Karen Like

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Karen Like
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Women's canoe slalom
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Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Augsburg K-1 team

Karen Theresa Like (born 14 October 1966 in Cinderford) is a British slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. She won a bronze medal in the K-1 team event at the 1985 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Augsburg. She also finished 13th in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

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