César Ernesto de Cesare (born 12 July 1980) is an Argentina, Argentine-born Ecuadorian canoe racing, sprint canoeist. He won the K-1 200 m event at the 2011 Pan American Games and finished third in 2015; he also had a fourth-place finish at the 2013 World Championships. He placed 11th–12th at the Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 200 metres, 2012 and Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 200 metres, 2016 Olympics and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Ecuador in 2012. Cesare is married to Mayra and has two daughters, Luana and Maia. He took up kayaking in Argentina around 1990, and semi-retired for ten years in 1999 due to a shoulder injury. During that time he worked as a taxi and truck driver to support his family. In 2009, he immigrated to Ecuador to help his younger brother Sebastian, who coached the Ecuadorian canoe team. In Ecuador he resumed competing, and received Ecuadorian citizenship the day before leaving for the 2011 World Championships. In December 2011 he was named Athlete of the Month by the International Canoe Federation.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cesare, Cesar de 1980 births Canoeists at the 2012 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Ecuadorian male canoeists Argentine male canoeists Living people Argentine emigrants to Ecuador Naturalized citizens of Ecuador Olympic canoeists for Ecuador Pan American Games medalists in canoeing Pan American Games gold medalists for Ecuador Pan American Games bronze medalists for Ecuador Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games