Karin Schnaase

Born (1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 41)

Lüdinghausen, West Germany^[1]

Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)

Weight56 kg (123 lb)

Country Germany

Karin Schnaase

Schnaase at the 2013 Dutch Open Grand Prix
Personal information
Born	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985 (age 41) Lüdinghausen, West Germany[1]
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Badminton
Handedness	Right
Women's singles
Highest ranking	24 (26 March 2015)
BWF profile
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Germany Uber Cup 2008 Jakarta Women's team European Mixed Team Championships 2013 Moscow Mixed team 2011 Amsterdam Mixed team 2015 Leuven Mixed team European Women's Team Championships 2012 Amsterdam Women's team 2016 Kazan Women's team 2014 Basel Women's team 2010 Warsaw Women's team 2008 Almere Women's team European Junior Championships 2003 Esbjerg Mixed team 2003 Esbjerg Girls' doubles

Karin Schnaase (born 14 February 1985)^[2] is a German badminton player. She represented her country at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She placed 2nd in her group during group play and did not advance to the next round.^[3] She is well known for the broken shoe incident with Laura Sarosi at the 2016 European Badminton Championships, where Sarosi handed her spare shoe to make Schnaase able to continue the match. Schnaase later won the match which made Sarosi unable to gain more points for Olympic badminton qualification.^[4]