Karl Keska

Karl Keska

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1972-05-07) 7 May 1972 (age 53) Wolverhampton, England
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long-distance
Club	Birchfield Harriers

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. ^[1]

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

Keska became the British 10,000 metres champion after placing as the highest British athlete at the 1998 AAA Championships. ^{[5] [6]}

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
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

• 3000 metres – 7:38.04 min (1998)
• 5000 metres – 13:20.30 min (2002)
• 10,000 metres – 27:44.09 min (2000)

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. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
5. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
6. "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 10 July 2025.

External links

• Karl Keska at World Athletics
• Karl Keska at Power of 10