Mary Lou Retton is a retired American gymnast who won the gold medal in the individual all-around competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As of September 2023, her net worth was estimated to be around $2 million. However, other sources report that her net worth is $8 million. Her income primarily stems from her gymnastics career, but she also had a number of endorsement deals and appeared in many TV commercials. Following her gymnastics career, Retton attended The University of Texas at Austin.