Alina Rotaru-Kottmann


Alina Rotaru-Kottmann, née Alina Rotaru, is a Romanian long jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2023 [World Championships in Athletics|2023 World Championships] in the long jump event.
At the 2009 [World Youth Championships in Athletics|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 in Athletics|2010 World Junior Championships], but won the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' long jump|2010 Summer Youth Olympics].
She finished fifth at the 2012 [World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|2012 World Junior Championships], fourth at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie – Results|2013 Jeux de la Francophonie] and seventh at the 2014 [European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump|2014 European Championships]. She also competed at the 2012 [European Athletics Championships – Women's long jump|2012 European Championships] and the 2013 [European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's long jump|2013 European Indoor Championships] without reaching the final.
Her personal best jump is 6.96 metres, achieved in Inneringen in July 2023.