Many fans are curious about Mary Lou Retton's financial success in April 2026. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What is Mary Lou Retton's Net Worth?

On October 10, 2023, Mary Lou's daughter McKenna revealed that Mary Lou had been in the ICU for over a week, dealing with an unexplained illness that made it impossible for her to breathe on her own. McKenna also revealed that her mother does not have health insurance and, therefore, included a link to a fundraising page with the goal of raising $50,000 for her medical expenses. The fundraiser ultimately raised around $460,000. When she was asked later why her mother did not have healthcare, McKenna explained: "Due to her medical history and the number of surgeries she has endured from gymnastics and just life, it's unaffordable to her." McKenna also explained that her mother's income dropped in the wake of the COVID pandemic. She had previously been earning up to $25,000 per speech.

In 2021, Mary Lou paid roughly $500,000 for a home in Boerne, Texas. In 2023, the HOA in her neighborhood reportedly took out a lien against the home after Mary Lou reportedly did not pay roughly $1,500 worth of HOA fees.

According to the terms of their divorce settlement, in 2018, Shannon reportedly paid Mary Lou $2 million in cash and property. Specifically, $1,950,597 worth of cash and property. That amount did not include her share of the proceeds from the sale of a home in Houston and a home in West Virginia. The Houston home was sold for $800,000, and the West Virginia home was sold for $575,000. Mary also received the couple's 2015 Porsche Panamera.

Following her gymnastics career, Retton attended the University of Texas at Austin. Retton lived in Houston, Texas, until 2009, when she moved back to West Virginia. In 2012, she moved back to Houston and then married real estate developer Shannon Kelley, the former quarterback of the University of Texas. They have four daughters together – Shayla, McKenna, Skyla, and Emma. They divorced in 2018.

After the Olympics, Retton stayed in the public eye in a variety of ways, perhaps most notably as a supporter of the Reagan administration. She also attended the University of Texas at Austin and appeared in many, many, many TV commercials and endorsement campaigns, most notably for Wheaties cereal.

She was the first American woman to win Olympic gold in the all-around, and she did so in one of the most dramatic moments in sports history. Heading into her final event, the vault, Retton trailed Romanian gymnast Ecaterina Szabo by just five-hundredths of a point. To win, she needed a perfect 10. Against immense pressure and with the world watching, she stuck the landing and earned that perfect 10. The performance vaulted her to victory and instant international fame. Retton walked away from the 1984 Games with five medals: one gold, two silver, and two bronze. Her triumph not only cemented her place in Olympic history but also helped usher in a new era of American gymnastics.

Personal Life, Real Estate & Divorce Settlement

Mary Lou Retton is a retired American gymnast who has a net worth of $1 million. Mary Lou Retton became a national icon after winning the all-around gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.