Skip to content
THE STRUCTURED RECORD · Built in Switzerland · Public-record sourced
STEEL QUEENS
IFBB Pro · Women's Bodybuilding

Karen
Wainwright

Share
𝕏 ↑ ✆ ⬇ Kit
Iron Score
1,206
Top 78% of ranked athletes · 20 matchups
0
Wins
1
Shows
0
Podiums

Competition Results 1 documented placements · verified against federation releases.

Every documented placement of Karen Wainwright
Year Competition Division Place Against Compare Source
1981 Ms. Olympia Women's Bodybuilding 12 won by Kike Elomaa compare en.wikipedia.org

/N is the size of the field, shown only where we hold every placing from 1st to last. "Against" is the winner, or the runner-up when she won.

Career Statistics Derived from 1 verified contest entries · recomputed nightly.

1
Shows
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0%
Win rate
12
Best place
1981
1
Seasons
1981–1981
0
Apex wins
Olympia · Arnold · RP tier
—
Pro cards

Olympia record: 1 appearance · best placement 12 · 0 titles

Most-faced rivals

Athlete Met W–L
April Nicotra 1 1–0
Carolyn Cheshire 1 1–0
Lorie Johnston 1 1–0

All statistics are derived from individually sourced competition results. ⓘ Methodology

Iron Score Trajectory Cumulative Iron Score across her career — every rise matches a documented placement. Methodology

iron_score_history

About Karen Wainwright

Karen Wainwright is a British female bodybuilder who competed during the early era of organized women's professional bodybuilding. She is best known for her participation in the 1981 Ms. Olympia, the sport's premier international championship, where she placed 12th in the overall competition. Her appearance at that event marked a significant moment in the history of women's bodybuilding, as the Ms. Olympia was in its formative years and attracted competitors from across the globe seeking to establish themselves in the nascent professional ranks. Wainwright's entry into the competition reflected the growing international profile of female bodybuilding and the increasing participation of British athletes in the sport during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Bio compiled from coverage at Wikipedia.

This profile was compiled by SteelQueens' automated editorial system. Learn more.

Iron Card Rendered live from the reference database — a new win changes the card. Tap it to turn it over.

The frame colour is her live ranking tier; the table is her current record. Save it, print it, post it — the link travels with the card.

Find Karen Wainwright

No external links on file.

Share this card

Free for podcasts, IG stories, X / Twitter, YouTube thumbnails. The card includes the SteelQueens watermark; if you keep it, no attribution required.

https://steelqueens.com/wp-json/steelqueens/v1/share/profile/karen-wainwright.png Download PNG All sizes →

Compare Karen Wainwright against any athlete

Iron Card split screen, muscle dominance overlay, licensed photo gallery, complete head-to-head matchup record from every documented show.

Open Comparator
SteelQueens is an independent reference platform. Not affiliated with IFBB, NPC, NABBA, WFF, or any federation. All placements sourced from public federation scorecards & Wikipedia. Methodology.