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Which gymnast won Olympics with a injured ankle?
Kerri Strug in 1996
Did Mary Lou Retton break her ankle in the 1984 Olympics?
Not Mary Lou Retton, NO. It was Kerry Strug who sprained her ankle during the womens gymnastics after she had done two vaults.
Who was on 1996 Olympic Games US female gymnast team?
1996 U.S. Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team: 1) Shannon Miller 2) Dominique Dawes 3) Kerri Strug 4) Dominique Moceanu 5) Jaycie Phelps 6) Amy Chow 7) Amanda Borden 1996 U.S. Women's Rhythmic Gymnastics Team: 1) Mandy James 2) Alaine Mata-Baquerot 3) Kate Nelson 4) Brandi Siegel 5) Challen Sievers 6) Becky Turner
Who are all the female US Olympic gymnastics gold medal winners since 1980?
US gold medalists in women's gymnastics through 14 August at the 2008 Games in Beijing: 1984 - 1) Mary Lou Retton - All around 2) Julianne McNamara - Uneven Bars 1996 - 1) Shannon Miller - Balance Beam 2) Amanda Borden, Amy Chow, Dominique Dawes, Shannon Miller, Dominique Moceanu, Jaycie Phelps, Kerri Strug - Team Competition 2004 - 1) Carly Patterson - All around 2008 - 1) Nastia Liukin - All around
Who won US first female individual all around gymnastics olympic gold medal?
Mary Lou Retton, who was first trained in a local gym in West Virgina, and later by Bela Karolyi in Texas, won the women's All Around competition in Los Angleles Olympics. The all around competition was close and it came down to the final event, vault, and in order to win Retton had to receive a perfect score of 10. Scoring a perfect 10 was extremely difficult and rare , especially under pressure at the Olympic Games. Retton displayed no outward fear or hesitation and she executed a perfect layout Tsukahara Vault to received a 10. Even though she had aleady won the title and she didn't have perform a second vault, she executed a second perfect vault for another 10 which left no doubt in the minds of the spectators who was the new (and first American) Women's Olympic All Around Gymnastics Champion.
