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American equestrian

Courtney King-Dye
Courtney King-Dye in 2012
Personal information
DisciplineDressage
Born (1977-11-20) November 20, 1977 (age 47)
Saginaw, Michigan, United States

Courtney King-Dye (born November 20, 1977) is an American equestrian. She competed in two events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career

King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17. She graduated from Columbia University in 2004.

She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, originally placing 13th in the individual competition and fourth in the team event. King-Dye and the U.S. dressage team were however disqualified after her horse tested positive for felbinac.

In February 2010, King-Dye was awarded the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize by the Dressage Foundation.

Accident

King-Dye had a training accident in March 2010, suffering a traumatic brain injury and falling into a four-week-long coma. She had to re-learn walking and speaking. King-Dye won the FEI Against All Odds Award in 2012. King-Dye used a combination of therapeutic riding and hippotherapy in her recovery process. She returned to riding with a goal to become a para-dressage rider. In 2012, she competed in the Houston Dressage Society Spring Classic I & II CPEDI3* in Katy, TX, where she placed first in one of her classes in the Grade Ia Team Test Competition and qualified for the U.S. Paralympic team trials.

After recovering, King-Dye became an advocate for the use of helmets in dressage. In 2014 she received the Charles Owen Equestrian Role Model Award for this activist work.

Personal life

King-Dye is married to Jason Dye; they have two daughters, born in 2014 and 2016.

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Courtney King-Dye Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on August 6, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  2. ^ Riley, Lori (August 4, 2012). "After Injury, Ex-Dressage Olympian Throws Support Behind Wearing Helmets". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  3. "Columbia Spectator 2 September 2008 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. "Courtney King and U.S. Olympic dressage team disqualified". The New York Times. September 22, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  5. "Courtney King-Dye Responds to FEI Tribunal Decision". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. "Decision in the Positive Medication Case involving Mythilus". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  7. "Courtney King-Dye Awarded the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. Potter, Leslie (March 5, 2010). "American Dressage Star Courtney King-Dye Injured in Riding Accident". Horse Illustrated. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Autry, Jenni (July 30, 2014). "Courtney King Dye, Silva Martin Press On After Brain Injuries". Eventing Nation. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  10. "Courtney King-Dye Wins 2012 FEI Against All Odds Award". eurodressage.com. November 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  11. "Courtney King-Dye: How I came back – The Horse Magazine". January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  12. Bernreuter, Hugh (March 28, 2012). "Courtney King-Dye returns to dressage competition for first time since accident". mlive. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  13. "Recent Show Results | USPEA". January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  14. Bernreuter, Hugh (November 11, 2012). "Courtney King-Dye wins International Equestrian Federation Against All Odds award". mlive. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  15. Allard, Katie (February 2, 2016). "Courtney King Dye Welcomes Second Daughter". Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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