Naomi Cesar
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| Full name | Naomi Marjorie Cesar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | January 12, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 800 m 2:06.75 (Portland, 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naomi Marjorie Cesar is a Filipino middle-distance runner, specialising in the 800 meters.
Early life and education
Naomi Marjorie Cesar was born on January 12, 2009. Her father is Ben Cesar, who competed for the Philippines national athletics team from 1991 to 1997. Her mother is an American. She has a sister and a brother who also grew up to be a soccer (football) and track athlete respectively.
As of 2025, Naomi Cesar is a tenth grade student at the Sunset High School in Portland, Oregon in the United States.
Career
Cesar debuted for the Philippines at the 2025 Asian U18 Athletics Championships in Saudi Arabia. She won a bronze medal in the women's 800 meters. It was the first ever medal for the Philippines in the competition in a sprint event.
Cesar later competed at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain where she improved her performance by winning a silvler in the women's 800 m. This qualified her a slot for her first SEA Games in the 2025 edition in Thailand. Competing with older runners, she won a gold medal for her country in the same event in the Southeast Asian tournament.
In June 2026, Cesar set a new Philippine national record after she clocked 2:06.75 at the Oregon OSAA Outdoor State Championships to earn a silver medal at the women's 800 m. The following month, Cesar competed at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She finished sixth in the women's 800 m heats, failing to advance to the semifinals.
Cesar was nominated by Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association to take part at the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal. In the international tournament's women's 800 m in November, Cesar ran with the time of 2:09.34 which was enough to earn her a silver medal.
Personal life
Cesar's older sister Malea has played for the Philippines women's national football team.
References
- ↑ "Naomi Marjorie CESAR | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
- ↑ Leyba, Olmin (December 17, 2025). "Like father, like daughters". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 Caluag, Randy (April 22, 2025). "Fil-Am Cesar grabs bronze for PH in Asian athletics tilt". Manila Standard. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
- ↑ Calvert., Violi (May 20, 2022). "Focus: Filipinas' and one of their Young Players, Malea Cesar". Australian Filipina. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ↑ Ha Seojin (August 4, 2025). "Meet Your Neighbor – The Cedar Mill News". Cedar Mill News. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Wangkay, Cesar compete in Thailand - Malaya Business Insight". Malaya Business Insight. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ Leyba, Olmin (December 16, 2025). "Teener Naomi Marjorie Cesar snatches the SEA Games 800-meter gold from favorite Vietnam lass". BusinessWorld. Retrieved November 10, 2026.
- ↑ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (December 15, 2025). "Naomi Cesar wins historic SEA Games gold ahead of sis Malea's football final". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ "Young guns Hussein Loraña, Naomi Cesar sweep 800m golds in SEA Games athletics". Rappler. December 15, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ Villar, Joey (June 22, 2026). "Naomi Cesar sets new Philippine record in silver finish at Oregon OSAA Outdoor State tilt". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ "800 Metres Women - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. August 5, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Krog, Wangkay, Cesar bound for Youth Olympic Games in Senegal". The Philippine Star. May 28, 2026. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ Co, Adrian Stewart (November 11, 2026). "Cesar bags silver, delivers PH's 1st Dakar Youth Olympics medal". Panay News. Retrieved November 11, 2026.
- ↑ Terrado, Reuben (December 16, 2025). "Cesar sisters, Malea and Naomi, shining in different SEAG sports". Spin.ph. Retrieved November 11, 2026.