Karen Pavicic (born April 29, 1971) is a Canadian-born Croatian dressage rider. 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

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. In 2018, Pavicic switched her sports allegiance to Croatia after obtaining

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. Pavicic made her championships debut for Croatia at the 2022 Balkan Championships in Romania, where she topped each class in the senior division.

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Living people 1971 births Canadian female equestrians Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games medalists in equestrian Croatian female equestrians Croatian dressage riders Equestrians at the 2007 Pan American Games Croatian people of Canadian descent Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games {{Croatia-equestrian-bio-stub