Kimberly Chace
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| Born | Kimberly Ann Chace May 4, 1956 Manchester, Tennessee, U.S.[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 110 lb (50 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Chace School of Gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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
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References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Kimberly Chace. sports-reference.com
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Categories:
- 1956 births
- Living people
- American female artistic gymnasts
- Gymnasts at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Gymnasts at the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gymnasts for the United States
- People from Manchester, Tennessee
- Gymnasts at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in gymnastics
- 20th-century American sportswomen