Name: McKayla MaroneySport: Gymnastics
Discipline: All-Around, Floor Exercise, Balance Beam, Uneven Bars, Vault, Team
Height: 5’2”
Current Residence: Long Beach, Calif.
School: Home schooled
Olympic Experience:
- 2012 Olympic Games, gold medal in team, silver medal in vault
Career Highlights:
- 2012, U.S. Olympic Trials vault gold medalist, floor exercise fifth place, all-around seventh place
- 2011, World Championships vault and team gold medalist
- 2011, Visa Championships vault gold medalist, all-around silver medalist, floor exercise fifth place, balance beam seventh place
- 2010, Pan American Championships floor exercise, vault and team gold medalist
Fun Facts: Her favorite event is the floor exercise ... She began her gymnastics career because she had so much energy as a small child ... Enjoys going to the movies ... Involved with soccer, figure skating, and tennis before becoming a full-time gymnast
