Kerri Strug
Kerri Strug · Sports
Gymnast; her vault on an injured ankle clinched the USA's first team gold at Atlanta 1996
1977, Tucson, Arizona, United States
United States
Kerri Strug is recognized among Jewish contributors to Sports — Gymnast; her vault on an injured ankle clinched the USA's first team gold at Atlanta 1996
Kerri Strug is an American gymnast whose vault on a badly injured ankle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics clinched the United States women's first-ever team gold medal, an image that became one of the Games' defining moments. She competed on the 'Magnificent Seven' team. She is Jewish and was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
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Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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Gymnast; her vault on an injured ankle clinched the USA's first team gold at Atlanta 1996
Source: Wikipedia; International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame
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