Kerri Strug Country [[USA]] Sport [[Gymnastics]] Olympics attended 1992, 1996 Personal information Full name Kerri Strug Date of birth 19 November 1977 Birthplace Tucson, Arizona Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is a retired American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. Kerri Strug 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. Kerri's parents are Burt & Melanie Strug. "I've seen it so many times in my life as a coach," Karolyi said. Larry Nassar can be seen in the now iconic pictures of Kerri Strug being carried away from the vault after seriously injuring her ankle when she under-rotated her landing on the apparatus. 03 ! Burt is a heart surgeon. However, a bombing in "And I saw it again with Kerri. 01 ! Whether the 18-year-old Strug competes again in Atlanta, she already has had her Olympic moment. These fragile-looking She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the … Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug shares what was going through her head during her iconic vault jump at the 1996 Summer Olympics. But when Dominique falls on vault, everything rides on the shoulders of Bela’s long-overshadowed veteran, Kerri Strug, to bring home the gold. The games featured such highlights as Michael Johnson’s record-breaking runs, Kerri Strug’s vault on a sprained ankle and the third iteration of the Dream Team winning gold, this time on home soil. Home Games Pulled back onto the world gymnastics stage by the precocious talent of their newest protege, Dominique Moceanu, Bela and Martha are all in on winning gold at the Atlanta Games. Everyone in the production truck knew Kerri Strug had done it.