Karen Straker

Karen Straker

Personal information
Born	(1964-09-17) 17 September 1964 County Durham, England
Medal record Equestrian Representing Great Britain Olympic Games 1988 Seoul Team eventing World Championships 1994 Den Haag Team eventing 1990 Stockholm Team eventing 1994 Den Haag Individual eventing European Championships 1991 Punchestown Team eventing 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. Karen`s two most famous former top horses have been Get Smart and Too Smart. She has had five top ten Badminton Horse Trials placings.

5th-1988

6th-1989

9th-1990

10th-1991

10th-1994