Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton
Retton as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 2004
Personal information
Nickname(s)America's Sweetheart[1]
Country represented United States
Born (1968-01-24) January 24, 1968 (age 56)
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States
Height4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
Weight93 lb (42 kg)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubKarolyi Gym
Former coach(es)Bela Károlyi, Márta Károlyi
RetiredSeptember 29, 1986
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 2 2
American Cup 3 0 0
Total 4 2 2
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
All-Around Team (OG) 1 0 0
All-Around Individual (OG) 0 1 0
Uneven Bars (OG) 0 0 1
Balance Beam (OG) 0 0 0
Vault (OG) 0 1 0
Floor Exercise (OG) 0 0 1
Total 1 2 2
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles All-around
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Vault
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Uneven bars
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Floor exercise
American Cup
Gold medal – first place 1983 New York All-around
Gold medal – first place 1984 New York All-around
Gold medal – first place 1985 Indianapolis All-around

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]

Retton's performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States.[3] Her gold medal win was historic as Retton was the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in Olympic gymnastics.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Mary Lou Retton". Olympedia. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mary Lou RETTON - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic - USA". International Olympic Committee. January 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Amazing Moments in Olympic History- Mary Lou Retton". Team USA. Archived from the original on January 27, 2019.
  4. ^ "Mary Lou Retton". Biography.com. March 26, 2021.
  5. ^ Lewis, Jone Johnson (January 14, 2020). "Biography of Mary Lou Retton, Olympic Gymnastics Champion". LiveAbout.com.