Kerri Strug
Awards And Accomplishments
Strug was a six-year member of the United States National Gymnastics Team. | |
1989 | First place all around at the American Classic, California and second place all around at the American Classic, Texas |
1990 | Second place for uneven bars and balance beam, Dutch Open |
1991 | First place for vault, United States Gymnastics Championships; becomes the youngest female ever to win an event at this competition |
1991 | First place for vault, United States vs. Romania |
1991 | Team silver medal in World Championships |
1992 | Finished first place for vault and balance beam, second place for all-around competition and floor exercises at the United States Gymnastics Championships |
1992 | Helped United States women's gymnastics team earn Olympic bronze medal; at fourteen, Strug is the team's youngest member |
1993 | First place all around, uneven bars, balance beam, and floor exercise, American Classic/World Championships Trials |
1993 | First place for uneven bars and second place for all around, balance beam, and floor exercise at the United States Olympic Festival Second place for uneven bars at the Coca-Cola National Championships |
1993 | First place for balance beam and second place all around at the McDonald's American Cup |
1993 | Second place all around at the Reebok International Mixed Pairs |
1994 | Second place all around at the NationsBank World Team Trials |
1994 | Silver medal in Team World Championships |
1995 | First place all around and for uneven bars at the United States Olympic Festival |
1995 | Team bronze medal in World Championships |
1996 | First place all around at the McDonald's American Cup; also first place for balance beam and floor exercise, and second place for vault and uneven bars |
1996 | Clinched United States women's gymnastics team's first ever Olympic gold medal |
1996 | Won Olympic Spirit Award for performing her famous vault on an injured ankle during the 1996 Olympics |
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