Person in history
McKayla Maroney
McKayla Maroney, American gymnast
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1995 · December 9
- Age this year
- 31No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 31st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
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,
Why this date
McKayla Maroney appears on our December 9 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1995.
- September 7Space Shuttle Endeavour
- October 6Michel Mayor
- April 29Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
- July 5Armenia
- March 14Norman Thagard
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1995JisooJanuary 3
- 1995TaeyongJuly 1
- 1995Patrick MahomesSeptember 17
- 1995Simone FontecchioDecember 9
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- 1995Anett KontaveitDecember 24
- 1995Glen KamaraOctober 28
- 1995Shira HaasMay 11
Sources
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Questions about McKayla Maroney
When was McKayla Maroney born?
December 9 1995.
How old would McKayla Maroney be today?
31 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on December 9?
MyKayla Skinner, Cem Ince, Denise van Deventer and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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