Bela Karolyi. He is now retired.
she raised the scoring for gymnastics.
Gymnastics
Mary Lou Retton grew up in Fairmont West Virginia and did gymnastics at a college
Mary Lou Retton grew up in Fairmont West Virginia and did gymnastics at a college
Shawn Johnson is the USA's "big name" in gymnastics right now.
Not Mary Lou Retton, NO. It was Kerry Strug who sprained her ankle during the womens gymnastics after she had done two vaults.
Mary Lou Retton took up gymnastics after seeing Nadia Comaneci, and later moved to Texas to work with Comaneci's coaches.
She was the first one to earn an Olympic gold medal in the U.S gymnastics team at the age of 16. Her BEST event was probably the floor or the beam. Mary Lou Retton is my favorite gymnast!
Carly Patterson, Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin, Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton in 1984 in Los Angeles.
Mary Lou Retton gained fame by being the first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She won the medal in the 1984 Olympics after scoring a perfect 10 on both the floor exercise and the vault.