Karen Dunne (born December 12, 1967 in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is a retired female professional cyclist from the United States. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the women's individual road race at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Canada. She also won 11 U.S. National Championships - 3 Elite (Points race, Criterium, Kilometer Time Trial), 3 Collegiate (Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, Track Omnium), and 5 Mixed Tandem (Pursuit, 2 x Kilometer Time Trial, 2 x Match Sprints). Her cycling career began while attending Indiana University Bloomington where she won the 1991 Women's Little 500.
2000
GP Feminin International du Quebec: First, second, and third place stage finishesGP Feminin International du Quebec: Most aggressive rider awardUSA Cycling's (USAC) Olympic Long Team, RoadWendy’s International Stage Race: Overall winner and two stage winsSea Otter Classic: Stage winner, road raceRedlands Bicycle Classic: Sprint jersey winner1999
Pan American Games Road Race: Gold medalU.S. National Criterium Championships: Gold medalVisa/USA Cycling's Elite Road Female Athlete of the YearHP International Women's Challenge: Sprint jersey winnerUCI Women’s Road World Cup, First Union Liberty Classic: Silver medalUnited States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medal - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints1998
UCI Track World Cups: 3rd and 4th, Points raceUnited States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Match Sprints and Kilometer Time Trial1997
U.S. National Track Championships: Gold medal, Points raceUCI Track World Cup: 5th, Points raceUnited States Association of Blind Athletes National Championships: Gold medals - Mixed Tandem Pursuit and Kilometer Time Trial1996
Tour de France Féminin: Two fourth place stage finishes1995
PowerBar International Women's Challenge: 2nd place - sprint classificationU.S. Olympic Festival: Two Gold medals, two Silver medals1994
Goodwill Games: Bronze medalU.S. National Criterium Championships: Silver medalU.S. National Track Championships: Gold medal - Kilometer Time Trial; Bronze medal - Points racePowerBar International Women's Challenge: 1st, 2nd and 3rd place stage finishesU.S. Collegiate National Championships: Gold Medals - Criterium, 500 Meter Time Trial, and Track Omnium; Silver Medal - Match Sprints