Alina Rotaru-Kottmann
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.
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| Birth name | Alina Rotaru | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1993 Bucharest, Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Ovidius University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Long jump | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2016: 18th (q) 2020: 17th (q) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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, but won the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.
She finished fifth at the 2012 World Junior Championships, 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.