Atlanta Olympics memorable moments: Kerri Strug

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Photos of Kerri Strug, who led the U.S. to the gold medal in gymnastics at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

U.S. gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi carries an injured Kerri Strug to the medal ceremony after her vault helped the American women win the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. AJC file photo

Kerri Strug is high in the air on her last vault. (AJC Staff Photo/Rich Addicks)

Kerri Strug performs on the balance beam. (AJC Staff Photo/Joey Ivansco)

Kerri Strug performs on the balance beam. (AJC Staff Photo/Marlene Karas)

Although injured, Kerri Strug holds her landing from the vault to ensure the gold medal for the U.S. (AJC Staff Photo/Jean Shifrin)

In pain, Kerri Strug crawls away after her last vault. (AJC Staff Photo/Rich Addicks)

Kerri Strug is carried away from her final vault. (AJC Staff Photo/Rich Addicks)

Kerri Strug hoists her flowers to the cheering crowd as she is carried from the podium by coach Bela Karolyi. (AJC Staff Photo/Skip Peterson)

The U.S. women's gymnastics team -- with Kerri Strug gamely standing on her bandaged leg -- accepts the gold medal in the Georgia Dome. AJC file photo

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U.S. gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi carries an injured Kerri Strug to the medal ceremony after her vault helped the American women win the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. AJC file photo

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