Carol Lavell

Carol Lavell
Personal information
Full nameCarol Cadwgan Lavell
Born(1943-04-08)April 8, 1943
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedMarch 27, 2023(2023-03-27) (aged 79)
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team dressage
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1994 The Hague Team dressage
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Santo Domingo Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team dressage

Carol Cadwgan Lavell (April 8, 1943 – March 27, 2023) was an American equestrian.[1][2][3]

Biography

Lavell was born in Newport, Rhode Island, on April 8, 1943.[1] Lavell won a bronze medal in team dressage at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, together with Robert Dover, Charlotte Bredahl, and Michael Poulin.[1][2]

She competed at the Palm Beach Dressage Derby,[4] 1990 FEI World Equestrian Games, and 1994 FEI World Equestrian Games.[5] She won a silver medal at the 1987 Pan American Games. and gold medals at the 1991 U.S. Grand Prix Champions[6] and 1992 U.S. Grand Prix Champions.

Lavell died on March 27, 2023, at the age of 79.[7]

She created the Carol Lavell Advanced Dressage Prize .[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carol Lavell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Carol Lavell". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "In Memoriam: Carol Lavell (1943-2023)". US Equestrian. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ^ Baker, Elliette (May 7, 2023). "A Tribute to Dressage Olympian Carol Lavell". Sidelines Magazine. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Olympic Dressage Medalist Carol Lavell Dies - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "U.S. Olympian Carol Lavell Passed Away". Eurodressage. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  7. ^ "Olympia-Bronzemedaillengewinnerin Carol Lavell ist gestorben". St. Georg. March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "Newsroom : News & Events : The Dressage Foundation". www.dressagefoundation.org. Retrieved April 21, 2024.


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