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Karen Straker

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Karen Straker
Personal information
Born (1964-09-17) 17 September 1964 (age 60)
County Durham, England
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team eventing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Den Haag Team eventing
Silver medal – second place 1990 Stockholm Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Den Haag Individual eventing
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Rome Team eventing
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Punchestown Team eventing
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Punchestown Individual eventing

Karen Dixon (née Straker; born 17 September 1964) is a British equestrian. She was born in County Durham, England. She won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. She also competed at the 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympics. She won World Team Silver in 1990 and World Team Gold in 1994. In addition to this she has taken two individual bronze medals at the Europeans in 1991 and at the Worlds in 1994. Her two most famous former top horses have been "Get Smart" and "Too Smart". She has had five top ten Badminton Horse Trials placings, coming 5th in 1988, 6th in 1989, 9th in 1990, and 10th in 1991 and 1994.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Karen Straker-Dixon". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2011.