Madray Emmanuelle Johnson (born July 16, 2007) is an American

artistic gymnast Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics in which athletes perform short routines on different apparatuses. The sport is governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), which designs the Code of Points and regulates ...

. She is the

2021 Junior Pan American Games The 2021 Junior Pan American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Panamericanos Junior 2021'') was an international multi-sports event for athletes aged 17 to 22 in the Americas, organized by Panam Sports held in Cali and Valle, Colombia between November 2 ...

champion on uneven bars and balance beam and is the 2022 U.S. junior national champion.

Gymnastics career

Junior

2021

In February, Johnson competed at the WOGA Classic where she placed second. She next competed at the

2021 Winter Cup The 2021 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. In past iterations it was only for Men's Artistic Gymnastics, however, this competition was the first time that Women's Artistic Gymn ...

where she placed third in the all-around and third on balance beam. She next competed at the American Classic where she placed third in the all-around and won bronze on uneven bars. She also competed at the

2021 U.S. Classic The 2021 U.S. Classic, known as the 2021 GK U.S. Classic for sponsorship reasons, is the 37th edition of the U.S. Classic gymnastics tournament. The competition was held on May 21–22, 2021, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, India ...

where she finished seventh on balance beam and seventeenth in the all-around. In June, she competed at the competed at her first

National Championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

. She ended the two day competition second in the all-around with a combined score of 105.150. Additionally she won silver on uneven bars and bronze on balance beam, and finished in sixth place on vault and floor. As a result, she was named to the United States women's national team for the first time. She next competed at the 2021 Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped the United States finish first in the team final. Individually she won gold on balance beam, and silver on uneven bars and in the all-around. In November, she was selected to represent the United States at the inaugural Junior Pan American Games alongside Kailin Chio, Katelyn Jong and Tiana Sumanasekera. While there she helped the United States place first as a team and individually she won gold on uneven bars and balance beam.

2022

In February, Johnson competed at the WOGA Classic where she placed first. She then competed at the

2022 Winter Cup The 2022 Winter Cup was an artistic gymnastics competition held at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco. Like the previous year it included both men's and women's artistic gymnastics. Competition schedule The competition featured senior and j ...

where she finished fourth on vault, and balance beam, and sixth in the all-around. In April, she competed at the

2022 City of Jesolo Trophy The 2022 City of Jesolo Trophy was the 13th annual ''Trofeo di Jesolo'' gymnastics competition held in Jesolo, Italy. Both senior and junior gymnasts were invited to compete. The previous two iterations of the competition were canceled due to th ...

alongside Myli Lew, Ella Murphy, Zoey Molomo, Gabby Van Frayen, and Tiana Sumanasekera. They won the team event and Johnson won silver in the all-around competition. During the event finals she also won an additional two silver medals on uneven bars and balance beam.

Senior

2023

In April she was named to the team to compete at the

2023 Pan American Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2023 Pan American Gymnastics Championships was an artistic gymnastics competition that took place in Medellín, Colombia from May 26–29. The event served as qualification for the upcoming Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile and the upcom ...

as the traveling replacement athlete, alongside Tiana Sumanasekera, Zoe Miller,

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, Joscelyn Roberson, and Nola Matthews. On May 25, it was announced that Miller suffered a concussion during training and entered concussion protocol, as a result Johnson replaced her. She made her senior debut at the Pan American Championships and finished seventh on beam with a 12.833 and ninth on bars with a 13.133.

Competitive history

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Madray 2007 births Living people American female artistic gymnasts U.S. women's national team gymnasts Sportspeople from Dallas 21st-century American women