Karen Shinkins (born 15 October 1976 in Newbridge, County Kildare) is a retired Irish sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. She represented her country at the 2000 Summer Olympics, as well as four consecutive World Championships, starting in 1999.
She has personal bests of 51.07 (1999) outdoors and 51.58 indoors (2002).
Competition record Representing 1994World Junior ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal30th (qf)200 m25.20 (wind: +0.8 m/s)1998European Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain11th (h)400 m53.451999UniversiadePalma de Mallorca, Spain4th400 m51.07World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain25th (qf)400 m52.082000European Indoor ChampionshipsGhent, Belgium4th400 m53.15Olympic GamesSydney, Australia34th (h)400 m53.2716th (h) relay3:32.242001World Indoor ChampionshipsLisbon, Portugal18th (h)400 m53.90World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada15th (sf)400 m51.662002European Indoor ChampionshipsVienna, Austria3rd400 m52.17European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11th (h)400 m52.502003World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom16th (h)400 m53.59World ChampionshipsParis, France23rd (sf)400 m52.742004World Indoor ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary22nd (h)400 m54.379th (h) relay3:34.612005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland19th (sf)400 m52.17
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