Background
Caesar was born in Florida, the son of immigrants from Bangladesh.
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Syque Caesar
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Raised in Portuguese Saint Lucie, Florida, Caesar enrolled at the University of Michigan in 2008. As a sophomore in 2010, he helped lead Michigan to the National Collegiate Athletic Association team championship. Caesar holds dual United States. and Bangladesh citizenship and has represented Bangladesh in international competition.
He was dubbed "Golden Syque" in The Daily Star, Bangladesh"s largest English-language newspaper.
In April 2012, Caesar was chosen to represent Bangladesh at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Caesar"s roommate and Michigan teammate, Sam Mikulak, was also chosen to compete in the 2012 Olympics, representing the United States.
Achievements
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As a junior in 2011, he was elected co-captain of the Michigan men"s gymnastic team and won the Big Ten Conference championship in the parallel bars. At the Central South Asian Artistic Gymastic Championships in December 2011, Caesar competed for Bangladesh and won the parallel bars event—the first gold medal for Bangladesh in international competition. He also won the silver medal in the vault and the bronze medals in the floor event and all-around competition. There he had hopes to end Bangladesh"s distinction as the most populous nation never to have won a medal at the Olympic Games.
Membership
He is also a member of the Michigan Wolverines men"s gymnastics team He was a member of the Michigan Wolverines men"s gymnastics team from 2009 to 2012.
