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Mary Lou Retton | 1984

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Mary Lou Retton wins the gold medal in women's gymnastics at the 1984 Olympic Games, becoming the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics.

Photographed by: Walter Iooss Jr./SI

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