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Olympic gymnast Mary Retton 'fighting for life'

Updated on: 12 October,2023 08:09 AM IST  |  Los Angeles
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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

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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