Olympic medalist Mary Lou Layton faces battle with rare pneumonia

(HealthDay News) — Former Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Layton He suffered a “shocking setback” while battling a rare form of pneumonia in the hospital’s intensive care unit, his family said Wednesday.

this 55 year old femalewho live in HoustonHer daughter, Shayla Kelley Schrepfer, posted on Instagram earlier this week that her condition had been “improving” and her loved ones were “seeing a lot of progress.”

“but We had a pretty amazing setback yesterday.Schreepfer added. “He remains in intensive care and we are dealing with some complications related to this setback.”

“She had a better day, which was great, (she was) really, really tired,” Schreepfer added. “She’s really tired.”

The hospital has not yet disclosed She is receiving treatment there, NBC News reported.

Layton is First American to win gold medal in women’s gymnastics individual all-around competition.

The former gymnast’s dazzling performance at the Olympics made her one of America’s most popular athletes 1984 summer olympics In Los Angeles.

In a legendary match, Leighton finished five hundredths behind Romania’s Ecaterina Szabo in the final round. She needed to score a perfect 10 on vault, and she did, catapulting her to stardom.

Layton also won Two silver coins (press team and jump) and two bronze vessels (for uneven bars and floor exercise) at those Olympics. Remarkably, the Soviet Union, which dominated women’s gymnastics at the time, boycotted the Olympics, but Leighton remained an icon in the United States.

According to the “New York Times” report, Layton was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, and was exposed to gymnastics at an early age, and began training full-time at the age of 7.

His chance comes when he impresses a famous gymnastics coach bella kaloy 1982 Olympic Elimination Tournament in Reno, Nevada. Karoli coached her at the 1984 Olympics.

“I immediately recognized the tremendous physical potential of this little girl,” Calloy said in a March 1984 interview. The Olympian was once ubiquitous, appearing on Wheaties boxes and being viewed as Bringing inspiration to girls across the country. She remained the only American to win the all-around title in gymnastics until Carly Patterson won in 2004.

Layton appeared in several films and television shows in the late 1980s and 1990s, including the film “Scrooged.” She also works as a motivational speaker, promoting proper nutrition and exercise.

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Source: NBC News; New York Times.

*Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter The New York Times 2023