Editing 8909 Team GB Minifigures

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{{Set
|Title = Team GB Minifigures
|Image = 8909_alt1.png
|Item № = 8909 
|Pieces = 
|Minifigures =[[Agile Archer]]<br />
[[Brawny Boxer]]<br />
[[Flexible Gymnast]]<br />
[[Horseback Rider]]<br />
[[Judo Fighter]]<br />
[[Relay Runner]]<br />
[[Tactical Tennis Player]]<br />
[[The Stealth Swimmer]]<br />
[[Wondrous Weightlifter]]
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|UK = 1.99
|IRE = 2.49
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|Ages = 5+
|Released =[[July 1]], [[2012]] {{C|Officially}}
|Theme = {{th|Minifigures}}
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'''8909 Team GB Minifigures''' is a special series of {{th|Minifigures}} released for the London 2012 Olympic Games. It features nine athlete [[minifigure]]s in Team GB sports gear.

==Description==
[[File:Olympicminifigs.png|thumb|left|The image design of the packet.]]
Like all past series of Minifigures, each box contains sixty packets, all of which are sold in stores separately. The packets are opaque so purchasers do not know which minifigure they have bought, and are primarily white, with a red and blue Team GB design featured. Instead of the usual sixteen unique minifigures in the series, there are only nine, each of them being designs of athletes in Team GB uniforms. Every minifigure in the series has two accessories in common- a [[white]] [[Part_88646pb001|stand]] with blue printing, featuring the Olympic rings and the Team GB logo, and a gold medal with a red ribbon, a piece which was first seen on the [[Swimming Champion]] minifigure from [[8831 Minifigures Series 7]]. These minifigures have been released and are available in stores only in the United Kingdom. Most accessories for the minifigures are present in past series of Minifigures, except in a different colour. There is one piece of a new mould in the series- the combined helmet and hair piece worn by the [[Horseback Rider]], which has since been reused in the [[Friends]] [[list of themes|theme]].

==Notes==
Oddly these were sold in Ireland as well.
 
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== Press release ==
{{QuoteLEGO.com
|Product page URL=
|Description from LEGO.com='''OFFICIAL TEAM GB LEGO MINIFIGURES LAUNCHED'''
 
'''To celebrate the London 2012 Games, the number one selling toy in the UK market* is back with an exclusive special edition line of Team GB LEGO Minifigures'''

With less than 71 days to go until the UK’s biggest sporting event of the century, for the first time in history LEGO has launched a special edition range of Team GB Minifigures. The collectible range will only be available in the UK to commemorate this once in a lifetime event for the nation.
 
The Team GB LEGO Minifigures spark the sporting imagination, so you can stage your very own Games. 

At just £1.99 each, the Team GB LEGO Minifigures will be in stores from 1st July 2012 in John Lewis and other good high street retailers.
 
There are nine exclusive Team GB LEGO Minifigures in the line-up, including:
 
'''Brawny Boxer'''

Punching his way to the top, this lean machine in blue is ready to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee for Team GB!
 
'''The Stealth Swimmer'''
 
Like a fish in the water, the Stealth Swimmer is ready to torpedo through the water into to pole position.
 
'''Relay Runner'''

Sprinting to reach the winning line, could this give Team GB a relay team victory?
 
'''Judo Fighter'''

Taking down her opponent’s one at a time, this mistress of martial arts knocks down anything in her way to grasp that gold medal.
 
'''Tactical Tennis Player'''

First on the court in his gleaming whites, this tennis ace will knock the white socks off of any competition. 

'''Flexible Gymnast'''

Balance and co-ordination is the name of the game for this agile Olympic contender.
 
'''Wondrous Weightlifter'''

Powerlifting his personal best, the crowd looks on as this burley guy weighs up his chances of going for gold.
 
'''Horseback rider'''

Riding her way to the last hurdle, this athlete won’t be horsing around when it comes to winning!
 
'''Agile Archer'''

Complete with bow in hand, let’s hope this little fella will be on target on the day!
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== LEGO.com Description ==
{{QuoteLEGO.com
|Product page URL=http://shop.lego.com/Product/?p=8909
|Description from LEGO.com='''Collect every gold-medal contender in the Team GB LEGO® Minifigures series!'''

Competition is building for the hot new Team GB LEGO® Olympic Minifigures team! Each of the 9 all-new minifigures includes their own special accessories, display plate, collector’s leaflet and comes in a sealed “mystery” bag, so you never know which minifigure you might get. Which one will you get when you open the mystery bag? Team GB LEGO Minifigures include: Brawny Boxer, The Stealth Swimmer, Relay Runner, Judo Fighter, Tactical Tennis Player, Flexible Gymnast, Wondrous Weightlifter, Horseback Rider and Agile Archer. A must-have for LEGO minifigure collectors!

* Every minifigure comes with accessories and display plate
* Collect all of the 9 mystery minifigures!
* A must-have for LEGO® minifigure collectors

PLEASE NOTE: Only 1 of 9 individual minifigures in each “mystery” bag. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate requests for specific minifigures – and some minifigures may
be more difficult to find than others. You may receive 2 or more of the same minifigures
– trade with your friends to collect them all! A maximum of 9 minifigures may be ordered per address, per household.
}}

== Minifigures Included ==
{{MinifigureGallery
|img1=Olympic Archer.jpg
|txt1=[[Agile Archer]]
|img2=Brwny Boxer.jpg
|txt2=[[Brawny Boxer]]
|img3=Gymnast.jpg
|txt3=[[Flexible Gymnast]]
|img4=Horse Rider.jpg
|txt4=[[Horseback Rider]]
|img5=Olympic Judo.jpg
|txt5=[[Judo Fighter]]
|img6=Relay Runner-2.jpg
|txt6=[[Relay Runner]]
|img7=Tactical Tennis Player.jpg
|txt7=[[Tactical Tennis Player]]
|img8=Swimmer.jpg
|txt8=[[The Stealth Swimmer]]
|img9=Wonderous Weightlifter.jpg
|txt9=[[Wondrous Weightlifter]]
}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
8909 stand.jpg|The series exclusive white minifigure stand
8909_alt2.png|Digital rendering of the series
8909 pack shot.jpg|Another digital rendering of the series
</gallery>

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