McKayla Maroney

About McKayla Maroney

American Olympic gymnast who won a silver medal in the vault and a gold medal in the team category at the 2012 London Olympics.

McKayla Rose Maroney is a retired American gymnast and art singer. She was a member of the American women's gym team named the Most Aggressive at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a team gold medal and an individual silver medal in the sport gymnastics. Maroney is also a member of the US team that won a gold medal at the 2011 World Championship, where she won gold medals in both team and vault competitions. She defended her world title and won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 2013 World Championship, becoming the first American gymnast to defend the title. gender in gymnastics. A photo of her with her "unimpressed" expression, taken after winning a silver prize at the 2012 Olympics, has become an internet meme. In 2016, she retired from gymnastics.

Former coach(es)	Jenny Zhang, Howie Liang
Born	December 9, 1995, Aliso Viejo, California, United States
Discipline	WAG
Gym	All Olympia Gymnastics Center (AOGC)
Music	"Those Were The Days"/"Dorogoi dlinnoyu" (2011), "Yemmoo" by Samvel Yervinyan (2012)
Level	Senior International Elite
Hometown	Laguna Niguel, California
Full name	McKayla Rose Maroney
Retired	February 24, 2016
Assistant coach(es)	Galina Marinova
Choreographer	Geza Pozsar (2011)
Head coach(es)	Artur Akopyan

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Trivia

She defended her World title at the 2013 World Championships.

McKayla Maroney before fame

She dreamed of going to the Olympics since she was nine years old.

Achievement of McKayla Maroney

At the 2013 World Championships, she successfully defended her title.

Salary 2020

Not known

Net Worth 2020

$3 Million

McKayla Maroney family life

Tarynn and Kav are her two siblings.

Associations of McKayla Maroney

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she and Gabby Douglas shared the team gold medal.

McKayla Maroney Height, Weight & Physique Measurements

Weight	61 kg
Height	163 cm
Eye Color	Brown
Hair Color	Dark Brown

Facts about McKayla Maroney

• McKayla Maroney is famed for her unimpressed face during the award ceremony at the Olympic Games in 2012. Maroney became the subject for various memes that people still keep creating and posting on various social media platforms.
• Maroney is a devout Catholic.
• As a child, McKayla Maroney drew inspiration from Carly Patterson.
• What is about her world titles?
McKayla Maroney became the world champion in gymnastics back in 2011 and 2015.
• In 2017, McKayla Maroney accused Larry Nassar of the sexual abuse.
• What was her senior debut as a gymnast?
This was back in 2011 when the competitions for the City of Jesolo Trophy were arranged in Italy.
• When did she start training?
McKayla Maroney was attending special classes already when turning 2. When being 9 years old, McKayla Maroney was put into Gym-Max. But only at the age of 12, McKayla Maroney caught herself dreaming of becoming an Olympic champion. This made her change the gym to move further towards her cherished dream.
• Why did her mother put her in gymnastics?
McKayla Maroneyu0027s mom decided that her daughter should take classes in gymnastics due to her hyperactivity in childhood. McKayla Maroney loved watching animations about Tarzan and running all around being an energizer.

Family Members

Name	Relationship	Net worth	Profession
Mike Maroney	Parents		N/A
Erin Maroney	Parents		N/A