Karen Pavicic

{{Short description|Canadian dressage rider}}

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|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|4|29}}

|birth_place= Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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{{MedalSport|Equestrian}}

{{MedalCountry|{{CRO}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Balkan Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Baicol|Individual dressage}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Baicol|Freestyle dressage}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalSilver|2007 Rio de Janeiro|Team dressage}}

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Karen Pavicic (born April 29, 1971) is a Canadian-born Croatian dressage rider.{{Cite web | url = http://www.fei.org/bios/Person/10023450/PAVICIC_Karen| title = Karen Pavicic| publisher = fei.org | accessdate= 24 January 2015}} She represented Canada at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, where she placed 9th in the team competition and 41st in the individual dressage competition onboard Don Daiquiri.

Pavicic won a silver medal in team dressage at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

In 2018, Pavicic switched her sports allegiance to Croatia after obtaining dual citizenship.{{cite news|title=Karen Pavicic Declares for Croatia |url=http://www.eurodressage.com/2018/01/24/karen-pavicic-declares-croatia|publisher=Eurodressage|date=24 January 2018|accessdate=19 January 2019}} Pavicic made her championships debut for Croatia at the 2022 Balkan Championships in Romania, where she topped each class in the senior division.{{cite news|title=Pavicic Makes First Championship Start for Croatia a Winning One at 2022 Balkan Dressage Championships |url=https://www.eurodressage.com/2022/09/21/pavicic-makes-first-championship-start-croatia-winning-one-2022-balkan-dressage|publisher=Eurodressage|date=21 September 2022|accessdate=25 September 2022}}

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