Mary Lou Retton, Gymnastics, Born 1968

Mary Lou Retton was born in 1968 and is a former American gymnast.

She is most well-known for winning five medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, including the individual all-around title, becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold medal.

Mary Lou is the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around gold medal.

She also won a silver medal in the team event and two bronze medals for individual event finals.

She is the only female gymnast from the United States to win the all-around gold medal and the first to win individual event medals.

Mary Lou was also the first woman to grace the cover of the Wheaties cereal box.

She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2000 and the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004.

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