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1 day ago · Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American retired gymnast. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , she won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition, as well as two silver medals and two bronze medals.
Jul 21, 2024 · Mary Lou Retton, gymnast who was the first American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. At the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, she achieved perfect scores in her final two events to win a dramatic victory in the all-around exercises.
Jul 18, 2024 · Former Newsweek cover star and Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton opened up on almost dying from a mysterious illness. Retton, 56, won five medals in gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics,...
20 hours ago · mary lou retton It was an Olympic year, as it is now. Four years earlier, in 1980, the United States had boycotted the Moscow Olympics, so now Moscow and the Eastern Bloc countries were boycotting ...
5 days ago · For Mary Lou Retton, the 1984 Olympics yielded a sisterhood that has lasted 40 years.. So the gold medalist could not help but be moved to tears when she was surprised with a special videotaped ...
Jul 18, 2024 · Mary Lou Retton Gives a Health Update After Nearly Dying From Pneumonia Last Year: 'I'll Never Be the Same' (Exclusive) The former Olympic champ opens up about how she's doing after nearly...
2 days ago · Mary Lou Retton, the former Olympic gymnast who took home the gold at the 1984 Olympics when she was just 16, says she's a huge fan of Simone Biles, who is making her anticipated return to the ...
