On this day in 1984, Mary Lou Retton won GOLD for USA Gymnastics in all-around at the Los Angeles Games! | Team USA

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

Flashback: 1984 Mary Lou Retton (USA) UB 9.95 Retton flip! 😍 | International Gymnast Magazine

🏅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

WATCH: Mary Lou Retton, the first American woman to win a gold medal in gymnastics, discusses her lasting impact on the sport, how much more physically demanding it is to compete today and the surprises she anticipates when the 2016 U.S. Olympic team is named in San Jose this July. Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/sports/ci_29705328/catching-up-mary-lou-retton-olympic-darling-1984 | The Mercury News

4️⃣0️⃣ years ago today, Mary Lou Retton scored a perfect 10 on the floor exercise at #LA1984. #Olympics #IndividualAllAround 🥇 Mary Lou Retton | Team USA | International Gymnastics Federation - FIG | Olympics