[DOC] [TLE] List of athletes on Wheaties boxes - Wikipedia [PAR] In 1934, the breakfast cereal Wheaties began the practice of including pictures of 
athletes on its packaging to coincide with its slogan, "The Breakfast of 
Champions." In its original form, athletes were depicted on the sides or back of 
the cereal box, though in 1958 Wheaties began placing the pictures on the front 
... 1935, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Golf, First female athlete depicted. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Lou Retton - Wikipedia [PAR] Mary Lou Retton (born January 24, 1968) is a retired American gymnast. At the 
1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, she won a gold medal in the ... Retton 
was the first ever American woman to win the all-around gold medal at the .... She 
was the first female athlete to be pictured on the front of a Wheaties box, and... [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of The Olympics, According to 13 Wheaties Boxes ... [PAR] Feb 10, 2014 ... 5. MARY LOU RETTON (1984) Thirty years ago, gymnast Mary Lou Retton won five medals at the Summer Olympics, which she followed up with yet another impressive achievement when she became the first female athlete to be featured on the front of a Wheaties box. Her beloved mug showed up again in 1999 and 2012. [DOC] [TLE] Female Athletes Featured on Wheaties Boxes - Mode [PAR] The iconic cereal brand has been featuring famous athletes on its boxes ... At the 
1984 Los Angeles Games, 16-year-old Mary Lou Retton became the first 
American gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal which landed her on the front of 
a Wheaties box. ... Wheaties 1996 Gold Medal Winner Women's Gymnastics 
Team. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Lou Retton - Athlete, Gymnast - Biography.com [PAR] Apr 2, 2014 ... At the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Retton won a gold medal in the women's 
all-around. It was the first time a female gymnast outside Eastern Europe won that 
event. ... including an appearance on the front of a Wheaties cereal box. She 
retired from gymnastics in 1985 after winning her third American... [DOC] [TLE] Photos: A Brief History of the Olympic Cereal-Box Star - Vanity Fair [PAR] A survey of the famous Olympic athletes who snagged the cereal-box spotlight ... 
Breakfast of Champions ... in 1958: He is both the first athlete to grace the front of 
a Wheaties box and the ... in 1984 became the first female outside Eastern 
Europe to ever win all-around gold at the Olympics. ... U.S. Gymnastics Team 
1996. [DOC] [TLE] This Day In Sports:Mary Lou Retton Earns Her Wheaties Box [PAR] Aug 3, 2010 ... 3, 1984: No American gymnast - male or female - had ever won an Olympic gold 
medal heading into the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. Today, Mary Lou Retton 
became the first in pretty much the most dramatic way possible. [DOC] [TLE] Fun Facts About Wheaties[POLL] - 92.7 WOBM [PAR] Aug 6, 2012 ... ... of the Wheaties box. Olympic Gold Winner Gabby Douglas is the latest to be on 
the cereal box. ... The first woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box was 
gold medal gymnast Mary Lou Retton in 1984. The first race car... [DOC] [TLE] Carly Patterson - USA Gymnastics [PAR] Around Olympic Gold medal since Mary Lou Retton in 1984. ... she made her 
debut at the senior international elite level, winning back-to-back ... signature 
beam dismount (an Arabian double front) was officially named the ... in twenty 
years, as well as the first American woman to win an Olympic all- ... of a Wheaties 
box. [DOC] [TLE] Mary Lou Retton - Fun facts: Breakfast of Champions - Pictures ... [PAR] Apr 5, 2016 ... In 1984, pint-sized, spunky gymnast Mary Lou Retton won American ... It took 26 
years before a female athlete got on the front of her own box of Wheaties. ... 
scoring an individual all-around gymnastics Olympic gold medal in Los Angeles 
... that Pilot Elinor Smith was the first woman to be on the box in 1934,... [DOC] [TLE] Simone

Question: This gymnast, a 1984 Olympic gold medal winner, was the first female to appear on the front of the Wheaties box
Answer: Mary Lou Retton