David casino

Spanish Paralympic athlete

David Casinos Sierra^[a][1] (born 15 February in Valencia) is a Paralympianathlete from Spain competing mainly in category F11 shot put events.

Personal[edit]

Casinos was born 15 February from Valencia.^[2][3] He is married to Celia Maestre Martín,^[4] and the pair were dating in ^[5]

In , he was awarded the gold Real Orden al Mérito Deportivo,^[6][7][8][9] at a ceremony at the Teatro de Madrid Cofidis, and attended by Princess Elena, Minister of Education, Culture and Sport, José Ignacio Wert, the president of the Higher Sports Council (CSD), Miguel Cardinal, and the Director General of Sports of CSD, Ana Muñoz.^[10][11] In November , he participated in Universal Children's Day celebration in Madrid by presenting a book to the Supreme Council of Sports.^[12]

Athletics[edit]

Maestre became David Casinos guide in ^[4]

In , he competed in the Valencia Athletics Open, which was organized by the Federació d'Esports Adaptats de la Comunitat Valenciana (FESA).^[13] He qualified for and competed in the IPC Athletics World Championships where he was one of thirty-two competitors representing Spain.^[14] He competed in the Spanish national championships held in the Basque country, where he set a Paralympic B qualifying standard in the shot put with a distance of meters.^[15] In , he was a recipient of a Plan ADO €23, athlete scholarship with a €3, reserve and a €2, coaching scholarship.^[16] His ability to compete at the highest level was also made possible because of sponsorships from groups like Council of the City of Valencia and Moncada. In May , he competed in the Spanish national championships, where he earned a gold medal in the shot put and another in the discus.^[18] Prior to the start of the London Games, he trained with several other visually impaired Spanish track and field athletes in Logroño.^[19] In July , he participated in the IPC Athletics World Championships.^[20]

Paralympics[edit]

Casinos is a four-time Paralympic gold medalist in the shot put having won the F11 class in and and the combined F11/12 class in He also competed in the discus in , and Paralympics. He competed at the Summer Paralympics where he finished first in the discus and fifth in the shot put.^[2][3]

He was the flag bearer for the Spanish team at the Games.^[13][21]

Maestre was guide for Casinos at the Summer Paralympics.^[4] At the time, they were dating and broke Paralympic taboo by sharing a room together in the Paralympic village.^[5] Maestre was a guide at the Summer Paralympics in athletics for Casinos, where they won a gold medal.^[4]

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