Kimberly Chace

Kimberly Chace
Chace in 1976
Personal information
Birth nameKimberly Ann Chace
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
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
1971 Cali Team
1971 Cali Balance beam
1971 Cali Floor
1971 Cali All-around
1971 Cali Uneven bars

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]

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
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

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References

  1. ^ a b c Kimberly Chace. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Kimberly Ann CHASE".
  3. ^ Steven Olderr (2009). The Pan American Games / Los Juegos Panamericanos: A Statistical History, 1951–1999, bilingual edition / Una Historia Estadística, 1951–1999, edición bilingüe. McFarland. pp. 123–127. ISBN 978-1-4766-0468-8.
  4. ^ Kimberly Chace. usagymlegacy.org
  5. ^ "Gymn Forum: Kim Chace biography".
  6. ^ "Kim Chace (USA)". Gymn Forum. October 11, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2022.