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1 | (April 25, 2010) Married her longtime boyfriend Robert Fischer following a 2-month-long engagement. |
2 | 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. |
3 | 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. |
4 | Washington D.C. [April 2010] |
5 | Her husband is an attorney. |
6 | 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. |
7 | She graduated with a Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in Sociology from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. |
8 | She is the project manager for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Washington D.C. |
9 | Actress Julie Davenport is a close family friend. |
10 | Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. |
11 | Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2000. |
12 | Graduated from Stanford University with a masters in sociology |
13 | 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]. |
14 | Appeared with Mary Lou Retton at the 2004 Republican National Convention. |
15 | Has an older sister, Lisa & an older brother, Kevin |
16 | Is an executive assistant at the US Department of the Treasury in Washington DC (August 2004). |
17 | Is of Russian/Jewish descent. |
18 | Trained with Béla Károlyi and Marta Karolyi for most of her elite career. |
19 | Attended UCLA but later transferred to Stanford University. |
20 | Appeared with her teammates on a Wheaties cereal box following the Atlanta Olympics. |
21 | Won the gold medal at the 1996 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Dominique Moceanu, Amanda Borden, Jaycie Phelps, and Amy Chow. |
22 | Won the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics along with teammates Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kim Zmeskal, Betty Okino, Wendy Bruce, and Michelle Campi |
23 | 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 |
24 | Olympic gold medalist (Atlanta 1996, team) |
25 | Olympic bronze medalist (Barcelona 1992, team) |
26 | Member of 2 US Olympic gymnastics teams (1992 & 1996) |