Photo: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
McKayla Maroney is proof that a career can be both brief and indelible. Her Amanar vault in the 2012 team final remains one of the closest things to perfection I have seen in sport, and the irony that the world instead memorized her unimpressed smirk on the silver-medal podium says everything about internet fame. What deepens my respect is what came after: she spoke up when staying silent would have been easier, showing a courage that outweighs any medal. Retired from gymnastics before most careers even begin, she has since explored television and music. I think of her as an athlete whose two seconds of flight earned a permanent place in memory.
Overview
McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team, dubbed the Fierce Five, that won a gold medal in the team competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. There, she also won an individual silver medal on the vault.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- McKayla Maroney
- Name (Japanese)
- マッケイラ・マロニー
- Reading
- まっけいら・まろにー
- Born
- December 9, 1995 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Boar
- Origin
- Long Beach, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 160 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- artistic gymnast / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.