Karen Shinkins
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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.[1] 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 |
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Representing Ireland | |||||
1994 | World Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 30th (qf) | 200 m | 25.20 (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
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 |
References[]
Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Irish female sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Ireland
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland
- People from Newbridge, County Kildare
- Sportspeople from County Kildare
- Olympic female sprinters
- Irish athletics biography stubs