Olympic Legacy - Mary Lou Retton

Damon Winter

Los Angeles Times

Mary Lou Retton won the All-around gold medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She also won silver medals for Team Vault, and bronze medals for uneven bars and floor exercise. Her 5 medals were the most won by any athlete at the '84 Olympics. Photographed at her home in Houston, Texas.For Olympic Legacy section looking back at the stars of the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles on their 20th Anniversary. Note, Edges are part of film process and contain image content. They have not been added or modified.

Damon Winter, "Olympic Legacy - Mary Lou Retton," in POYi Archive, Item #34668, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/34668 (accessed November 22, 2024).