About Karen Shinkins
Born 1976. Karen Shinkins is an Irish athletics competitor.
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).
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Who is Karen Shinkins?
Irish sprinter
When was Karen Shinkins born?
Karen Shinkins was born on 15 October 1976.
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Karen Shinkins is an athletics competitor.
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Karen Shinkins is Irish.
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