- 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].
- 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
- Won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Wendy Bruce, and Michelle Campi
- Won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, and Amy Chow.
- Trained with Bela Karolyi and Marta Karolyi for most of her elite career.
- Kerri's parents are Burt & Melanie Strug. Burt is a heart surgeon. Kerri attended Stanford University after the 1996 Olympics, earned a degree and became an elementary school teacher.
- Member of 2 US Olympic gymnastics teams (1992 & 1996)
- Olympic bronze medalist (Barcelona 1992, team)
- Olympic gold medalist (Atlanta 1996, team)
- Appeared with her teammates on a Wheaties cereal box following the Atlanta Olympics.
- Attended UCLA but later transferred to Stanford University.
- Is an executive assistant at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington DC (August 2004).
- Appeared with Mary Lou Retton at the 2004 Republican National Convention.
- Graduated from Stanford University with a masters in sociology
- Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.
- Actress Julie Davenport is a close family friend.
- She is the project manager for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Washington D.C.
- She graduated with a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Sociology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- (April 25, 2010) Married her longtime boyfriend Robert Fischer following a 2-month-long engagement.
- She is of Russian Jewish descent.
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