| McKayla Maroney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 9, 1995 Aliso Viejo, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Newport Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level | Senior International Elite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2010–14 (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | All Olympia Gymnastics Center (AOGC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Artur Akopyan[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Galina Marinova | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach(es) | Jenny Zhang, Howie Liang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Choreographer | Geza Pozsar (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Retired | February 24, 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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McKayla Rose Maroney (born December 9, 1995) is an American retired[3] artistic gymnast. She was a member of the American women's gymnastics team dubbed the Fierce Five at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where she won a gold medal in the team and an individual silver medal in the vault event. Maroney was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 World Championships, where she won gold medals in the team and vault competitions. She defended her World title and won the gold medal on vault at the 2013 World Championships, becoming the first U.S. female gymnast to defend a World Championship vault title.
A photograph of her with a "not impressed" expression, taken after winning silver in the 2012 Olympics, became an Internet meme.[4] In 2016, she retired from competitive gymnastics.[5]
- ^ "2014 Sochi Winter Olympics - Athlete Bio". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Behind the Team – AT&T U-verse". USA Gymnastics. Uverseonline.att.net. Archived from the original on March 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ Zaccardi, Nick (February 24, 2016). "McKayla Maroney: 'I'm not competing anymore'". nbcsports.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Luis Campos (August 10, 2012). "Top 10 'McKayla Maroney Is Not Impressed' Meme Images from Across the Web". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012.
- ^ Nancy Armour (February 24, 2016). "Gymnast McKayla Maroney confirms she's no longer competing". USA Today. Retrieved February 25, 2016.