Olympic gold medalist and legendary U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life” in the intensive care unit battling a rare form of pneumonia.
Olympic gold medalist and legendary U.S. gymnast Mary Lou Retton is “fighting for her life” in the intensive care unit battling a rare form of pneumonia, according to a spotfund account set up by her daughter.
The post, which was created by McKenna Kelley, said that Retton had been in the ICU for “over a week” and had not been able to “breathe on her own.” She did not provide further details out of respect for her mother’s privacy, but did mention that Retton was uninsured.Retton, 55, is one of the greatest gymnasts in American history and made her biggest mark on the sport during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
She won five medals during the summer games that year, which included gold in the individual all-around competition, a first for any American woman. She was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 1984 for her accomplishments at the summer games. After her gymnastics career came to a close, Retton appeared in several movies and TV Shows — including a 1993 episode of “Baywatch” and the 1994 film “Naked Gun 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult” — and was on the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports during George W. Bush’s presidency.Retton was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997 and became the first woman inducted into the Houston Sports Hall of Fame in 2020.
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