Olympic gymnast Mary Retton 'fighting for life'

Mary Lou Retton

Olympic gymnastics icon Mary Lou Retton is "fighting for her life" in intensive care after being diagnosed with a rare form of pneumonia, her daughter McKenna
Kelley said on Tuesday.

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Retton, 55, the first American woman to win the Olympic all-around gold medal when she triumphed at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, is being treated at an undisclosed hospital.

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