John Brody Malone (born January 7, 2000) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2021 National Champion and is a member of the United States men's national gymnastics team. He is also a seven-time NCAA National Champion.
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| Full name | John Brody Malone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Vereinigte Staaten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 7, 2000 Johnson City, Tennessee, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hometown | Summerville, Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ebene | Senior Elite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years on national team | 2017 – present (USA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cartersville Twisters (former) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Thom Glielmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Syque Caesar Mark Freeman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Malone was born in Johnson City, Tennessee on January 7, 2000 to John and Tracy Malone. He has two brothers and one sister.[1]
Gymnastics career
Junior
2015–16
Malone competed at the Junior Olympic level. At the 2015 National Championships he placed seventh.[2] At the 2016 National Championships he placed second behind Vitaliy Guimaraes. Additionally Malone won silver on vault and parallel bars and bronze on rings.[3]
Malone competed at his first elite National Championships in 2016. He placed 15th in the all-around but won bronze on horizontal bar in the 15-16 age division.[4]
2017–18
Malone competed at the 2017 Junior Olympic National Championships where he won silver in the all-around behind Bennet Huang.[5] He next competed at the 2017 U.S. National Championships. After two days of competition Malone won the all-around competition. He also won gold on floor exercise, pommel horse, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[6] Malone was later selected to represent the USA at the International Junior Gymnastics Competition in Japan.[7] While there he placed fourth in the all-around but won silver on horizontal bar.[8]
In January 2018 Malone competed at the RD761 International Junior Team Cup where helped USA finished third in the team competition. Individually he finished sixth in the all-around and won silver on horizontal bar and third on rings.[9]
Senior
2019
Malone began competing for the Stanford Cardinal gymnastics team in 2019. At the NCAA National Championships Malone helped Stanford win the team title and individually he won the all-around, floor exercise, and horizontal bar titles.[10] Malone was selected to represent the USA at the 2019 Pan American Games where he helped the USA finish second as a team behind Brazil.[11]
2020–21
In early 2020 Malone competed at the Winter Cup where he finished third in the all-around.[12] The NCAA season was cut short due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
Malone returned to competition at the 2021 NCAA Championships where he helped Stanford defend their team title. He additionally defended his all-around and horizontal bar titles and won silver on rings.[14] At the 2021 U.S. National Championships he won his first senior all-around title, defeating six-time national champion Sam Mikulak.[15][16] As a result he qualified to compete at the upcoming Olympic Trials.[17]
Competitive history
| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| 2015 | J.O. National Championships (L9 JE14) | 7 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 7 | 6 | |
| 2016 | J.O. National Championships (L10 JE15) |  |
12 | 5 |  |
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| U.S. National Championships (Junior) | 15 | 22 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 20 |
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| 2017 | J.O. National Championships (JE17) | |
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| Junior Japan International | 4 | 6 | 4 |
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| 2018 | RD761 International Junior Team Cup | |
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| 2019 | NCAA Championships | |
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9 | 8 | 4 |
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| 2020 | Winter Cup | |
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| 2021 | NCAA Championships | |
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| U.S. National Championships | |
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References
- ^ "Brody Malone Stanford profile". Stanford Cardinal.
- ^ "Men's Junior Olympic Championships conclude with crowning of Level 8, Level 9 champions". USA Gymnastics. May 11, 2015.
- ^ "Level 10 Champions crowned at U.S. Men's Junior Olympic Championships". USA Gymnastics. May 7, 2016.
- ^ "Wiskus, Wenske claim junior men's titles at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Level 10 champions named at Men's Junior Olympic Nationals". USA Gymnastics. May 14, 2017.
- ^ "Braunton, Malone win junior men's titles at P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2017.
- ^ "Four U.S. juniors set for International Junior Gymnastics Competition". USA Gymnastics. September 15, 2017.
- ^ "O'Keefe, Malabuyo go one-two in women's all-around at International Junior Gymnastics competition". USA Gymnastics. September 17, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. wins team bronze at 2018 RD761 Junior International Team Cup". USA Gymnastics. January 22, 2018.
- ^ "Cheers From Champaign". Stanford Cardinal. April 20, 2019.
- ^ "USA wins men's team silver at 2019 Pan Am Games". USA Gymnastics. July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mikulak Wins Senior All-Around Title 2020 Winter Cup Challenge". USA Gymnastics. February 21, 2020.
- ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.
- ^ "Watch Brody Malone secure the all-around title at the 2021 NCAA men's gymnastics championship". National Collegiate Athletic Association. April 17, 2021.
- ^ "Brody Malone wins first U.S. gymnastics title, with Tokyo Olympics in sight". Los Angeles Times. June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Malone takes senior all-around crown at 2021 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. June 5, 2021.
- ^ "USA Gymnastics names eight additional athletes to Men's Junior and Senior National Teams, introduces inaugural Senior Development Team lineup". USA Gymnastics. June 8, 2021.