From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how McKayla Maroney made an impact.
McKayla Maroney is a retired American artistic gymnast, most notably a member of the "Fierce Five" that won gold at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also secured an individual silver medal in the vault at the same Olympics. Prior to the Olympics, Maroney was part of the gold-winning American team at the 2011 World Championships, earning individual gold medals in both the team and vault events. She continued her success by defending her World title and winning gold on vault at the 2013 World Championships, marking her as the first U.S. female gymnast to achieve this feat.
2010: 2010 Pan American Gymnastics Championships
In 2010, McKayla Maroney competed at the Pan American Gymnastics Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico, contributing to the American team's first-place finish and winning first place in the vault and floor exercises.
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2011: 2011 World Championships
In 2011, McKayla Maroney was part of the gold-winning American team at the World Championships and secured individual gold medals in the team and vault competitions.
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July 18, 2012: Sports Illustrated Cover
On July 18, 2012, McKayla Maroney was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the rest of the USA Women's Olympic Gymnastics team.
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October 4, 2012: Return to Kellogg's Tour on Light Duty
On October 4, 2012, McKayla Maroney returned to The Kellogg's Tour in Oklahoma City on light duty after recovering from her tibia fracture.
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November 20, 2012: Acting Debut in Hart of Dixie
On November 20, 2012, McKayla Maroney made her acting debut in the CW television series Hart of Dixie, playing the recurring role of Tonya.
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2012: 2012 Summer Olympics
In 2012, McKayla Maroney competed at the Summer Olympics in London, aggravating a previous foot injury during training, but helped the American team qualify in first place.
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2012: Olympic Dreams
In 2012, McKayla Maroney mentioned realizing her dream of going to the Olympics, prompting her to move to a new gym to focus on Olympic training.
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2012: 2012 Summer Olympics
In 2012, McKayla Maroney won a gold medal in the team event and a silver medal in the vault at the Summer Olympics as part of the Fierce Five.
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2012: 2012 Olympic Trials
In July 2012, McKayla Maroney competed at the Olympic Trials in San Jose, California, and was selected as a member of the team sent to the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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July 2013: Return to Gymnastics at U.S. Classic
In July 2013, McKayla Maroney returned to gymnastics at the Secret U.S. Classic, placing first on vault and third on floor, marking her first event since the 2012 London Olympics.
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December 2013: Appearance on Bones
In December 2013, McKayla Maroney appeared on an episode of the Fox TV show Bones called "The Spark in the Park" as a gymnast named Ellie.
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2013: 2013 World Championships
In 2013, McKayla Maroney defended her World title and won the gold medal on vault, becoming the first U.S. female gymnast to defend a World Championship vault title.
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2013: Adidas Sponsorship
In 2013, McKayla Maroney signed a sponsorship agreement with Adidas Gymnastics.
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2013: 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
In 2013, McKayla Maroney was named to the United States team for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, and successfully defended her title in the vault final, winning the gold medal.
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February 24, 2016: Retirement Announcement
On February 24, 2016, McKayla Maroney announced her retirement from competitive gymnastics in an interview with the GymCastic podcast.
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August 19, 2016: Appearance on Superstore
On August 19, 2016, McKayla Maroney appeared as herself on season 2 of the NBC TV show Superstore, alongside fellow Olympians.
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2016: Retirement from Gymnastics
In 2016, McKayla Maroney retired from competitive gymnastics.
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2016: Singing Debut Announcement
In the summer of 2016, McKayla Maroney announced that she would be making a singing debut with a single named "Ghost".
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March 7, 2020: Release of "Wake Up Call"
On March 7, 2020, McKayla Maroney released her first official single "Wake Up Call".
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2021: GEICO Commercials
In 2021, McKayla Maroney appeared in several GEICO television commercials.
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