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." ...

"Strug took the final vault, landed, hopped slightly on her one good leg, but otherwise was clean, and scored a 9.712, clinching the gold medal for the US," read Strug's official olympic biography.

Take a look at these 15 photos that capture some of the most unforgettable moments in sports history. 1. Kerri Strug’s Vault Routine on an Injured Ankle (1996) Lpeer/Reddit.com ...

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. 😲 ...

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, 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 ...

One historic moment in particular captured the sport’s high stakes and even higher expectations: gymnast Kerri Strug’s second vault at the 1996 Olympic Games. Kerri Strug performs her Floor ...

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.

ATHENS, GREECE — The night was begging for a Kerri Strug kind of moment. We saw the classic confrontation and remarkable degrees of difficulty unfolding before us, and we cleared our mind's eye ...

As a self-confessed control freak whose gymnastics career was all about regimentation, Kerri Strug cannot quite believe how her life has spiralled out of control over the past four years -- all ...

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 ...