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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 · By Aria Bendix, Natalie Kainz and David K. Li. 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 ...

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  3. 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 ...

  4. Jan 8, 2024 · Mary Lou Retton is the first American female gymnast to win all-around gold at the Olympics. US Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton says she is grateful to be alive after a life-threatening ...

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  5. Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968, Fairmont, West Virginia, U.S.) is a 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 , Retton achieved perfect scores in her final two events (the floor exercise and vault ) to win a dramatic victory in the all-around exercises.

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  6. May 22, 2024 · Retton, 56, told “ Entertainment Tonight " in a story published Wednesday that she still needs to breathe from oxygen tubes in her nose every day as she continues her recovery. “They still don ...

  7. 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 ...

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