Kerri Strug
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Kerri Strug is an American gymnast best known for her heroic vault on an injured ankle at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, which helped secure the U.S. women’s team gold medal.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Olympic gymnast
ⓘ
artistic gymnast ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Magnificent Seven (1996 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1977-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Green Fields Country Day School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stanford University ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Strug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfAchievement | women’s artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| givenName | Kerri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
daughter
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son ⓘ |
| hasHallOfFameInduction | Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Kevin Strug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lisa Strug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | 1.50 m ⓘ |
| helpedSecure | team gold medal in women’s artistic gymnastics at 1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of perseverance and determination in sports ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | guest appearances on U.S. television shows after 1996 Olympics ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam | United States women’s national gymnastics team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kerri Strug NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | vault performance on injured ankle at 1996 Atlanta Olympics ⓘ |
| notableWork | autobiography “Landing on My Feet, A Diary of Dreams” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
gymnast
ⓘ
motivational speaker ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
1992 Summer Olympics
NERFINISHED
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1996 Summer Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| representedCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFromSport | 1997 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sport | artistic gymnastics ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| teamNickname | Magnificent Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trainedUnder |
Béla Károlyi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Márta Károlyi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBornIn | Tucson, Arizona, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| won |
bronze medal in women’s team gymnastics at 1992 Summer Olympics
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gold medal in women’s team gymnastics at 1996 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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