Karen Smith (born 30 January 1979 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian former field hockey midfield player. After her stint in hockey she went on to become a P.E. teacher for 4 years at Clairvaux MacKillop College. She is married with two children and resides in Toowoomba.

• 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin, Germany (1st)
• 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht, Netherlands (1st)
• 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane, Australia (1st)
• 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd)
• 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (3rd)
• 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester, United Kingdom (3rd)
• 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau, China (4th)
• 2002 – World Cup, Perth, Australia (4th)
• 2003 – Champions Trophy, Sydney, Australia (1st)
• 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece (5th)
• 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario, Argentina (4th)
• 2005 – Champions Trophy, Canberra, Australia (2nd)
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne, Australia (1st)
• 2006 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen, Netherlands (5th)
• 2006 – World Cup, Madrid, Spain (2nd)

• Profile on Hockey Australia

• Karen Smith at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Karen Smith at Olympedia
• Karen Smith at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)