Karen Farrell

Karen Farrell (born 24 April 1962) is an Australian wheelchair basketball player, who won two silver medals at the Paralympic Games.

Personal She was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Farrell is from Sydney. She became a paraplegic at the age of fifteen, when a car she was a passenger in slid off the road after trying to pass a truck. She has been a member of the New South Wales women's state basketball team and competed at the national championships. In 2000, she was also sponsored by the Motor Accidents Authority in New South Wales.

National team Farrell was a member of Australia's national team by 1994. That year and in 1998, she was part of the Australian team that finished third at the Gold Cup tournament.

Club basketball In 2008, Farrell played her club basketball of the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League (WNWBL)'s Hills Hornets. Her team mates included Liesl Tesch,

Recognition In 2008, Farrell received a Basketball Australia Merit Award.