Mary Lou Retton 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. Retton’s performance made her one of the most popular athletes in the United States.

Mary Lou Retton parents: Meet Ronnie Retton, Lois Retton

Mary Lou Retton is the daughter of Ronnie Retton and his wife Lois Retton. Her father Ronnie was a star athlete who led the West Virginia University basketball team to the 1959 NCAA final and began a career in professional baseball. Afterward, he owned a coal-mining equipment company, and her mother Lois was a homemaker.

Apart from Mary Lou, the couple have five children, three sons Ronnie Jr., Donnie, and Jerry, and a daughter Shari. Records had it that, Lois used to take Mary Lou, and her sister, Shari, to West Virginia University for gymnastics once a week.

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