Kimberly Chace
American artistic gymnast
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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]
May 4, 1956
Chace in 1976 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Kimberly Ann Chace May 4, 1956 Manchester, Tennessee, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) |
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Artistic gymnastics |
| Club | Chace School of Gymnastics |
Medal record | |
Chace was trained by her father. In July 1973 she married Chuck Boyle. They had a child, Christopher Boyle, 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 | ||||||
| 1967 | Florida AAU JO Championships | 4 | |||||
| Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic | |||||||
| 1968 | AAU Regional Championships | ||||||
| Florida AAU JO Championships | |||||||
| Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic | |||||||
| Southwest Florida Invitational Championships | |||||||
| Valastic Invitational | |||||||
| 1969 | AAU JO Nationals | ||||||
| AAU Regional Championships | |||||||
| Gold Coast District AAU Meet | |||||||
| Senior | |||||||
| 1970 | AAU Championships | 6 | |||||
| Manitoba World Invitational | 8 | ||||||
| World Trials | 5 | 4 | |||||
| World Championships | 7 | 61 | |||||
| 1971 | USA-USSR Dual Meet | 10 | |||||
| Pan American Trials | |||||||
| Pan American Games | 4 | ||||||
| USGF Championships | |||||||
| World Cup | |||||||
| 1972 | Chunichi Cup | 6 | |||||
| Fukuoka Cup | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Tokyo Cup | 7 | ||||||
| USA-JPN Dual Meet | |||||||
| USGF Championships | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 4 | 28 | |||||
| 1973 | AAU Championships | ||||||
| Antibes International | |||||||
| USA-ROM Dual Meet | 4 | ||||||
| USGF Elite Championships | 6 | 5 | |||||
| 1975 | 1st National Elite Qualification Meet | ||||||
| Region VIII Elite Qualifier | |||||||
| 1976 | USA-CAN-MEX Tri-Meet | 6 | |||||
| U.S. Championships | 5 | 4 | |||||
| U.S. Olympic Trials | |||||||
| Olympic Games | 6 | 14 | |||||