Bela helped guide Retton — all of 16 — to the Olympic all-around title at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles and memorably helped an injured Kerri Strug off the floor at the 1996 Games in Atlanta ...
Gymnast Kerri Strug fights pain of sprained ankle at 1996 ... As she was carried off the floor, she was turned over to the tender mercies of team doctor Larry Nassar, helping cement his fame ...
Most if not all of us remember Kerri Strug’s courageous performance, which led to the U.S.’s first-ever women’s gymnastics team Olympic gold medal in 1996. The image of legendary coach Bela ...