(1977-11-19) November 19, 1977 (age 46) Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Hometown
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Spouse
Robert Fischer
(m. 2010)
Height
141 cm (4 ft 8 in)
Years on national team
1990–97 (USA)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Team
1992 Barcelona
Team
World Championships
1991 Indianapolis
Team
1994 Dortmund
Team
1995 Sabae
Team
Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is a retired American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Strug performed the vault that clinched the gold for the U.S. team despite having injured her ankle.[1]
^Kerri's Strug vault as part of the most memorable Olympic moments Archived May 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is a retired American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious...
Her teammate KerriStrug vaulted next and clinched the gold for the U.S., but injured her ankle in the process. Moceanu took Strug's place in the all-around...
Miller, Jaycie Phelps, Dominique Moceanu, Amanda Borden, Amy Chow and KerriStrug, Dawes claimed her gold medal as part of the first American team to take...
Super-Pets. She is attached to direct Perfect, a biopic about gymnast KerriStrug for Searchlight Pictures, an untitled holiday-comedy film for Universal...
Kid Rock David Lee Roth Paul Shaffer David Spade KerriStrug (also appeared in Weekend Update with Strug as her fictional brother, Kippy) Geraldo Rivera...
dubbed the Magnificent Seven, to the gold medal, edging the Russian team. KerriStrug garnered the majority of the media attention after landing her second...
Olympics, KerriStrug had injured her foot after her first vault. However, her vault was what was standing in between Team USA and a gold medal. Strug performed...
all-around, but four of her teammates (Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, KerriStrug, and Dominique Moceanu) placed higher than her. Due to the fact that...
all-around gold medal at the Olympics. The competition was highlighted by KerriStrug sticking a vault while injured to ensure the U.S. victory. Nastia Liukin...
Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps and KerriStrug. The team would become known as the Magnificent Seven. In the team final...
upcoming projects include Olivia Wilde's Perfect, a drama about gymnast KerriStrug, and Jan Komasa's Anniversary, a thriller about a very close family split...
thriller Eileen, opposite Anne Hathaway and will portray American gymnast KerriStrug in Olivia Wilde's Perfect. McKenzie was cast in the lead role for the...
Allegiance with fellow former gymnast and 1996 Olympic gold medalist KerriStrug on the second night of the 2004 Republican National Convention. Retton's...
bars champion, 2008 U.S. junior uneven bars, and balance beam champion KerriStrug, Olympic gold medalist Diego Cordovez (A.B., M.S.), World Series of Poker...
Burch, Melinda French Gates, Amy Holmes, Sheryl Crow, Gretchen Whitmer, KerriStrug, Rue McClanahan, Amy Grant, and Jennifer Cook O'Toole. Laura Bush was...
Italy along with other former Olympians: Dorothy Hamill, Eric Heiden, KerriStrug, and Herschel Walker. Thomas returned to the ice briefly to participate...
Washington's Teeth". Ploughshares. October 2019. ISBN 9781626081598. "Playing KerriStrug". Marie Claire. Spring 2021. "Simplexity". Currency. Amazon Original...
displays and by outdoing men in certain sports. In the 1997 Olympics, KerriStrug competed as a US gymnast. She was four-foot-nine, weighing in at ninety...
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