Karl Keska

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

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/karl-keska-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025517/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ke/karl-keska-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Olympic Profile|website=Sports Reference}}

He represented England in the 5,000 metres event, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|title=England team in 1998|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=19 January 2020|archive-date=30 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330125318/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3044/19/all|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/38047|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}

International competitions

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colspan="5"\|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}
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 \|align="center" \| 9th \|10,000 m
2004 \|European Cross Country Championships \|Heringsdorf, Germany \| 7th \|Men's Race

colspan="5"|Representing {{GBR2}} and {{ENG}}

1998

|Commonwealth Games

|Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| 4th

|5000m

2000

|World Cross Country Championships

|Vilamoura, Portugal

| 13th

|Long race

2000