Mary Lou Retton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Lou Retton
Occupation	Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Jan 24, 1968(1968-01-24)
Age	56
Birthplace	Fairmont
Country	United States
Birth City	West Virginia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Mary Lou Retton Biography

Mary Lou Retton is one of the most popular and richest Gymnast who was born on January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States. She became an original American woman to win an all-around gold medal during the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. She also took home two silver and two bronze medals which made her an extremely admired U.S. athletes.

She along with the fellow American gymnast She and fellow American gymnast Carly Patterson have both won all-around gold medals at the Olympics. have both been awarded gold medals for all-around gymnastics in the Olympics.

Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is a retired American gymnast. At the boycotted 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. Her performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States.

Retton was inspired by watching Nadia Comăneci outshine defending Olympic two- event winner Olga Korbut on television at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, when she herself was eight years of age, and she took up gymnastics in her hometown of Fairmont. She was coached by Gary Rafaloski. She then decided to move to Houston, Texas, to train under Romanians Béla and Márta Károlyi, who had coached Nadia Comăneci before their defection to the United States. Under the Károlyis, Retton soon began to make a name for herself in the U.S., winning the American Cup in 1983 and placing second to Dianne Durham (another Károlyi student) at the US Nationals that same year. Though Retton missed the World Gymnastics Championships in 1983 due to a wrist injury, she won the American Classic in 1983 and 1984, as well as Japan’s Chunichi Cup in 1983.

The couple was together from 1990 until Shannon Kelly from 1990 until in the year. There were four children which included She was married to Shannon Kelly from 1990 until 2018. They had four daughters, including McKenna Kelley, who went on to compete for the LSU gymnastics team., who later went on to compete with the LSU gymnastics team.

Mary Lou Retton Net Worth

Mary Lou Retton is one of the richest Gymnast from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Lou Retton 's net worth $8 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a student at Fairmont Senior High School but didn’t complete her degree. She participated in the 1984 Olympics during her sophomore year in high school.

She relocated into Houston, Texas to train under Belaand Marta Karolyi after becoming in awe of the Nadia Comaneci during in the 1977 Summer Olympics.

Mary Lou Retton was born on January 24, 1968, in Fairmont, West Virginia. (The original family name was “Rotunda.”) Her father, Ronnie, operated a coal- industry transportation equipment business. She attended Fairmont Senior High School, but did not graduate. She competed in the 1984 Olympic games in Los Angeles, California, during her sophomore year of high school.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Mary Lou Retton height 4 ft 9 in Mary weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mary Lou Retton Dating?

According to our records, Mary Lou Retton married to Shannon Kelley. As of December 1, 2023, Mary Lou Retton’s is not dating anyone.

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Retton was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in 1992.

Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Mary Lou Retton celebrates birthday on January 24 of every year.

Retton was an outspoken supporter of the Reagan Administration and appeared in a variety of television ads supporting Ronald Reagan as well as appearing at a rally for his reelection campaign just a month after the Olympics in her home state of West Virginia. Retton delivered the Pledge of Allegiance with fellow former gymnast and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug on the second night of the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Top Facts about Mary Lou Retton

1. Mary Lou Retton was born on January 24, 1968, in Fairmont, West Virginia.
2. She won a gold medal in the individual all-around competition and two silver medals and two bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
3. She was the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal in Olympic gymnastics.
4. She moved to Texas to train with Romanian coaches Béla and Márta Károlyi.
5. She won the American Cup, U.S. Nationals, and U.S. Olympic Trials in 1984.
6. She was the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the individual all-around gold.
7. She appeared on a Wheaties box and became the cereal’s first official spokeswoman.
8. She won the American Cup all-around competition for the third and final time in 1985.
9. She was an outspoken supporter of the Reagan administration.
10. She was the first woman inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame in

2020. 11. She was elected to the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in

2021. 12. She was statistically tied with fellow Olympian Dorothy Hamill as the most popular athlete in America, according to a 1993 Associated Press sports study.
      13. She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997.
      14. She worked as a spokeswoman for the U.S. drugstore chain Revco in the 1990s.
      15. She underwent hip replacement surgery on her left hip in her mid-thirties due to hip dysplasia.

What does Mary Lou Retton do for a living?

Professions

Did Mary Lou Retton get a perfect 10?

Gymnastics. Mary Lou Retton scored consecutive perfect 10s on the floor exercise and vault to win the individual all-around gold medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games.

Where is Mary Lou Retton today?

Born in 1968 in West Virginia, Retton lives in Houston with her husband and four daughters.

How did Mary Lou Retton change the world?

In the summer of 1984, a spunky high school sophomore with an electric smile vaulted her way into America’s hearts. With a victory margin of 0.5 points, Mary Lou Retton became the first American female gymnast to win the Olympic individual all-around gold medal and left the 1984 Los Angeles Games as a sensation.

Who is the best female U.S. gymnast?

RankGymnastics [[FileisymNation
1| Simone Biles| United States
2| Svetlana Khorkina| Russia
3| Gina Gogean| Romania
4| Larisa Latynina| Soviet Union