Kerri Strug | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kerri Allyson Strug Fischer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | November 19, 1977|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Robert Fischer (m. 2010) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 141 cm (4 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 1990–97 (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. Strug performed the vault that clinched the gold for the U.S. team despite having injured her ankle.[1]