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
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1971 CaliTeam
Gold medal – first place1971 CaliBalance beam
Silver medal – second place1971 CaliFloor
Bronze medal – third place1971 CaliAll-around
Bronze medal – third place1971 CaliUneven 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 (11 and under)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1967 Florida AAU JO Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)4
Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic (10-12)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
1968 AAU Regional Championships2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Florida AAU JO Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Sarasota National Gymnastics Clinic1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Southwest Florida Invitational Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Valastic Invitational (10-12)1st place, gold medalist(s)
1969 AAU JO Nationals (junior division)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
AAU Regional Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gold Coast District AAU Meet1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
1970 AAU Championships6
Manitoba World Invitational2nd place, silver medalist(s)83rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Trials53rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)4
Ljubljana World Championships761
1971 USA-USSR Dual Meet2nd place, silver medalist(s)10
Pan American Trials3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cali Pan American Games1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
USGF Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1972 Chunichi Cup6
Fukuoka Cup55
Tokyo Cup7
USA-JPN Dual Meet3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
USGF Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Munich Olympic Games428
1973 AAU Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Antibes International1st place, gold medalist(s)
USA-ROM Dual Meet4
USGF Elite Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
1975 1st National Elite Qualification Meet2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Region VIII Elite Qualifier1st place, gold medalist(s)
1976 USA-CAN-MEX Tri-Meet6
U.S. National Championships54
U.S. Olympic Trials3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Montreal Olympic Games614

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References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
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