Karl Keska

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| name = Karl Keska

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| nationality = British (English)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|5|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wolverhampton, England

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| sport = Athletics

| event = Long-distance

| height = 185 cm

| weight = 69 kg

| club = Birchfield Harriers

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Karl Keska (born 7 May 1972) is a male English former long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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 an Olympic finalist in the 10,000 meres 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}}

Keska became the British 10,000 metres champion after placing as the highest British athlete at the 1998 AAA Championships.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/index.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=10 July 2025}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/bc/aaa.htm |title=AAA Championships (men) |website=GBR Athletics |access-date=10 July 2025}}

International competitions

{{AchievementTable}}
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