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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.
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” exactly...
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.
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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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May 23, 2024 · Mary Lou Retton sits down exclusively with ET's Deidre Behar at home in Texas to discuss her recovery from a near-death illness, seven months later. The Olympic gymnast tears up as she...
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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.
Oct 11, 2023 · Olympic gold medallist Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" in an intensive care unit, her daughter Mckenna Kelley has announced. Retton, 55, has been diagnosed with a "very rare form of...
