Mary Lou Retton
Chronology
| 1968 | Born in Fairmont, West Virginia |
| 1975 | Begins taking gymnastics at University of West Virginia |
| 1980 | Enters Class I Nationals |
| 1982 | Meets coach Bela Karolyi at a meet in Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 1982 | Moves to Houston to train with Karolyi<. |
| 1983 | Fractures wrist at U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Chicago, Illinois, forcing her to miss the World Gymnatics Championships that year |
| 1984 | Competes in the Olympics in Los Angeles, California |
| 1986 | Retires from full-time gymnastics |
| 1986 | Writes a book with Karolyi about her road to the gold |
| 1990 | Marries Shannon Kelley |
| 2000 | Writes an inspirational book on how to achieve happiness |
| 2000 | Begins production for the children's show created by her and her husband |
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