Karen Stives Explained

Karen Elizabeth Stives (November 3, 1950  - August 14, 2015) was an American eventing competitor and Olympic champion.^[1]

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 in Moscow, Russia. She was one of 461 athletes to receive a Congressional Gold Medal instead.^[2] At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Stives anchored the United States team that received a gold medal in Team eventing, and also an individual silver medal.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Karen Stives' obituary

Notes and References

1. Web site: USET benefactor, equestrian, Karen Stives passes away. August 17, 2015. NJ.com. 18 August 2015.
2. Book: Caroccioli. Tom. Caroccioli. Jerry. Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. New Chapter Press. Highland Park, IL. 978-0942257403. 243–253.
3. Karen Stives. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045123/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/karen-stives-1.html. dead. April 18, 2020. August 18, 2015.
4. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=21&sp=EQU "1984 Summer Olympics  - Los Angeles, United States  - Equestrian"