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]

Key Information

Chace in 1976
Personal information
Born	Kimberly Ann Chace (1956-05-04) May 4, 1956 (age 69) 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 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
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
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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]

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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