Kimberly Chace Explained

Birth Name:Kimberly Ann Chace
Birth Date:4 May 1956
Birth Place:Manchester, Tennessee, U.S.
Height:5 ft 2 in
Weight:110 lb
Sport:Artistic gymnastics
Club:Chace School of Gymnastics
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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[1] and placed 14th all around in 1972; her teams finished fourth in 1972 and sixth in 1976. She also won five medals at the 1971 Pan American Games, including two gold medals. In 1996, Chace was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame.

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. 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.[2]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX
Junior
1966align=left Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic
1967align=left Florida AAU JO Championships 4
align=left Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic
1968align=left AAU Regional Championships
align=left Florida AAU JO Championships
align=left Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic
align=left Southwest Florida Invitational Championships
align=left Valastic Invitational
1969align=left AAU JO Nationals
align=left AAU Regional Championships
align=left Gold Coast District AAU Meet
Senior
1970align=left AAU Championships 6
align=left Manitoba World Invitational 8
align=left World Trials 54
align=left 761
1971align=left USA-USSR Dual Meet 10
align=left Pan American Trials
align=left 4
align=left USGF Championships
align=left World Cup
1972align=left Chunichi Cup 6
align=left Fukuoka Cup 5 5
align=left Tokyo Cup 7
align=left USA-JPN Dual Meet
align=left USGF Championships
align=left Olympic Games 4 28
1973align=left AAU Championships
align=left Antibes International
align=left USA-ROM Dual Meet 4
align=left USGF Elite Championships 6 5
1975align=left 1st National Elite Qualification Meet
align=left Region VIII Elite Qualifier
1976align=left USA-CAN-MEX Tri-Meet 6
align=left U.S. Championships 54
align=left U.S. Olympic Trials
align=left Olympic Games 614
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kimberly Ann CHASE.
  2. Web site: Gymn Forum: Kim Chace biography.
  3. Web site: Kim Chace (USA) . Gymn Forum . 2 August 2022 . 11 October 2019.