Nationality Spanish Country Spain | Sport Track and field Name Celia Martin | |
Born March 26, 1981 (age 42) ( 1981-03-26 ) Valencia | ||
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.
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Personal
Maestre was born on 26 March 1981 in Valencia. She is from the Valencia region of Spain. She is married to David Casinos, and is a social worker. The pair were dating in 2004. In 2004, she was a sociology student. In 2012, she lived in Moncada, Valencia.
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. She was a guide at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in athletics for Casinos, where they won a gold medal. She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as a guide. 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.