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	Mary Lou Retton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968 in Fairmont, West Virginia) is an American gymnast.
		In the competition - which was boycotted by most East European nations, except for Romania - Retton engaged in a close battle with Ecaterina Szabó of Romania for the all-around title, to the delight of the patriotic audience.
		At the same Olympics, Retton won four additional medals: a silver in the team all-around and the horse vault, and bronzes in the floor exercise and uneven bars.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mary_Lou_Retton (407 words)

	Mary Lou Retton - MSN Encarta
		Mary Lou Retton, born in 1968, American gymnast, who won the gold medal in women's gymnastics in the all-around competition at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American to do so.
		Retton's success in Los Angeles brought her instant fame, and she was named amateur athlete of the year by the Associated Press.
		In 1994 the U.S. Olympic Committee established the Mary Lou Retton Award for athletic excellence, and in 1995 Retton won the Flo Hyman Award from the Women's Sports Foundation for her accomplishments.
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761580527 (321 words)

	Olympic Spirit - Mary Lou Retton
		Mary Lou Retton's life changed forever when, as an eight-year old kid she watched gymnast Nadia Comaneci dazzle the world.
		Mary Lou's second important decision was to study gymnastics under Bela Karolyi, Nadia Comaneci's coach.
		Mary Lou was able to look back and realize that it all started with her dream and vision to be an Olympic gymnast.
	www.edgate.com /copernedit/html/summergames/inactive/olympic_spirit/mary_lou_retton.html (476 words)

	Mary Lou Retton
		Retton began her trip down the runway and nailed her vault, earning a perfect 10 and becoming the first American woman to win an individual medal in Olympic gymnastics.
		Mary Lou Retton was born on January 24, 1968, in Fairmont, West Virginia.
		Mary Lou Retton won the individual gold medal in women's gymnastics in the 1984 Olympics.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_24_75.html (422 words)

	Mary Lou Retton: All About Lou (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mary Lou Retton, who is six months pregnant with her third child, shared her winning ways with Lisa Ryan.
		MARY LOU: I was eight years old watching the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and totally glued to the TV set watching Nadia Comaneci.
		MARY LOU: When I moved to Houston, I was in the ninth grade.
	www.cbn.com /entertainment/sports/ChristianAthletes/marylou_retton.asp (1606 words)

	Mary Lou's Flip Flop Shop (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mary Lou Retton captivated the world during the 1984 Olympics by scoring a “perfect 10” in the all-around women’s gymnastics competition.
		Today, Mary Lou is on a new mission to captivate the world of children, and motivate them to seek their own “gold” from within.
		Mary Lou, and the show’s creator, husband Shannon Kelley, have kept the production of the show in their hometown of Houston, and almost all of the 97 cast and crew members are from the Houston area.
	www.houstonpbs.org - !http: //www.houstonpbs.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prd_flipflopshop (1090 words)

	Celizic: Don't call Patterson the new Mary Lou - Gymnastics - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mary Lou was the Arnold Palmer of her sport.
		Also like Retton, Patterson came from behind to win, reeling in Svetlana Khorkina, the painfully thin and exquisitely graceful prima donna of Russian gymnastics, with a solid routine on the balance beam and burying her with a 9.712 floor exercise that was as close to perfection as the sport’s tough new scoring rules allow.
		Mary Lou was and remains the one and only, the woman who put her sport on the map, the woman who inspired generations of little girls to take up gymnastics and try to do what she had done.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/5763678 (1031 words)

	Women in Gymnastics - Famous Gymnasts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mary Lou was notable for her radiant smile, and quick wit, but in her muscularity and athleticism, she was also a departure from the more lithe forms of Nadia Comaneci and Olga Korbut.
		Mary Lou was seemingly surprised at her fame after winning the Gold medal in the all-around competition.
		While Mary Lou may have given up her childhood to be a superlative gymnast, the United States gained its first women's gymnastic Gold medallist.
	historypages.org /gymnastics/retton.html (575 words)

	Mary Lou Retton's Biography
		Mary Lou retired from competitive gymnastics in 1986.
		Mary Lou serves as national chairperson and sits on the Board of Governors of the Children's Miracle Network.
		At the '96 Olympics in Atlanta, Mary Lou also served as an on air reporter for Gannett Broadcasting's NBC affiliates the largest NBC affiliate group in the United States.
	www.marylouretton.com /new_site_biography.htm (362 words)

