Kerri Allyson Strug Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19, 1977) is a retired American gymnast from Tucson, Arizona. She was a member of the Magnificent Seven, the victorious all-around women's gymnastics team that represented the United States at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, and is best remembered for performing the vault despite having injured her ankle and for subsequently being carried to the podium by her coach, Béla Károlyi.
Stanford University, University of California, Los Angeles
Nationality
American
Spouse
Robert Fischer
Children
Tyler William Fischer
Parents
Melanie Strug, Burt Strug
Siblings
Lisa Strug, Kevin Strug
Awards
Outstanding Performance Under Pressure ESPY Award
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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(April 25, 2010) Married her longtime boyfriend Robert Fischer following a 2-month-long engagement.
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Gave birth to her 1st child at age 34, a son Tyler William Fischer on March 1, 2012. Child's father is her husband, Robert Fischer.
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Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 36, a daughter Alayna Madaleine Fischer on June 26, 2014 at 8:08 a.m., weighed in at 7 lbs., 11 oz and measured 19.25 inches long. Child's father is her husband, Robert Fischer.
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Washington D.C. [April 2010]
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Her husband is an attorney.
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Daughter of Melanie B. Strug and Dr. Burt Strug of Tucson, Arizona. Daughter-in-law of Mary M. Fischer and Robert William Fischer II of Manhattan Beach, California.
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She graduated with a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Sociology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
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She is the project manager for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Washington D.C.
Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Graduated from Stanford University with a masters in sociology
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On 23 July 1996 at the Olympic Games, Strug performed her 2nd vault on a sprained ankle with tendon damage, which occurred upon landing during her first attempt, helping the US team win the gold medal. "Vaulting Into History" was ranked #6 in TV Guide's list of the "25 Most Awesome Sports Moments (of the last 15 years)". [17 July 2005 issue].
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Appeared with Mary Lou Retton at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
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Has an older sister, Lisa & an older brother, Kevin
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Is an executive assistant at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington DC (August 2004).
Attended UCLA but later transferred to Stanford University.
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Appeared with her teammates on a Wheaties cereal box following the Atlanta Olympics.
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Won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, and Amy Chow.
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Won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Wendy Bruce, and Michelle Campi
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Earned nationwide stardom with her heroic vaulting efforts at the 1996 Olympics, where she competed with an injured ankle and helped her team win the first ever US team gold
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Olympic gold medalist (Atlanta 1996, team)
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Olympic bronze medalist (Barcelona 1992, team)
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Member of 2 US Olympic gymnastics teams (1992 & 1996)
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Strong Medicine
2004
TV Series
Christy Perry
Clueless
1997
TV Series
Kerri
Touched by an Angel
1997
TV Series
Nicole Rich
Beverly Hills, 90210
1996
TV Series
Kerri Strug
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sfide
2016
TV Series
Herself
Today
2007-2016
TV Series
Herself
The Daily Show
2008
TV Series
Herself
This Week
2006
TV Series
Herself
Anything to Win
2006
TV Series documentary
Herself
Trading Spaces
2004
TV Series
Herself
Women of the Games: Going for the Gold on E!
2002
TV Special
Herself
Weakest Link
2002
TV Series
Herself
Hollywood Squares
1999-2000
TV Series
Herself
The Howard Stern Radio Show
1999
TV Series
Herself
King of the Hill
1998
TV Series
Herself
MADtv
1997
TV Series
Herself
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-1997
TV Series
Herself
Microage Fiesta Bowl Parade
1996
TV Special
Herself
Saturday Night Live
1996
TV Series
Herself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1996
TV Series
Herself
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad
1996
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Kim: Vertically Challenged
1994
Video documentary
Narrator
Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad
1992
TV Mini-Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Saturday Night Live Sports Extra '09
2009
TV Special
Herself (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Kattan
2003
TV Special
Herself (uncredited)
Known for movies
Kim: Vertically Challenged (1994) as Narrator
Barcelona 1992: Games of the XXV Olympiad (1992) as Herself
Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad (1996) as Herself
$8 Million
