# Karen Stives

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American equestrian

Karen Stives Medal record Equestrian Representing the United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team eventing 1984 Los Angeles Individual eventing

**Karen Elizabeth Stives** (November 3, 1950 – August 14, 2015) was an American [eventing](/source/Eventing) competitor and Olympic champion.[1][2]

## Olympics

Stives qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not compete due to the U.S. Olympic Committee's [boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott) in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a [Congressional Gold Medal](/source/List_of_Congressional_Gold_Medal_recipients) instead.[3] At the [1984 Olympic Games](/source/1984_Summer_Olympics) in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), Stives anchored the United States team that received a gold medal in [Team eventing](/source/Equestrian_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics), and also an individual silver medal.[2][4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["USET benefactor, equestrian, Karen Stives passes away"](http://www.nj.com/horsenews/2015/08/uset_benefactor_equestrina_kar.html). [NJ.com](/source/NJ.com). August 17, 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SR_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SR_2-1) Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; [Mallon, Bill](/source/Bill_Mallon); et al. ["Karen Stives"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/karen-stives-1.html). *Olympics at Sports-Reference.com*. [Sports Reference LLC](/source/Sports_Reference). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/karen-stives-1.html) on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 18, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Caroccioli, Tom; Caroccioli, Jerry. *Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games*. Highland Park, IL: New Chapter Press. pp. 243–253. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0942257403](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0942257403).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-db-olymp-1984EQU_4-0)** ["1984 Summer Olympics – Los Angeles, United States – Equestrian"](http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=EQU) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080827162406/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=EQU) 2008-08-27 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) – *databaseOlympics.com* (Retrieved on April 28, 2008)

## External links

- [Karen Stives' obituary](http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=karen-e-stives&pid=175511668&fhid=15200)

v t e Olympic equestrian champions in team eventing 1912: Nordlander, Adlercreutz, Casparsson, Åminne (SWE) 1920: Mörner, Lundström, von Braun, Dyrsch (SWE) 1924: van der Voort van Zijp, de Mortanges, de Kruijff, Colenbrander (NED) 1928: de Mortanges, de Kruijff, van der Voort van Zijp (NED) 1932: Thomson, Chamberlin, Argo (USA) 1936: Stubbendorf, Lippert, von Wangenheim (GER) 1948: Henry, Anderson, Thomson (USA) 1952: von Blixen-Finecke, Stahre, Frölén (SWE) 1956: Weldon, Rook, Hill (GBR) 1960: Morgan, Lavis, Roycroft (AUS) 1964: Checcoli, Angioni, Ravano (ITA) 1968: Allhusen, Meade, Jones (GBR) 1972: Meade, Gordon-Watson, Parker, Phillips (GBR) 1976: Coffin, Plumb, Davidson, Tauskey (USA) 1980: Blinov, Salnikov, Volkov, Rogozhin (URS) 1984: Plumb, Stives, Fleischmann, Davidson (USA) 1988: Erhorn, Baumann, Kaspareit, Ehrenbrink (FRG) 1992: Green, Rolton, Hoy, Ryan (AUS) 1996: Schaeffer, Rolton, Hoy, Dutton (AUS) 2000: Dutton, Hoy, Tinney, Ryan (AUS) 2004: Boiteau, Lyard, Courrèges, Teulère, Touzaint (FRA) 2008: Thomsen, Ostholt, Dibowski, Klimke, Romeike (GER) 2012: Auffarth, Jung, Klimke, Schrade, Thomsen (GER) 2016: Laghouag, Lemoine, Nicolas, Vallette (FRA) 2020: Collett, McEwen, Townend (GBR) 2024: Canter, McEwen, Collett (GBR)

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