Michael Karst (born 28 January 1952 in Mannheim) is a retired 3000 m steeplechaser from West Germany.

He finished fifth at the 1976 Summer Olympics,[1] first at the 1977 World Cup[2] and fourth at the 1978 European Championships.

He also won two silver and one gold medal at the Summer Universiades in 1973, 1975 and 1977.

This result places him sixth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis, Hagen Melzer, Frank Baumgartl, Rainer Schwarz and Uwe Pflügner.

[6] He competed for the sports clubs SV Saar 05 Saarbrücken and USC Mainz during his active career.