	Mary Lou Retton -SwitzerTalentAgency.com
		Mary Lou Retton catapulted to international fame by winning 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.
		In 1995, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton presented Mary Lou with the Flo Hyman Award in recognition of her spirit, dignity and commitment to excellence.
		Mary Lou was selected a member of the official White House delegation representing the President at both the 1992 and 1998 Olympic Games.
	www.switzertalentagency.com /talent.php?id=mlretton (398 words)

	Mary Lou Retton Vaults to "Life Beyond the Bathroom" - DrDonnica.com - The First Name in Women's Health
		Despite her diminutive size — Mary Lou stands at 4’9” — she is known as one of the most accomplished athletes in history.
		Retton urges people who think they may have a bladder problem — especially women, who are more prone to the condition — to educate themselves, get the medical help they need, and reduce the worry associated with OAB.
		Today Mary Lou Retton is as busy as ever — with her family, her career as a motivational speaker, her workouts and her friends.
	www.drdonnica.com /display.asp?article=9162 (958 words)

	Mary Lou Retton News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Last month I saw Mary Lou Retton, 1984 Olympic gymnastics gold medalist, on Fox morning news telling a long-suffering tale of urge incontinence, the tendency of her bladder to empty without warning.
		Overactive bladder is a medical condition that Mary Lou wants to help others speak up about by teaming with Pfizer to host a nationwide educational tour entitled Life Beyond the Bathroom.
		Two decades after Mary Lou Retton struck gold at the Los Angeles Olympics, the diminutive former gymnast with the million-dollar smile and unbridled energy remains an American icon.
	www.topix.net /who/mary-lou-retton (362 words)

	Mary Lou Retton: Role model, mother, Baptist
		Retton was raised in Fairmont, W.Va., a tiny coal-mining town.
		Retton was the quintessential girl-next-door, reminding everyone of their daughter or sister or niece.
		These days, the biggest challenge for "Mary Lou the mom" is finding time for all the things on her schedule.
	www.baptiststandard.com /2000/1_19/pages/retton.html (1008 words)

	Daily Celebrations ~ Mary Lou Retton, A Flaming Heart ~ December 13 ~ Ideas to motivate, educate, and inspire
		Gymnast Mary Lou Retton (1968-), just about 4'8-3/4" and 94-pounds, was an athlete with a flaming heart.
		Retton's flawless leap of determination was born of many long hours under the demanding eye of coach Bela Karolyi, who Retton described as "charging around the gym, yelling, cajoling, sweet-talking and challenging his girls to go faster, higher and stronger."
		Today Retton is still widely-recognized throughout the world and radiates as a successful writer, motivational speaker, and the proud mother of three.
	www.dailycelebrations.com /121399.htm (262 words)

	Women's Sports Foundation ATHLETES
		Mary Lou Retton was the first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics at the 1984 Los Angeles Games in the all-around competition.
		That same year, Retton was named Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year, 1984 Associated Press Amateur Athlete of the Year, and became the youngest inductee into the United States Olympic Committee Hall of Fame.
		Retton also became the only woman to win three American Cups (1983-85), the only American to win Japan’s prestigious Chunichi Cup (1983), two U.S. Gymnastics Federation American Classics (1983-84), and the all-around title at both the 1984 National Championships and Olympic trials before retiring from competitive gymnastics in 1986.
	www.womenssportsfoundation.org /partners/feministmajstore_pinsstore_pinsstore_pinsstore_pinsstore_pins/athletes/record.html?record=45 (282 words)

	Retton, Mary Lou - Biography
		Retton is a national chairwoman and board member for the Children's Miracle Network.
		She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Flo Hyman Award in recognition of her spirit, dignity and commitment to excellence and the 2002 National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
		A 1993 Associated Press sports survey found Retton to be the most popular athlete in America, and Fitness magazine named her one of the "25 Fittest People in the World." She has been inducted into of the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame and the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame.
	www.webmd.com /content/Biography/8/109361.htm (290 words)

	Focus on the Family Magazine: Vaulting Into the Real Thing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		With her trademark smile and gold medal performance in 1984, Mary Lou inspired an entire generation of young girls to participate in gymnastics.
		Mary Lou’s fame and her personality have made her a popular conference speaker and a sought-after spokesperson for a wide variety of corporations, organizations and causes.
		But Mary Lou’s real sense of fulfillment is found in her faith and family.
	www.family.org /fofmag/pf/a0026168.cfm (1018 words)

