Karin Krebs (née Burneleit, born 18 August 1943) is a retired German middle-distance runner.

She won the 800 metres race for East Germany at the 1968 European Indoor Games, but failed to reach the 800 m Olympic final the same year.

She then focused on the 1500 m event and won it at the 1971 European Championships, setting a new world record at 4:09.6 minutes.

[2] Krebs had her last intentional success in 1974 when she won the silver medal over 1500 m at the European Indoor Championships.

Krebs was a horticulturist by profession, but worked for the East German Track and Field Association.