Katy Keeley

Katy Keeley
Personal information
Full name	Kathryn Keeley
Country represented	United States
Born	c. 1966 (age 50–51)
Height	4 ft 11 in (150 cm)
Partner	Joseph Mero Gary Kemp
Coach	John Nicks
Retired	1989

Kathryn "Katy" Keeley (born c. 1966) is an American former pair skater. With her skating partner, Joseph Mero, she won silver at the 1984 St. Ivel International, gold at the 1986 Skate America, bronze at the 1987 Skate Canada International, bronze at the 1987 NHK Trophy, and bronze at the 1988 Grand Prix International de Paris. They are four-time U.S. national medalists, having won bronze in 1987 and 1989, and pewter in 1986 and 1988.

The daughter of a naval officer, Keeley was born c. 1966 and was raised with two brothers. During her skating career, she resided in Costa Mesa, California and worked as a foodserver in Newport Beach.

Her son, Ryan, was born around 2004 and her daughter, Meagan, two years later. As of August 2014, she was working as a surgical nurse at Hope Hospital in Newport Beach, California.

Keeley switched from singles to pairs in 1983, when John Baldwin Sr. asked her to skate with Gary Kemp. The pair won silver medals at two international events in the same year — Nebelhorn Trophy and Grand Prix International St. Gervais. They placed 6th at the 1983 Prague Skate and 7th at the 1984 U.S. Championships. At the end of the season, Kemp left amateur skating for a professional career while Keeley chose to remain an amateur.

Keeley teamed up with Joseph Mero in 1984. John Nicks served as their coach throughout their career as a pair.

Keeley/Mero's first international medal, a silver, came at the 1984 St. Ivel International in England. They stepped onto a national podium for the first time at the 1986 U.S. Championships, taking the pewter medal for fourth place. The following season, they won gold at the 1986 Skate America and bronze at the 1987 U.S. Championships.

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