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
Height	4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
Weight	93 lb (42 kg)[1]
Discipline	Women's artistic gymnastics
Club	Karolyi Gym
Former coach(es)	Bela Károlyi, Márta Károlyi
Retired	September 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 (OG) 1 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 1984 Los Angeles All-around 1984 Los Angeles Team 1984 Los Angeles Vault 1984 Los Angeles Uneven bars 1984 Los Angeles Floor exercise American Cup 1983 New York All-around 1984 New York All-around 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]