Former Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has been hospitalized with pneumonia and has been in an intensive care unit at a Texas hospital for over a week.

<div class="block">Former Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has been hospitalized with pneumonia and has been in an intensive care unit at a Texas hospital for over a week.</div>

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Former Olympian Mary Lou Retton In Intensive Care

Former Olympic gymnastics champion. Mary Lou Retton has been hospitalized with pneumonia. The Olympian has been in an intensive care unit at a Texas hospital for over a week and is fighting for her life. End quote. Retton's daughter, Mechanic Kelly shared the news on Instagram yesterday. She revealed that Retton is not able to breathe on her own. Kelly started a fundraising campaign to help cover her mom's medical expenses. Bretton won a gold medal during the 1984 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles along with two silver and two bronze medals. She helped bring gymnastics into the mainstream in the US during the 19 eighties.