| Karl Keska | |
| Nationality: | English |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, West Midlands |
| Sport: | Athletics |
| Club: | Birchfield Harriers, Birmingham |
Karl Keska (born 7 May 1972 in Wolverhampton) is a male English former long-distance runner who specialised in the 10,000 metres.
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]
| Representing and | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 4th | 5000m | ||
| 2000 | Vilamoura, Portugal | 13th | Long race | ||
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 8th | 10,000 m | ||
| 2002 | Munich, Germany | 5th | 10,000 m | ||
| 2003 | Paris, France | 9th | 10,000 m | ||
| 2004 | Heringsdorf, Germany | 7th | Men's Race | ||