John Macready (gymnast)

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John Macready
Full nameJohn Macready
Country representedFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BornApril 29, 1975 (1975-04-29) (age 48)
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics

John Macready (born April 29, 1975) is an American gymnast and motivational speaker. He is the son of actor Michael Macready and grandson of actor George Macready.

Macready 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] He has worked with the Make a Wish Foundation and hosts the annual "John Macready March of Dimes Invitational."

John Macready and John Roethlisberger own and operate FLIPFEST, a gymnastics camp Located on Lake Frances in Crossville, Tennessee.

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References

  1. Olympic results Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Biography: MACREADY, John". 21 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-06-05.