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 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, Christopher Boyle, 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.
Competitive history
YearEventTeamAAVTUBBBFX 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
References Kimberly Chace. usagymlegacy.org
Kimberly Chace. sports-reference.com