Alina Rotaru

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Alina Rotaru
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Alina Rotaru in 2015
Personal information
NationalityRomanian
Born (1993-06-05) 5 June 1993 (age 28)
Bucharest, Romania
Education Ovidius University [1]
Sport
CountryFlag of Romania.svg  Romania
Sport Track and field
Event(s) Long jump
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals 2016: 18th
Personal best(s)
  • : 6.91m
Medal record
Women's Athletics
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Summer Universiade
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Taipei Long jump
Rotaru, DecaNation 2014 2014 DecaNation - Long Jump 31.jpg
Rotaru, DécaNation 2014

Alina Rotaru (born 5 June 1993) is a Romanian long jumper.

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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, [2] but won the silver medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.

She finished fifth at the 2012 World Junior Championships, [2] 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 6.91 metres, achieved in June 2019 in Rheinau. [2]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
2009 World Junior Championships Brixen, Italy 4thHigh jump1.82 m
2ndLong jump6.09 m
European Youth Olympic Festival Tampere, Finland 5thHigh jump1.79 m
2ndLong jump6.24 m
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, Canada 19th (q)Long jump 5.27 m
Youth Olympic Games Singapore 2ndLong jump 6.38 m
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2ndLong jump6.36 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 20th (q)Long jump 6.19 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 5thLong jump 6.52 m
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th (q)Long jump 6.39 m
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 5thLong jump 6.47 m
Jeux de la Francophonie Nice, France 4thLong jump 6.57 m (w)
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 7thLong jump 6.55 m
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 4thLong jump 6.74 m
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rdLong jump 6.69 m
World Championships Beijing, China 15th (q)Long jump 6.58 m
Military World Games Mungyeong, South Korea 3rdHigh jump 1.80 m
3rdLong jump 6.33 m
2016 World Indoor Championships Portland, United States 10thLong jump 6.45 m
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 18th (q)Long jump 6.40 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 12thLong jump 6.46 m
Universiade Taipei, Taiwan 1stLong jump 6.65 m
2018 World Indoor Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom 9thLong jump 6.41 m
European Championships Berlin, Germany 15th (q)Long jump 6.55 m
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 5thLong jump 6.64 m
World Championships Doha, Qatar 6thLong jump 6.71 m
2021 European Championships Toruń, Poland 10th (q)Long jump 6.53 m
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 17th (q)Long jump 6.51 m

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References

  1. 2017 Universiade bio
  2. 1 2 3 Alina Rotaru at World Athletics