Alina Rotaru-Kottmann

Alina Rotaru-Kottmann
Alina Rotaru in 2015
Personal information
Birth nameAlina Rotaru
NationalityRomanian
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 31)[1]
Bucharest, Romania[1]
EducationOvidius University[2]
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight57 kg (126 lb)[1]
Sport
Country Romania
SportAthletics
EventLong jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2016: 18th (q)
2020: 17th (q)
Personal best
  • 6.96 m
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Romania
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Budapest Long jump
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei Long jump
Rotaru-Kottmann, 2022

Alina Rotaru-Kottmann (born 5 June 1993) is a Romanian long jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2023 World Championships in the long jump event.

At the 2009 World Youth Championships she won the silver medal in long jump and finished fourth in the high jump. She was knocked out in the qualification at the 2010 World Junior Championships,[3] but won the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

She finished fifth at the 2012 World Junior Championships,[3] fourth at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie and seventh at the 2014 European Championships. She also competed at the 2012 European Championships and the 2013 European Indoor Championships without reaching the final.

Her personal best jump is 6.96 metres, achieved in Inneringen in July 2023.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alina Rotaru". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ 2017 Universiade bio
  3. ^ a b c Alina Rotaru-Kottmann at World Athletics Edit this at Wikidata