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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). The latter is still the national record.
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Ireland | |||||
| 1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 30th (qf) | 200 m | 25.20 |
| 1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 11th (h) | 400 m | 53.45 |
| 1999 | Universiade | Palma de Mallorca, Spain | 4th | 400 m | 51.07 |
| World Championships | Seville, Spain | 25th (qf) | 400 m | 52.08 | |
| 2000 | European Indoor Championships | Ghent, Belgium | 4th | 400 m | 53.15 |
| Olympic Games | Sydney, Australia | 34th (h) | 400 m | 53.27 | |
| 16th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:32.24 | |||
| 2001 | World Indoor Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 18th (h) | 400 m | 53.90 |
| World Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 15th (sf) | 400 m | 51.66 | |
| 2002 | European Indoor Championships | Vienna, Austria | 3rd | 400 m | 52.17 |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 11th (h) | 400 m | 52.50 | |
| 2003 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 16th (h) | 400 m | 53.59 |
| World Championships | Paris, France | 23rd (sf) | 400 m | 52.74 | |
| 2004 | World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (h) | 400 m | 54.37 |
| 9th (h) | 4x400 m relay | 3:34.61 | |||
| 2005 | World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 19th (sf) | 400 m | 52.17 |
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