Alicante City Council initiated the case for one of the capital’s streets to bear the name of the athlete from Alicante. Mar Jover, long jumper Four-time champion of SpainSaying goodbye to athletics at the age of 34 in 2023, after a long and productive sports career.
“Mar Jover is a source of pride for all the people of Alicante and for Spanish sport,” said the mayor of Alicante this Tuesday. luis barcalaWelcoming the athlete with the Sports Counselor, José Luis Berenguer. After the meeting, the mayor said, “He has always been a great ambassador for our city, which he has defended with tenacity and example, while representing the best values of sport: effort, struggle and sacrifice.”
Born in Alicante in 1988 and Mar Jover, a PE teacher at a school in the Alicante neighborhood of La Florida, became the absolute champion of Spain. long jump Four years in a row (from 2012 to 2015) after collecting the national title in all subcategories of promise, junior, cadet, youth and university.
He played in Madrid last weekend last absolute national At the highest level of international competition after more than 20 years. Mar Jover participated in many events on the European and world calendar and came to the competition. Rio 2016 Olympic Games After doing your best: 6.78 meters.