Karen Brown (field hockey)

{{short description|British field hockey player}}

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|01|09|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Redhill, Surrey, England

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{{MedalSport | Women's field hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | {{GBR2}} }}

{{MedalComp | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 1992 Barcelona | Team }}

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{{MedalComp | Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | Team}}

{{MedalComp | European Nations Cup }}

{{MedalGold | 1991 Brussels | Team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1987 London | Team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1999 Cologne | Team }}

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Karen Brown {{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}} (born 9 January 1963{{cite web |url=http://www.weareengland.org/shared/get-file.ashx?id=1580&itemtype=document |title=The Official Team England Handbook & Guide The Commonwealth Games 2014 |publisher=Commonwealth Games England |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000949/http://www.weareengland.org/shared/get-file.ashx?id=1580&itemtype=document |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}) is a former field hockey defender, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Commonwealth Silver medal and European Gold {{Cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=38853&itemTitle=Brown+and+Keegan+step+down+from+coaching+roles§ion=22 |title=Brown and Keegan step down from coaching roles }}

Brown is England and Great Britain's second-highest capped player of all time, with 355 caps to her name. Her record was broken by Kate Richardson-Walsh in February 2016 during a test series with Australia, where Brown was working as Assistant Coach in the GB Team.

She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. Brown retired in 1999, having played for England on 179 occasions & Great Britain 176. Brown (England, March 1984 – August 1999) played a total of 355 international matches and has the most (5) appearances in the European Championship.