Mary Lou Retton

Mary Lou Retton
Personal information
Nickname(s)America's Sweetheart
Born (1968-01-24) January 24, 1968
Height4 ft 9 in (145 cm)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
 United States
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
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, which earned her the Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year award.

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