Hobbies
Hunting, fishing, rodeo. (teamusa.org, 26 Jun 2021)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Engineering, Management - Stanford University: United States
Spoken languages
English
Sporting relatives
His father John competed in rodeo at Georgia Southern University in the United States of America. His late mother Tracy competed in equestrian jumping. His younger brother Cooper has competed in rodeo for the University of Western Alabama in Livingston, AL, United States of America. (stanforddaily.com, 23 Apr 2021; uwaathletics.com, 03 Apr 2021)
Other sports
During high school he competed in regional rodeo events. (stanforddaily.com, 23 Apr 2020)
Injuries
He sustained leg injuries including a torn meniscus, a tibial plateau fracture, a partially torn posterior cruciate ligament [PCL], and a fully torn lateral collateral ligament [LCL] after a fall during a horizontal bar dismount in March 2023 at the DTB Pokal in Germany. He had three operations on his injuries between March and July that year. (mercurynews.com, 26 Aug 2023; nbcsports.com, 17 May 2023)
Start sporting career
He began taking gymnastics classes at age three.
Reason for taking up the sport
His parents enrolled him in gymnastics classes because he was a very active child.
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (mercurynews.com, 26 Aug 2023)
Awards
In 2022 he received the Nissen-Emery Award. The honour is presented to the best male collegiate gymnast in the United States of America. (usagym.org, 14 Apr 2022)
He was named Athlete of the Year and Sportsperson of the Year in men's artistic gymnastics for 2022 by USA Gymnastics. (gostanford.com, 01 Sep 2022)
While competing for Stanford University he was named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation [MPSF] Gymnast of the Year in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. (gostanford.com, 01 Sep 2022)
He was named San Jose Sports Hall of Fame Male Athlete of the Year for 2021. (gostanford.com, 01 Jan 2023)
He was named College Gymnastics Association [CGA] Rookie of the Year in 2019. (gostanford.com, 01 Jan 2023)
Additional information
NAMED ELEMENT
In September 2021 the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG] entered a parallel bars element named the 'Malone' into the Code of Points. He first performed the element, which involves a shoot up to handstand and fall back to support with three-quarter turn, at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gymnastics.sport, 17 Sep 2021)
FAMILY
His mother Tracy died from cancer in 2012 and his stepmother Lynn passed away in 2019 after suffering a brain aneurysm. "It helped me realise no matter what happens in your life, you can always move on from it. Not in a way that you forget the past, but that you can always move on and do better. Life goes on whether you like it or not." (apnews.com, 07 Jul 2021)
Last update : 2024-07-22
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