Celia Maestre

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Maestre and the second or maternal family name is Martín.

Celia Maestre

Personal information
Full name	Celia Maestre Martín
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1981-03-26) 26 March 1981 (age 43) Valencia
Sport
Country	Spain
Sport	Track and field

Celia Maestre Martín (born 26 March 1981) is a Spanish track and field sighted guide and social worker who has represented Spain at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide.

Personal

Maestre was born on 26 March 1981 in Valencia.[1] She is from the Valencia region of Spain.[2] She is married to David Casinos, and is a social worker.[3] The pair were dating in 2004.[4] In 2004, she was a sociology student.[4] In 2012, she lived in Moncada, Valencia.[1]

Athletics

Maestre became David Casinos guide in 2002.[3] She was guide for Casinos at the 2004 Summer Paralympics.[3] At the time, they were dating and broke Paralympic taboo by sharing a room together in the Paralympic village.[4] She was a guide at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in athletics for Casinos, where they won a gold medal.[3] She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide.[2] Spain's 14 strong visually impaired athletics delegation to the London Games participated in a training camp at the Center for Sports Modernization in La Rioja ahead of the Games.[5][6][7]

References

1. "Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español" (in Spanish). Spain: Paralimpicos.es. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
2. "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE" (in Spanish). Once.es. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
3. "Los héroes anínimos de los Paralímpicos". Marca (in Spanish). Spain. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
4. elmundo.es (2004). "Atenas 2004. El valor de la superación" (in Spanish). Spain: El Mundo. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
5. "Sanz desea 'los mejores éxitos en Londres' a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos. JJ.OO" (in Spanish). Spain: Terra.es. 2012-08-14. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
6. "Noticia completa — Gobierno de La Rioja" (in Spanish). Spain: Larioja.org. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
7. "Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 - Crónica Social" (in Spanish). Spain: Cronicasocial.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.