John McWilliams Macready (born April 29, 1975) is an American gymnast and motivational speaker. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team.
John Macready | |
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Full name | John McWilliams Macready |
Country represented | United States |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | April 29, 1975
Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics |
Years on national team | 1995–2000 |
Gym | USOTC Team Texaco |
Head coach(es) | Vitaly Marinich |
Career
editMacready was a member of the 1996 US Olympic Team[1] and two-time World Championship Team member in 1995 and 1997. He was the youngest member of the 1996 men's US Olympic gymnastics team.[2]
Personal life
editMacready is the son of actor Michael Macready and grandson of actor George Macready. Olympic teammate John Roethlisberger and Macready own and operate FLIPFEST, a gymnastics camp located on Lake Frances in Crossville, Tennessee. He has worked with the Make a Wish Foundation and hosts the annual "John Macready March of Dimes Invitational."
References
edit- ^ Olympic results Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biography: MACREADY, John". 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
External links
edit- John Macready at the International Gymnastics Federation
- John Macready at the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
- John Macready at Olympics.com
- John Macready at Olympedia
- John Macready at USA Gymnastics
- http://www.macready.com/dynamics.htm