Mark Caso
American actor
Mark Caso (born 1960 or 1961) is a retired American artistic gymnast. He was a member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team and won three medals at the 1983 Pan American Games.
Early life and education
Caso was born in 1960 or 1961 and raised in Syracuse, New York. As a youth, he participated in gymnastics with his brother, Chris, and both later competed for East Syracuse-Minoa Central High School. He was coached by his father, Ron Caso. At the inaugural Empire State Games in 1978, Caso won seven medals. He graduated in 1979 and enrolled at the University of California, Los Angeles to pursue gymnastics.
Gymnastics career
While a student at UCLA, Caso was a UCLA Bruins men's gymnastics team member. He competed from 1980 to 1984 and was the captain of the 1984 NCAA men's gymnastics championships-winning Bruins team. His brother, Chris, would also later join him at UCLA and was a member of the championship-winning team.
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