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  1. 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.

  2. Jan 8, 2024 · Olympic gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton faced “death in the eyes” while in intensive care, she said in her first interview since a life-threatening bout of pneumonia this past fall.

  3. Mary Lou Retton's daughters, her faith and her supporters have been crucial to her recovery. While she was first hospitalized, Retton’s daughters Emma Jean Kelley and McKenna Kelley shared the ...

  4. 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.

  5. May 23, 2024 · The Olympic gymnastics legend was hospitalized with a serious lung illness seven months ago and said her doctors “still don’t know” exactly what is going on with her ongoing...

  6. Jan 8, 2024 · Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton says she is lucky to be alive after the 55-year-old was hospitalized last year with a rare form of pneumonia that left her unable to breathe on her own.

  7. Oct 24, 2023 · Mary Lou Retton is a retired gymnast who famously won all-around gold at the 1984 Olympics. Read about her career, daughters, and 2023 hospitalization.

  8. 1 day ago · mary lou retton MORGANTOWN — It was Aug. 3 in the Orwellian year of 1984, a time not unlike today, 40 years later, with the world as badly divided and seeking a hero. It was an Olympic year, as ...

  9. Aug 5, 2021 · With a victory margin of 0.5 points, Mary Lou Retton became the first American female gymnast to win the Olympic individual all-around gold medal and left the 1984 Los Angeles Games as a...

  10. Jan 8, 2024 · US Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton says she is grateful to be alive after a life-threatening battle with a rare form of pneumonia.

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