Mimi-Isabella Cesar (born 28 January 1995) is a British individual

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coordi ...

who has represented England and Great Britain at international competitions.

Career highlights

Cesar made her international debut for Great Britain at the

2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Montpellier, France, from September 19–25, 2011 at the Arena Montpellier. Only the top 24 groups from the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were allowed to take part in the ...

Montpellier Montpellier (, , ; oc, Montpelhièr ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of ...

, France finishing 112th in the individual all-around competition. She suffered an ankle injury in 2013 but recovered in time for

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

in July where alongside Stephani Sherlock and Lynne Hutchison finished fourth the team all-around event. Two months late she competed at the

2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships The 2014 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, the 33rd edition, was held in İzmir, Turkey, from September 21 to 28, 2014 at the İzmir Halkapınar Sport Hall. Yana Kudryavtseva of the Russian Federation became the youngest rhythmic gymnast ...

İzmir İzmir ( , ; ), also spelled Izmir, is a metropolitan city in the western extremity of Anatolia, capital of the province of the same name. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara and the second largest urban agglo ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

finishing 22nd in teams event. Cesar placed 28th at the FIG Berlin Masters World Challenge Cup event in July 2017 before the contesting her second Commonwealth Games in 2018, failing again to reach the medal podium. Cesar is aiming to reach a third Commonwealth Games in her city of Birmingham in 2022 however she fears she will not be selected due to her age and accused

British Gymnastics British Gymnastics, also known as the British Amateur Gymnastics Association (BAGA), is the sports governing body for gymnastics and Trampolining in the UK. History It was founded in 1888 as the Amateur Gymnastics and Fencing Association. Gy ...

of ageism.

Personal life

Cesar attended

Bishop Walsh Catholic School Bishop Walsh Catholic School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with Academy (English school), academy status, located in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands of England. The school is part of ...

Sutton Coldfield Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...

and in 2017, graduated from the

University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a public university located on four campuses across the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire in England. The roots of the university lie in the Wolverhampton Tradesmen's and Mech ...

with a Bachelor in Sports Studies. She formerly taught physical education at Castle Bromwich Infant School.

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* 1995 births Alumni of the University of Wolverhampton British rhythmic gymnasts Commonwealth Games competitors for England English gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Gymnasts at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Living people Sportspeople from Birmingham, West Midlands {{UK-rhythmic-gymnastics-bio-stub