	Mary Lou Retton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		At the early age of fifteen, Mary Lou Retton was the first Olympic athlete to capture gold.
		Retton put in endless nights to prepare for the biggest event of her life.
		Mary Lou says that the best part of life is her daughter Shayla and her family.
	webpages.marshall.edu /~Cornell5/retton.html (646 words)

	Mary Lou Retton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		MARY LOU RETTON catapulted to international fame at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win the Gold Medal in the All-Around in women's gymnastics.
		As a member of the Silver Medalist Team from the U.S., she also won a individual Silver Medal in the Vault, as well as Bronze Medals in the Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise.
		Mary Lou's historic Olympic performances, along with her radiant smile and enthusiasm, brought her recognition as Sports Illustrated Magazine's "Sportswoman of the Year" in 1984.
	www.ighof.com /honorees_marylou.html (167 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Mary Lou Retton catapulted to international fame some 18 years ago, when she became the first American woman to win in the Olympic all-around women's gymnastics competition.
		RETTON: Absolutely, and how we do this at the "Flip Flop Shop" is I use my own form or my own brand of creative movement, encouraging the kids to get up and participate about me. I don't want the kids to be spectators.
		RETTON: You know what, it's hard, and I would not be telling the truth if I did not say that a lot of times I get overwhelmed.
	edition.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0208/22/lt.04.html (884 words)

	October 2004 > Mary Lou Retton Inspires Retailers to Go for the Gold \| NACS Online
		Retton garnered international fame by winning the All-Around Gold Medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics.
		But what made it happen, said Retton, was that she recognized her strengths and made them work for her, she was resilient and most of all, she seized the moment.
		One of Retton's greatest challenges was recovering from knee surgery in six weeks in order to compete in the Olympics, even though her doctors told her she would never be able to do so.
	www.nacsonline.com /NR/exeres/00005a1dyixoorrvfijzuihe/NewsPosting.asp?NRMODE=Published&NRORIGINALURL=/NACS/News/Daily_News_Archives/October2004/nd1019042.htm&NRNODEGUID={8812D1E5-A61A-4E43-AC74-D0C73A7CEA3B}&NRQUERYTERMINATOR=1&cookie_test=1 (950 words)

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		Mary Lou answers questions about parenting, being happy, role models, how winning Olympic gold changed her life, and more.
		MARY LOU RETTON: For many years, various people have encouraged me to write a book, but I didn't feel the time was right until now.
		MARY LOU RETTON: Faith is one of the gateways in my book, and I believe you need faith in your life to be ultimately happy.
	www.olympic-usa.org /18765.htm (1411 words)

	Washington Speakers Bureau: Mary Lou Retton
		As one of the most celebrated athletes in Olympic history, Mary Lou Retton knows what it takes to be a world class champion.
		Retton talks about the sacrifice, dedication and hard work that makes a winner, inspiring audiences on the path towards achieving their dreams.
		Among a number of other distinctions, Retton was named Sports Illustrated Sportswoman of the Year, was the first woman to appear on the Wheaties box and was named one of America’s Top Ten “Most Admired” public figures.
	www.washingtonspeakers.com /speakers/speaker.cfm?SpeakerId=572 (277 words)

	Mary Lou Retton Olympic Memory
		Mary Lou Retton, known as "America's Sweetheart," changed the name of gymnastics in America as she vaulted her way to a perfect 10 in the all-around competition in the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Calif., making her the first ever U.S. women's all-around Olympic champion.
		Mary Lou also received silver medals in the team and vault competitions and bronze on uneven bars and floor exercise.
		She made even more history as she was the first ever woman to be featured on a Wheaties Box.
	www.usa-gymnasticsolympics.com /2004/history/rettonmemory.html (127 words)

	Mary Lou Retton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/mary_lou_retton.htm (686 words)

	Amazon.com: Mary Lou: Creating an Olympic Champion: Books: Mary Lou Retton,Bela Karolyi,John Powers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		YA Retton's life story is presented, in her own words, to the author.
		There are 12 pages of fl-and-white photographs; some are of Mary Lou as a small child but most are of her in action at the Olympics.
		Mary Lou is the best gymnast in the world you may not believe it now but after you read this book you will!
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0440155088?v=glance (811 words)

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