Celia Maestre Explained
Celia Maestre |
Full Name: | Celia Maestre Martín |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1981 |
Birth Place: | Valencia |
Nationality: | Spanish |
Sport: | Track and field |
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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. The pair were dating in 2004.[3] In 2004, she was a sociology student.[3] In 2012, she lived in Moncada, Valencia.[1]
Athletics
Maestre became David Casinos guide in 2002. She was guide for Casinos at the 2004 Summer Paralympics. At the time, they were dating and broke Paralympic taboo by sharing a room together in the Paralympic village.[3] She was a guide at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in athletics for Casinos, where they won a gold medal.[4] 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Página Oficial del Comité Paralímpico Español . Paralimpicos.es . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20160630214818/http://www.paralimpicos.es/publicacion/buscador/datosbiografia.asp?idatleta=52640652T . 30 June 2016 . dead.
- Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 — Web de la ONCE . Once.es . 2008-09-16 . 2013-11-23 . es.
- Web site: elmundo.es . Atenas 2004. El valor de la superación . El Mundo . 2004 . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es.
- Web site: Los héroes anínimos de los Paralímpicos . Marca . 17 September 2008 . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es.
- Web site: Sanz desea 'los mejores éxitos en Londres' a los 14 riojanos que preparan los Paralímpicos. JJ.OO . Terra.es . 2012-08-14 . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040955/http://www.terra.es/deportes/articulo/sanz-exitos-londres-paralimpicos-1082528.htm . 6 January 2014.
- Web site: Noticia completa — Gobierno de La Rioja . Larioja.org . 2012-08-14 . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es.
- Web site: Atletas ciegos preparan en Logroño su participación en Londres 2012 - Crónica Social . Cronicasocial.com . 5 January 2014 . Spain . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202103240/http://www.cronicasocial.com/noticia.aspx?idN=241151 . 2 February 2014.