Alina Rotaru-Kottmann, née Alina Rotaru, (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, 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.
International competitions Representing 2009World Junior ChampionshipsBrixen, Italy4thHigh jump1.82 m2ndLong jump6.09 mEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalTampere, Finland5thHigh jump1.79 m2ndLong jump6.24 m2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, Canada19th (q)Long jump5.27 mYouth Olympic GamesSingapore2ndLong jump6.38 m2011European Junior ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia2ndLong jump6.36 m2012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland20th (q)Long jump6.19 mWorld Junior ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain5thLong jump6.52 m2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th (q)Long jump6.39 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland5thLong jump6.47 mJeux de la FrancophonieNice, France4thLong jump6.57 m (w)2014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland7thLong jump6.55 m2015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic4thLong jump6.74 mEuropean U23 ChampionshipsTallinn, Estonia3rdLong jump6.69 mWorld ChampionshipsBeijing, China15th (q)Long jump6.58 mMilitary World GamesMungyeong, South Korea3rdHigh jump1.80 m3rdLong jump6.33 m2016World Indoor ChampionshipsPortland, United States10thLong jump6.45 mOlympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil18th (q)Long jump6.40 m2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom12thLong jump6.46 mUniversiadeTaipei, Taiwan1stLong jump6.65 m2018World Indoor ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom9thLong jump6.41 mEuropean ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany15th (q)Long jump6.55 m2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom5thLong jump6.64 mWorld ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar6thLong jump6.71 m2021European ChampionshipsToruń, Poland10th (q)Long jump6.53 mOlympic GamesTokyo, Japan17th (q)Long jump6.51 m2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany11thLong jump6.26 m2023European Indoor ChampionshipsIstanbul, Turkey5thLong jump6.62 mWorld ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary3rdLong jump6.88 m2024World Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom8thLong jump6.46 mEuropean ChampionshipsRome, Italy9thLong jump6.68 mOlympic GamesParis, France7thLong jump6.67 m2025European Indoor ChampionshipsApeldoorn, Netherlands14th (q)Long jump6.29 mWorld Indoor ChampionshipsNanjing, China5thLong jump6.59 mWorld ChampionshipsTokyo, Japan24th (q)Long jump6.37 m2026World Indoor ChampionshipsToruń, Poland11thLong jump6.45 mEuropean ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom14th (q)Long jump6.57 m
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