Karl Keska

Karl Keska (born 7 May 1972 in Wolverhampton) is a male English former long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres.

Karl Keska
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1972-05-07) 7 May 1972
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Sport
SportAthletics
ClubBirchfield Harriers, Birmingham

Athletics career

Keska competed collegiately for University of Oregon from 1992 to 1996, where he was an All-American (10,000 m) and three time PAC-10 Conference Champion (10,000 m in 1995, 1996, cross-country in 1995). He was a two-time National Champion (AAAs) for Great Britain (5000 m 1998, 10,000 m 2003). He was an Olympic finalist in the 10,000 m in the 2000 Sydney Games where he represented Great Britain.[1]

He represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[2][3][4]

International competitions
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing  Great Britain and  England
1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 5000m
2000 World Cross Country Championships Vilamoura, Portugal 13th Long race
2000 Olympic Games Sydney, Australia 8th 10,000 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 5th 10,000 m
2003 World Championships Paris, France 9th 10,000 m
2004 European Cross Country Championships Heringsdorf, Germany 7th Men's Race

Personal bests

References
  1. "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  3. "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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