On this day 40 years ago, Fairmont native Mary Lou Retton wins all around gold for Team USA in Olympic gymnastics for the first time ever! https://trib.al/kDZlsvs What a great memory for West Virginia and all of America! ❤🤍💙 | WBOY 12News

On this date in 1984, Mary Lou Retton scored a Perfect 10 in her final vault to become America’s first woman to win an all-around gold medal. 🥇 (🎥 @Olympics) | CBS Sports

🏅On August 3, 1984 Mary Lou Retton scored a perfect 10 on the final vault to win the individual all-round competition at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and become the first American woman to win an Olympic gymnastics medal. She also became the first female gymnast from outside Eastern Europe to win the individual all-around gold. Trailing Ecaterina Szabo (after uneven bars and balance beam) by 0.15 with 2 events to go, Retton scored perfect 10s on floor exercise and vault, the last event in

Mary Lou Retton was the FIRST American woman to win individual gold in gymnastics at the ‘84 Olympic Games. 🏅 (🎥 @TeamUSA) | CBS Sports

After the floor routine, Mary Lou Retton scored another perfect 10 at #LA1984. #Olympics #Vault #IndividualAllAround 4️⃣ 0️⃣ years ago today, she became the first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics. 🥇 Mary Lou Retton | Team USA | International Gymnastics Federation - FIG | Olympics