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Quiz about All About Kerri Strug
Quiz about All About Kerri Strug

All About Kerri Strug Trivia Quiz


She was golden in 1996. Now here's your chance to see how much you know about this champion.

A multiple-choice quiz by CAOnline. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
CAOnline
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
288,164
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
315
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of the following Olympic records did Kerri Strug set in 1992? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What was the name of the gym where Kerri started in Tuscon, Arizona? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What year did Kerri attend her first World Championships as a Senior Elite? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these coaches did not coach Kerri Strug? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How old was Kerri when she first went to train at the Karolyi's Gym? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. By how many points did Kim Zmeskal beat Kerri Strug to make the All Around competiton at the 1992 Olympic Games? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What injury nearly ended Kerri Strug's career in 1994? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What was the score of Kerri's gold medal winning vault? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What was the official medical name diagnosis given to Kerri Strug's injury? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the title of the book Kerri Strug wrote and was published in 1997? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of the following Olympic records did Kerri Strug set in 1992?

Answer: Youngest ever member of a US Olympic women's gymnastic team

At 14 (her birthday is in November) Kerri was the youngest member ever of a Women's Artistic US gymnastics team. Since having such young gymnasts became controversial and was unsafe for such young girls health, the International Olympic Committee, and the International Gymnastics Federation changed the rules to protect the girls. Never again will such young gymnasts compete at the Olympics.
2. What was the name of the gym where Kerri started in Tuscon, Arizona?

Answer: The Gymnastics Center

Kerri's very first gym was the Gymnastics Center in Tuscon, where she was coached by Ellen Hinkle and Don Guntzler.
3. What year did Kerri attend her first World Championships as a Senior Elite?

Answer: 1991

Kerri, Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller, Betty Okino, Hillary Grivich, Michelle Campi and alternate Sandy Woolsey made up the 1991 Worlds team. They won a team silver. Kim Zmeskal won the All Around. Kim on floor and Betty Okino on Beam won event finals Bronze medals. Shannon Miller won a silver for the uneven bars.
4. Which of these coaches did not coach Kerri Strug?

Answer: Kelli Hill

Kerri was at many gyms in her career, but Kelli Hill's gym was not one of them.
5. How old was Kerri when she first went to train at the Karolyi's Gym?

Answer: 13

It was Christmas break shortly after her thirteenth birthday that Kerri first went to Bela's to train with he and Martha.
6. By how many points did Kim Zmeskal beat Kerri Strug to make the All Around competiton at the 1992 Olympic Games?

Answer: .014

As Kerri tells it, she saw Bela lift Kim into the air after Kim's vault and was worried Kim had made the All Around and she hadn't. Kerri's sister came down to from the stands as close as she could to Kerri. Kerri shouted "Did I make it?" "Did I make it?" and her sister mouthed "No". Kerri cried for an hour afterwards while Kim, Shannon Miller and Betty Okino, the three who made the All Around were interviewed. Kerri said it was one of the most disappointing moments in her life.

The USA finished 3rd in the team competition, which at that time was the best finish by the USA in a fully attended Olympic Games.
7. What injury nearly ended Kerri Strug's career in 1994?

Answer: Stress fracture to her vertebrae

In 1994 at the U.S. Classic, Kerri over compensated on bars and flew over the lower bar, hitting her face on the bar. Her face then slammed into the mat while her legs flipped backwards and hit her on the back of the head. She was out of training for over eight weeks and thought about stopping altogether. She, however, considered everything and went back to the gym.
8. What was the score of Kerri's gold medal winning vault?

Answer: 9.712

After Dominique Moceanu fell on both her two vaults, Kerri went and also fell on her first vault. When she landed she heard a ripping sound in her ankle and the leg went numb. However, she knew that she had to go if the Americans were to win gold. So, she did.

She ran down the runway, her bad ankle feeling like it was only attached by a thread. Then she vaulted and landed on one foot. She turned, saluted the judges, and then collapsed in pain on the floor. Kerri's ankle was immobilized, her USA warmup jacket was brought to her, and Bella carried her out to the podium where she received her gold medal.
9. What was the official medical name diagnosis given to Kerri Strug's injury?

Answer: third degree lateral sprain

Kerri was diagnosed with a third degree lateral sprain, although the doctors told her that there could be ligaments and tendons torn.
10. What is the title of the book Kerri Strug wrote and was published in 1997?

Answer: "Landing On My Feet: A Diary Of Dreams"

In 1997 Kerri Strug wrote of her life and struggles in the world of artistic gymnastics in "Landing On My Feet: A Diary Of Dreams"
Source: Author CAOnline

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