Kimberly Chace

Kimberly Ann Chace (later Boyle, then May, born May 4, 1956) is an American retired artistic gymnast, who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics[2] and placed 14th all around in 1972; her teams finished fourth in 1972 and sixth in 1976.[1] She also won five medals at the 1971 Pan American Games, including two gold medals.[3] In 1996, Chace was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.[4]

Kimberly Chace
Chace in 1976
Personal information
Born (1956-05-04) May 4, 1956
Manchester, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight110 lb (50 kg)
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
ClubChace School of Gymnastics

Chace was trained by her father. In July 1973 she married Chuck Boyle. They had a child born in 1974, and briefly ran their own gymnastics club, before divorcing by 1976.[1] She then made her comeback to sports and finished at 14th place in the Olympic Games which was the highest in the US women's team.[5]

Competitive History

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
1966 Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic (11 and under)
1967 Florida AAU JO Championships4
Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic (10-12)
1968 AAU Regional Championships
Florida AAU JO Championships
Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic
Southwest Florida Invitational Championships
Valastic Invitational (10-12)
1969 AAU JO Nationals (junior division)
AAU Regional Championships
Gold Coast District AAU Meet
Senior
1970 AAU Championships6
Manitoba World Invitational8
World Trials54
Ljubljana World Championships761
1971 USA-USSR Dual Meet10
Pan American Trials
Cali Pan American Games4
USGF Championships
World Cup
1972 Chunichi Cup6
Fukuoka Cup55
Tokyo Cup7
USA-JPN Dual Meet
USGF Championships
Munich Olympic Games428
1973 AAU Championships
Antibes International
USA-ROM Dual Meet4
USGF Elite Championships65
1975 1st National Elite Qualification Meet
Region VIII Elite Qualifier
1976 USA-CAN-MEX Tri-Meet6
U.S. National Championships54
U.S. Olympic Trials
Montreal Olympic Games614

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References

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