Karin Prinsloo
South African karateka
- Born
- 1972, Klerksdorp
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Sport
- karate
- Occupation
- karateka
Karin Prinsloo (born 1972) is a South African karateka, gold medal winner of the 6th World Games (2001) in the under 60 kg Kumite category and Karate instructor formerly based in Durban, South Africa, now living in Perth, Australia. She is listed among the top Karate competitors of all time.
The World Games are an international multi-sport event first held in 1981 and organised and governed by the International World Games Association (IWGA) under the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The World Games are for sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. The 6th World Games were held in 2001 in Akita, Japan.
Selection for the World Games involves either being placed within the top 8 sports persons in the world in a sport or winning the continental games. In Prinsloo's case she won the All-Africa Games. Prinsloo was the only South African representative of the sport of Karate to attend the 6th World Games.
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