Kerri Strug injures ankle at 1996 Summer Olympics More than two decades ago, United States olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, like Biles, also badly injured her ankle during the vault competition at the ...

DATE TAKEN: 7/23/96---Bela Karolyi holds Kerri Strug after the USA team won the gold medal Tuesday in team finals in Atlanta. Strug injured her leg on a vault landing. ORG XMIT: UT24054 ...

Kerri Strug landed a one-foot vault with an ankle injury at the 1996 Olympics—see how Strug now praises Simone Biles’ decision after her own tough vault.

Though perspectives on Strug's heroics in 1996 have changed over the years, she has said, "If I hadn’t gone for that last vault, it always would have haunted me." ...

It wasn't quite the same as Kerri Strug, who pushed through an injured ankle to secure the gold for Team USA on the vault in 1996. Still, it certainly brought that moment to mind. WOW. 😲 ...

Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women’s team gymnastics competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in ...

Their victory marked the first time in history that the United States won the team gold in women’s gymnastics, a moment immortalized by Kerri Strug’s courageous vault on an injured ankle.

Kerri Strug, whose vault at the 1996 Olympics clinched gold for the U.S. women's gymnastics team, on Tuesday marked Wednesday's 100-day countdown to the Beijing Games by sharing lessons with ...

In 1996, 18-year-old Kerri Strug limped to the start of the vault runway in Atlanta, ignored her throbbing left ankle, dashed off on a sprint and vaulted her way into history.

Just as she's glad she attempted that last vault, the 45-year-old Strug also is happy she listened to her parents' directive about going to college right after the Games.

More than two decades ago, United States olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, like Biles, also badly injured her ankle during the vault competition at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics.