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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.
Kerri Strug took a step away from competitive gymnastics after winning gold in the 1996 Olympics. Here's what she's been up to since.
What is Kerri Strug up to now? Kerri Strug won her gold at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta when she was just 18 years old. After her first attempt at the vault ended with an awkward fall and two torn ligaments in her ankle, she went back for her second attempt and that time, she nailed it.
Kerri Strug, who is now 43, is known for so much in her life, but everyone will remember her as an Olympian, a gold medalist, and the woman who helped the USA women's gymnastics team earn a gold medal with a final vault for the ages.
Today, Strug is a program manager for the US Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She is married to lawyer Robert Fischer and has two children, Tyler and...
19K Followers, 296 Following, 178 Posts - Kerri Strug (@kerristrug96) on Instagram: "Olympic Gold Medalist🥇Team USA 🇺🇸 Wife 💍 Mom👨👩👧👦"
Kerri Strug, who captured hearts at the 1996 Olympics by completing a vault with a broken ankle, tweeted her support for Simone Biles and Team USA women's gymnastics.
Bela Karolyi carries Kerri Strug onto the podium for the gold medal celebration after Strug's vault on an injured ankle sealed the all-around win for Team USA at Atlanta in 1996. ... USA TODAY Sports.
Kerri is a two-time Olympian and gold medalist. She was the youngest Olympian at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain at age 14. After four more years of hard work and training, she captured America’s spirit at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
When Simone Biles stunningly chose to withdraw from multiple events at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, critics of her decision often contrasted her with another American gymnastics hero: Kerri...