Karen O'Connor

Karen O'Connor

O'Connor and Mr Medicott competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London
Personal information
Born	February 17, 1958 (1958-02-17) (age 66) Bolton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Medal record Equestrian Representing the  United States Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team eventing 2000 Sydney Team eventing Pan American Games 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team eventing 2007 Rio de Janeiro Individual eventing 2003 Fair Hill Individual eventing World Championships 1998 Rome Team eventing

Karen Lende O'Connor (born February 17, 1958) is an American equestrian who competes in three-day eventing. Although she did not come from a family of equestrians, her interest in horses started at an early age, and she received her first horse for her 11th birthday. O'Connor began competing internationally in the late 1970s, and in 1986 began riding for the US national eventing team. Since then, she had ridden in five Olympic Games, three World Equestrian Games and two Pan-American Games, winning multiple medals, including a team silver at the 1996 Olympic Games and a team bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games. She has also posted numerous wins and top-10 finishes at other international events. As of 2013, O'Connor is not competing, having suffered fractures to two thoracic vertebrae during a fall at a competition in October 2012.

In 1993, O'Connor married fellow equestrian David O'Connor, also a three-day event rider for the US team. When not competing, she plays active roles in the administration side of the United States Equestrian Federation and the United States Eventing Association (USEA). O'Connor and her horses have been honored by multiple organizations for their competition record, and as of 2013, six horses ridden by O'Connor held positions in the list of the top 50 USEA high scoring horses.