became widely known in U.S. popular culture as the 'Magnificent Seven'

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The Magnificent Seven were the trailblazing 1996 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team that captured national attention by winning the country’s first-ever team gold medal in women’s gymnastics.

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instanceOf Olympic gymnastics team
national sports team
achievement won team gold medal in women’s artistic gymnastics
assistantCoach Martha Karolyi
captain Amanda Borden
cityOfCompetition Atlanta
coach Bela Karolyi
linked to: Béla Károlyi
competition 1996 Summer Olympics
country United States
culturalImpact became widely known in U.S. popular culture as the “Magnificent Seven”
discipline team all-around competition
era 1990s U.S. gymnastics
event women’s team all-around
gender women
inspired future generations of American female gymnasts
knownFor dramatic team victory clinched by Kerri Strug’s vault on an injured ankle
legacy increased popularity of gymnastics in the United States
medal gold medal
mediaCoverage received extensive television coverage in the United States
member Amanda Borden
Amy Chow
Dominique Dawes
Dominique Moceanu
Jaycie Phelps
Kerri Strug
Shannon Miller
notableFor first-ever Olympic team gold medal for the United States in women’s gymnastics
olympicGames Games of the XXVI Olympiad
represented United States women’s artistic gymnastics program
sport artistic gymnastics
year 1996

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Magnificent Seven (1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team) culturalImpact became widely known in U.S. popular culture as the 'Magnificent Seven'
Magnificent Seven (1996 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team) culturalImpact became widely known in U.S. popular culture as the “Magnificent Seven”
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