Linda Staines (née Keough, born 28 December 1963) is a female former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.

[1] Keough was born in Hackney, London, England and was a member of the Basingstoke & Mid Hants Athletic Club.

In 1986, she won a silver medal representing England at the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, in the 4x400 metres relay, along with Jane Parry, Angela Piggford and Cook.

Then along with Stoute, Pat Beckford and Gunnell, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay, running a fine anchor leg in 50.1.

The quartet of Lorraine Hanson, Phylis Smith, Sally Gunnell and Keough set a UK record of 3:22.01, that would stand for 16 years.

At the World Championships in Stuttgart, she was a late replacement for Phylis Smith in the individual 400 metres and reached the semi-finals.

[8][9] Representing Great Britain, she was a member of the 4 × 400 m relay squad that won at the IAAF World Cup in London, along with Smith, Melanie Neef and Gunnell.

In 1996, now competing as Linda Staines, she reached the 400 metres final at the UK Olympic trials in Birmingham but failed to earn selection for Atlanta.