Courtney King-Dye

Courtney King-Dye
Courtney King-Dye
	Courtney King-Dye in 2012
Personal information
Discipline	Dressage
Born	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.^[1]

Career

King-Dye became a student of Olympic equestrian Lendon Gray at age 17.^[2] She graduated from Columbia University in 2004.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]

In February 2010, King-Dye was awarded the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize by the Dressage Foundation.^[7]

Accident

King-Dye had a training accident in March 2010,^[8] suffering a traumatic brain injury and falling into a four-week-long coma.^[9] She had to re-learn walking and speaking. King-Dye won the FEI Against All Odds Award in 2012.^[10] King-Dye used a combination of therapeutic riding and hippotherapy in her recovery process.^[11] She returned to riding with a goal to become a para-dressage rider.^[12] 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^[13] and qualified for the U.S. Paralympic team trials.^[14]

After recovering, King-Dye became an advocate for the use of helmets in dressage.^[2] In 2014 she received the Charles Owen Equestrian Role Model Award for this activist work.^[9]

Personal life

King-Dye is married to Jason Dye; they have two daughters, born in 2014 and 2016.^[15]

References

^ 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Columbia Spectator 2 September 2008 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "Courtney King and U.S. Olympic dressage team disqualified". The New York Times. September 22, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ "Courtney King-Dye Responds to FEI Tribunal Decision". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Decision in the Positive Medication Case involving Mythilus". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Courtney King-Dye Awarded the $25,000 Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize". Eurodressage. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Potter, Leslie (March 5, 2010). "American Dressage Star Courtney King-Dye Injured in Riding Accident". Horse Illustrated. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Autry, Jenni (July 30, 2014). "Courtney King Dye, Silva Martin Press On After Brain Injuries". Eventing Nation. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ "Courtney King-Dye Wins 2012 FEI Against All Odds Award". eurodressage.com. November 9, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
^ "Courtney King-Dye: How I came back – The Horse Magazine". January 2, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Bernreuter, Hugh (March 28, 2012). "Courtney King-Dye returns to dressage competition for first time since accident". mlive. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ "Recent Show Results | USPEA". January 5, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Bernreuter, Hugh (November 11, 2012). "Courtney King-Dye wins International Equestrian Federation Against All Odds award". mlive. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
^ Allard, Katie (February 2, 2016). "Courtney King Dye Welcomes Second Daughter". Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

External links

Courtney King-Dye at FEI
Courtney King-Dye at FEI (alternative link)
Courtney King-Dye at Olympedia
Official website
Courtney King-Dye (and here) at FEI

[SportsRef-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.

[courant-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.

[nytimes-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.

[horseillustrated-8] Potter, Leslie (March 5, 2010). "American Dressage Star Courtney King-Dye Injured in Riding Accident". Horse Illustrated. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[eventingnation-9] Autry, Jenni (July 30, 2014). "Courtney King Dye, Silva Martin Press On After Brain Injuries". Eventing Nation. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

[eurodressage-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.

[chronofhorse-15] Allard, Katie (February 2, 2016). "Courtney King Dye Welcomes Second Daughter". Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved March 5, 2020.

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