classic |
9th |
3rd |
2nd |
2nd |
2nd |
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| American Cup |
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1st |
1st |
3rd |
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| PanAmerican Games |
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1st |
2nd |
2nd |
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| 1996 |
USA vs. France
(Budget Rent-A-Car Invitational) |
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1st |
| U.S. Classic |
3rd |
1st |
2nd |
4th |
2nd |
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| U.S. Nationals |
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4th |
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| U.S. Olympic Trials |
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5th |
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| Olympic
Games |
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1st |
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Photo Gallery
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Photos (c) Associated Press & Matt Barber
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Skill Highlights
- 1996
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VT: front handspring, front pike
UB: back uprise to handstand + giant 1/2 + straddled Jaeger + shootover to low bar; giant 1/1 + Tkatchev; giant 1/2 + double front dismount
BB: front tuck mount; switch side leap; flip flop + flip flop + 2 foot layout; full turn; straddle jump 1/2 crossways (Borden); front tuck; back walkover + double stag ring jump; switch leap + straddle jump; flip flop + flop flop + double tuck dismount
FX: arabian double front; front handspring + front layout 1/1; 2 1/2 twist; straddle jump + dive roll; full turn; switch side leap + straddle jump 1/2 + Shushunova; front layout 1/1 + front pike |
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