Mary Lou Retton, who became one of the most popular athletes in the country after winning the all-around women’s gymnastics competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, has pneumonia and is “fighting for her life” in the intensive care unit, her daughter said in a statement this week.
Retton’s daughter, McKenna Lane Kelley, said on Instagram that her mother “is not able to breathe on her own” and that she had been in the intensive care unit for more than a week. Kelley did not share more specific information about her mother’s condition, though she said that her pneumonia was “a very rare form.” It was not clear what hospital Retton was in. Kelley, who was a gymnast at Louisiana State University, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Tuesday.
In addition to earning her the traditional trappings of Olympic gold, like appearing on a Wheaties box, she was widely viewed as an inspiration to a new generation of American girls entering gymnastics. Even as the American gymnastics program grew and the country won more medals, including the team gold in 1996, Retton’s prominence remained: For 20 years, Retton was the only American woman to win the all-around title, until Carly Patterson became the second in 2004.
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