Magnificent Seven (1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team)

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The Magnificent Seven was the historic 1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team that won the country's first-ever team gold medal in women's gymnastics at the Atlanta Games.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic gymnastics team
national gymnastics team
sports team
achievement first-ever Olympic team gold medal for the United States in women's gymnastics
alsoKnownAs Magnificent 7
captain Amanda Borden
competition 1996 Summer Olympics
competitionFormat 7-6-5 team format
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact became widely known in U.S. popular culture as the 'Magnificent Seven'
discipline team all-around
era 1990s
event women's artistic gymnastics team competition
followedBy United States women's national gymnastics team
surface form: United States women's gymnastics team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
gender women's
governingBody USA Gymnastics
historicSignificance first U.S. women's gymnastics team to win Olympic team gold
hostNationStatus competed as athletes of the host nation at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOCCodeOfNation US
surface form: USA
legacy inspired increased popularity of women's gymnastics in the United States
locationOfEvent Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
medal gold medal
medalType team all-around gold
member Amanda Borden
Amy Chow
Dominique Dawes
Dominique Moceanu
Jaycie Phelps
Kerri Strug
Shannon Miller
notableMoment Kerri Strug's final vault on an injured ankle in the team final
OlympicDiscipline women's artistic gymnastics
OlympicGames Games of the XXVI Olympiad
OlympicSport gymnastics
precededBy United States women's national gymnastics team
surface form: United States women's gymnastics team at the 1992 Summer Olympics
represented United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics
sport artistic gymnastics
teamEventResult 1st place
teamSize 7 gymnasts
trainingBase various U.S. gymnastics clubs and training centers
year 1996

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Shannon Miller memberOf Magnificent Seven (1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team)