Cesar Baena
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{{Short description|Venezuelan cross-country skier}}
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| name = Cesar Baena
| image = Baena_Liberec.jpg
| caption = Baena during the 2009 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Liberec, Czech Republic
| fullname = Cesar Augusto Baena Sierraalta
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1986|11|02}}
| birth_place = Caracas-Altamira, Venezuela
| height = {{height|m=1.81|precision=0}}
| club = Ski Alliance
| nationality = {{VEN}} {{ESP}}
| seasons = 2009
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Cesar Baena (born 2 November 1986) is a Venezuelan and Spanish cross-country skier and former Guinness World Record holder. He has participated in a total of five FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.{{cite web | title=BAENA Cesar - Athlete Information | website=FIS SKI| date=23 October 2018 | url=https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/athlete-biography.html?sectorcode=al&competitorid=144909 | access-date=12 May 2023}}
Skiing career
Baena was the first South American skier to compete in a FIS Cross-Country World Cup, a sprint qualification in Düsseldorf in 2009.{{cite web | last=Ramírez | first=Manuel Alejandro | title=César Baena: nueve años de un récord Guinness venezolano | website=El Diario | date=5 July 2021 | url=https://eldiario.com/2021/07/05/cesar-baena-record-guinness-venezolano/ | language=es | access-date=12 May 2023}} That year, he competed in his first World Championships.
On 5 July 2012, Baena set the Guinness World Record for the Longest Journey on Roller Skis, a 2246 km journey between Stockholm and Oslo.{{cite web | title=Venezuela's Cesar Baena Sets Rollerski World Record | website=SkiTrax | date=July 7, 2012 | url=https://skitrax.com/venezuela%e2%80%99s-cesar-baena-sets-rollerski-world-record/ | access-date=12 May 2023}} The record no longer stands.{{cite web | title=Longest journey on roller skis | website=Guinness World Records | date=12 May 2023| url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-journey-on-roller-skis | access-date=12 May 2023}}
Baena was the coach of Adrian Solano, a fellow Venezuelan who was dubbed the "world's worst skier" for his performance at the 2017 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships.{{cite web | last=Dator | first=James | title=There's more to 'The World's Worst Skier' than just a funny video | website=SBNation.com | date=23 February 2017 | url=https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/2/23/14717640/venezuela-worlds-worst-skier-video-story-adrian-solano-world-championships | access-date=12 May 2023}}
In 2017, Baena was detained after punching the landlord of the Embassy of Venezuela in Canberra, Australia. Baena claimed that the landlord had been "very provocative" toward him. He avoided jail time and was placed on a 12-month good behaviour order.{{cite web | last=Byrne | first=Elizabeth | title=ABC News | website=Top Venezuelan skier Cesar Baena avoids jail after assaulting embassy landlord in Canberra | date=13 October 2017 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-13/top-venezuelan-skier-avoids-conviction-after-assault/9048198 | access-date=12 May 2023}}{{cite web | last=Frost | first=Harry | title=Top Venezuelan skier avoids conviction after assaulting Canberra embassy landlord | website=9News | date=13 October 2017 | url=https://www.9news.com.au/national/top-venezuelan-skier-avoids-conviction-after-assaulting-canberra-embassy-landlord/6e433a1d-6fd9-4c27-b2bf-99de14578033 | access-date=12 May 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{FIS cross-country skier|144909|Cesar Baena}}
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