ABAROA Cesar

Chile

Rowing

Date of Birth: 18 Nov 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Youth Olympian

Height (m/ft): 1.79/5'10''

Place of birth: CONCEPCION

Birth Country:

Chile

Place of residence : VALPARAISO

Residence Country:

Chile

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Rowing	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls CHI Chile	14

Schedule

Change

Location	Event	Status
Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Heat 3 #42	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Repechage 1 #53	Finished
Sea Forest Waterway	Lightweight Men's Double Sculls Final C #81	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	2-
2014	Nanjing, CHN	10

World Championships

Year	Location	L2x
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	20

Pan American Games

Year	Location	L2x	8+
2019	Lima, PER	3	2

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
11	Lightweight Double Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:42.28
16	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Poznan, POL	7:01.97

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	L2x	L4-
2018	Poznan, POL	4	-
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	7	-
2016	Rotterdam, NED	-	10

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Hobbies:

Reading, spending time with his partner. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Dietics, Nutrition - Andres Bello National University, Santiago, CHI

Family:

Partner Catalina Quintana

Languages spoken:

English, Spanish

Club name:

CDE Inger [Concepcion, CHI]

Coach:

Carlos Alarcon [club]; Bienvenido Front [national], ESP

Injuries:

He dislocated his kneecap in 2010 and was out of action for two months. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Start:

He began rowing at age 15 in Concepcion, Chile. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He took up the sport in order to become healthier and lose weight. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To finish in the top eight at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (diarioconcepcion.cl, 12 Mar 2021)

Memorable:

Placing fourth in lightweight double sculls at the 2018 U23 World Championships in Poznan, Poland. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Hero:

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Influence:

His grandmother. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Ritual:

He wears his engagement ring and a necklace that was a gift from his mother. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"Nobody forces you to do what you do. Do it because you want to with pleasure, and enjoy it." (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

General Interest

General
BOND ON THE WATER
He says his friendship with crewmate Eber Sanhueza Rojas shows when they take to the water. The pair began training together in 2018. "We are really good friends, we train together, we share a room, we do everything together, and that gives us a bonus in the boat. We take our bond onto the water." (vertice.tv, 05 Mar 2021; diarioconcepcion.cl, 12 Mar 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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