Karin Kessow (born 8 January 1954, married name Drbal) is a retired German speed skater who won the World All-Round Speed Skating Championships in 1975.

[1] Next year she competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m and 3000 m and finished in fifth and fourth place, respectively.

[2] After marrying Karl-Heinz Drbal she changed her last name to Drbal.

[2] She works as a speed skating coach in Berlin.

[3] Personal bests:[2] This biographical article on a speed skater in Germany is a stub.