In one memorable from his career, the controversial coach urged Kerri Strug to complete a vault on an injured ankle at the 1996 Olympics.

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 ...

Kerri Strug is carried by her coach, Bela Karolyi, as she waves to the crowd on her way to receiving her gold medal for the women’s team gymnastics competition at the 1996 Olympic Games in ...

Strug competed at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, where Karolyi notably helped an injured Strug off of the floor after performing her vault on a sprained ankle, which ultimately won Team USA the ...

Bela helped guide the 16-year-old Retton 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 ...

Bela Karolyi, the legendary and controversial Romanian American gymnastics coach who helped lead Mary Lou Retton, Nadia Comaneci and Kerri Strug to Olympic gold, has died, USA Gymnastics announced.

Like so many Olympic athletes, Kerri Strug scripted her life up to a gold medal. She scheduled her childhood by a series of gymnastics goals, filling her weeks with practice and conditioning while ...

Béla Károlyi, the gymnastics coach who honed the talents of Olympians like Nadia Comăneci and Kerri Strug, has died at 82. USA Gymnastics announced Károlyi died on Friday, November 15, but did ...

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 ...