Cesar Baena (born 2 November 1986) is a Venezuelan and Spanish cross-country skier and former

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holder. He has participated in a total of five

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Skiing career

Baena was the first

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skier to compete in a FIS Cross-Country World Cup, a sprint qualification in

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in 2009. That year, he competed in his first World Championships. On 5 July 2012, Baena set the

for the Longest Journey on Roller Skis, a 2246 km journey between

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and

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. The record no longer stands. 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. In 2017, Baena was detained after punching the landlord of the Embassy of Venezuela in

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, 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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Baena, Cesar 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Caracas Venezuelan male cross-country skiers