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A portrait of Mary Lou Retton as a member of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, 2004.
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| Personal information
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| Nickname(s): |
America's Sweetheart[1]
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| Country Represented: |
United States
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| Height: |
4 ft 9 in
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| Discipline: |
WAG
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| Club: |
Karolyi Gym
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| Former coach(es): |
Béla Károlyi, Márta Károlyi
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| Retired: |
September 29, 1986
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Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is an American gymnast. She was born in Fairmont, Virginia. Retton won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She was the first female outside Eastern Europe to win an Olympic all around title.
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