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- Height5′ (1.52 m)
- Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is a retired American 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. Her performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States.
Retton was the first ever American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the Olympics and was the only one to do so for twenty years. She is credited with being a pioneering figure in American women's gymnastics, including by the four American women who have since equaled her feat consecutively: Carly Patterson (Athens in 2004), Nastia Liukin (2008 in Beijing), Gabby Douglas (2012 in London) and Simone Biles (2016 in Rio de Janeiro). Twice during that span, Americans also took silver as part of a one-two finish: Shawn Johnson in 2008 and Aly Raisman in 2016. Furthermore, prior to Retton's Olympic triumph, no American woman had won all-around gold at the World Championships; since then, seven Americans have done so a combined eleven times - in chronological order, Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller (twice), Chellsie Memmel, Johnson, Bridget Sloan, Jordyn Wieber and Simone Biles (three times).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Dibyayan Chakravorty
- SpouseShannon Kelley(December 29, 1990 - February 2018) (divorced, 4 children)
- ChildrenSkyla KelleyEmma Kelley
- Brown hair
- Athletic figure
- Short stature, just like most gymnasts
- Wide toothy smile.
- 1984 Olympic gymnastics medal winner.
- Named Sports Illustrated Magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year" in 1984
- Has four daughters with her ex-husband Shannon Kelley: Shayla Rae Kelley (b. 1995), McKenna Lane Kelley (b. April 15, 1997, Houston, Texas), Skyla Brae Kelley (b. August 2000) and Emma Kelley (b. 2002, Houston, Texas).
- Retton's family changed their name from Rotundo to Retton upon their arrival at Ellis Island. Retton is proud of her Italian heritage.
- 1984 Olympics: team silver, all-around gold, vault silver, uneven bars bronze, floor exercise bronze
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