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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.
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.
May 23, 2024 · CNN — Mary Lou Retton is still on a path to recovery. The Olympic gymnastics legend was hospitalized with a serious lung illness seven months ago and said her doctors “still don’t know”...
Jan 8, 2024 · Legendary Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton speaks exclusively to TODAY’s Hoda Kotb about the fight for her life with a rare form of pneumonia that landed her ...
May 22, 2024 · Seven months after she was hospitalized with a serious illness, Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton said her doctors “still don’t know” exactly what illness continues to affect her lungs.
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.
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.
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.
Oct 23, 2023 · Mary Lou Retton, the decorated Olympic gymnast, has been released from a hospital, one of her daughters said on Monday, about two weeks after her family reported that the gold medalist had a...
Oct 10, 2023 · Mary Lou Retton, who became one of the most popular athletes in the country after winning the all-around women’s gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, has pneumonia...