Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete. Davidson was a force in the London Marathon women's wheelchair race during the mid-1980s. She was the runner-up in 1986, won the race setting new course and British records in 1987, and retained her title in 1988 while setting another British record. She competed in both athletics and swimming at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, taking a gold medal in the shot put A1, silver in discus A1, bronze in javelin A1, and another bronze in the pool in the 200 metre individual medley A1. She participated in athletics again at the 1988 Games, but did not medal. Karen was a member of Rugby Sport for the Disabled Association. References External links Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British female wheelchair racers Paralympic athletes of Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics Paralympic swimmers of Great Britain Swimmers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Great Britain Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic bronze medalists for Great Britain British female medley swimmers Paralympic wheelchair racers Medalists at the 1984 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Paralympic discus throwers Paralympic javelin throwers Paralympic shot putters Wheelchair discus throwers Wheelchair javelin throwers Wheelchair shot putters 21st-century British women