Is Mary Lou Retton alive? Where is Mary Lou Retton now?

Mary Lou Retton, a retired American gymnast, was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on January 24, 1968. Her father, Ronnie, had a business that sold machinery for moving coal. She attended Fairmont Senior High School, but she never graduated. When she was a student in high school in Los Angeles, California, she took part in the 1984 Olympics.

At the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984, she won a gold medal, two silver medals, two bronze medals, and four medals in total. As a result of her achievements, she rose to become one of the most well-liked athletes in the US.

Retton was inspired to take up gymnastics when she was eight years old by watching Nadia Comăneci defeat the reigning Olympic two-event champion Olga Korbut on television during the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. Retton began training in her hometown of Fairmont, West Virginia.

Retton was a vocal supporter of Reagan’s presidency and featured in numerous television advertisements for him. A month after the Olympics, she attended a reelection campaign rally in her home state of West Virginia. The Pledge of Allegiance was spoken by Retton and fellow former gymnast and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kerri Strug on the second night of the 2004 Republican National Convention.

Is Mary Lou Retton alive? Where is Mary Lou Retton now?

Retton is still alive, and according to our research, he currently resides in Texas.

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