Karl Keska
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Nationality | English |
Born | Wolverhampton, West Midlands | 7 May 1972
Sport | |
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.
Athletics career
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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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
[edit]- 3000 metres - 7:38.04 min (1998)
- 5000 metres - 13:20.30 min (2002)
- 10,000 metres - 27:44.09 min (2000)
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympic Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- English male long-distance runners
- British male long-distance runners
- Olympic athletes for Great Britain
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games competitors for England
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Great Britain
- Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes