Brody Malone didn’t bobble his chance as the Sarasota-based gymnast helped Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics ― the country’s first men’s team gymnastics medal since 2008.
But now you can see Malone, who trains at Sarasota’s EVO Gymnastics, bobble in perpetuity.
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled a limited-edition bobblehead of two-time Olympic gymnast as well as nine other inspirational Olympians and Paralympians from the 2024 Paris Games on Friday.
2024 Games: EVO Gymnastics celebrates members Stephen Nedoroscik, Brody Malone leading US to bronze medal
Who is Brody Malone?
Born in Johnson City, Tennessee, and raised in Summerville, Georgia, the 24-year-old Malone graduated from Stanford University with a degree in management science and engineering. As a member of the gymnastics team, Malone helped the Cardinal capture three NCAA team championships and was a seven-time NCAA individual champion and 17-time NCAA All-American.
A three-time all-around champion at the U.S. National Championships, Malone won the gold medal on the horizontal bar at the 2022 World Championships after claiming bronze in 2021. Malone qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after finishing first in the all-around at the U.S. Olympic Trials. At the Olympics, he helped Team USA to a fifth-place finish.
Individually, Malone placed fourth in the horizontal bar and 10th in the all-around. At the U.S. Olympic Trials in June, Malone placed second in the all-around (170.30), fourth on rings (28.55) and high bar (27.450), fifth on pommel horse (27.40) and parallel bars (29.50) and sixth on floor (28-10). He joined Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Frederick Richard on the U.S. team.
Of the five men representing Team USA, only Malone had previous Olympic experience, and he trained for the Paris Games at EVO Gymnastics along with his fellow U.S. Olympic teammates Stephen Nedoroscik and Shane Wiskus.
How did Brody Malone do at the Olympics?
On July 29, Malone and his teammates edged out Great Britain for bronze with a combined score of 257.793 at Bercy Arena. Japan won gold with 259.594, and China took silver with 259.062. Bouncing back after an uncharacteristic qualifying round, Malone competed on five of the six apparatuses in the team final headlined by a 14.533 vault and 14.433 parallel bars routine. He also registered 14.166 routines on both the horizontal bar and still rings and helped Team USA seal a bronze-medal finish with a 13.700 on the pommel horse in the final rotation.
How can I get a Brody Malone bobblehead?
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee has posted the bobbleheads on its online store. You can buy a bobblehead by clicking here. The bobbleheads, which are expected to ship in January, are $30 each plus a flat-rate shipping charge of $8 per order.
“Representing my country on the Olympic and world stage is a lifelong dream come true and so is having my very own bobblehead,” Malone said in a news release from the museum. “I’m honored to have my own. I think they turned out great and I can’t wait for gymnastics fans to get theirs!”
Who are the Olympic athletes receiving bobbleheads?
Bobbleheads are being released featuring Olympic gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Asher Hong, Brody Malone, and Frederick Richard, Olympic skateboarder Sky Brown, Olympic track and field sprinter Kendall Ellis, Olympic water polo player Maddie Musselman, Paralympic swimmer Christie Raleigh Crossley, and Paralympic basketball player John Boie.
This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: US Olympic gymnastics medalist Brody Malone receiving limited-edition bobblehead
