BirthDecember 91995

McKayla Maroney

McKayla Maroney, American gymnast

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When
Saturday, December 9 199531 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
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McKayla Maroney

At a glance

Born 1995-12-09.

Who they were

McKayla Rose Maroney 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. Maroney was also a member of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 World Championships, where she also won the vault title. She then became the first U.S.

Early life

Early life, family and education McKayla Rose Maroney was born in Aliso Viejo, California , on December 9, 1995, [ 1 ] the daughter of Erin and Mike Maroney (died 2019). [ 2 ] Her father was a quarterback at Purdue University , [ 3 ] and her mother was a figure skater . [ 4 ] She is of Irish Catholic descent. [ 5 ] She has two siblings, Tarynn and Kav. [ 6 ] On how she began gymnastics, Maroney said, "When I was younger,

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McKayla Maroney appears on our December 9 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.

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December 9 1995 — 31 years ago, on a Saturday.

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