Karen Straker
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Karen Dixon MBE (née Straker; born 17 September 1964) is a British equestrian.[1] She was born in County Durham, England. She is a four time Olympian and won a silver medal in team eventing at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.[2][3]
Career
Straker 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.[4]
She was appointed MBE in the 1996 New Year Honours.
References
- ^ "Karen Straker Olympics". Olympics.com. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "North-East Greatest Olympic Performances: Seoul 1988 Karen Straker". The Northern Echo. 24 July 2012.
Olympic silver medallist Karen Straker returned to a Union Jack-waving heroine's welcome yesterday,"
- ^ "A 'Smart' Family Affair for Tara Dixon at Defender Burghley - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary". eventingnation.com.
- ^ "Profile: Karen Straker-Dixon". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2011.