ROTARU-KOTTMANN Alina

Romania

Athletics

Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1993

Age: 28

Gender: Female

Youth Olympian

Place of residence : WANGEN

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Athletics	Women's Long Jump

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Olympic Stadium - Long Jump A	Women's Long Jump Qualification - Group A	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Long Jump
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	Qual. (6.40)

Youth Olympic Games

Year	Location	Long Jump
2010	Singapore, SIN	2nd (6.38)

World Athletics Championships

Year	Location	Long Jump
2019	Doha, QAT	6th (6.71)
2017	London, GBR	12th (6.46)
2015	Beijing, CHN	Qual. (6.58)

European Championships

Year	Location	Long Jump
2018	Berlin, GER	Qual. (6.55)

Diamond League overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Long Jump
2020	1 x 4th

Diamond League - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
4	2020	Long Jump	Stockholm, SWE	6.59

World Athletics Continental Tour - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2020	Long Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Zagreb, CRO	6.69
6	2020	Long Jump	World Athletics Continental Tour	Turku, FIN	6.31

World Challenge - Ten best performances since 2020

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
2	2019	Long Jump	World Challenge	Osaka, JPN	6.47
3	2019	Long Jump	World Challenge	Nanjing, CHN	6.52
5	2019	Long Jump	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	6.44
8	2018	Long Jump	World Challenge	Berlin, GER	6.29

World Indoor Championships

Year	Location	Long Jump
2018	Birmingham, GBR	9th (6.41)

Legend
SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, 1R - 1st Round, Qual. - Qualification, QR - Qualification Round, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DQ - Disqualified, NM - No Mark, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not run in final

Previous names:

Alina Rotaru-Kottmann

Hobbies:

Spending time outdoors. (cannstatter-zeitung.de, 14 Oct 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Student

Education:

Exercise Science, Sport Studies - National University of Physical Education and Sport, Bucharest, ROU

Family:

Husband Max Kottmann

Languages spoken:

English, German, Romanian

Club name:

VfB Stuttgart [GER] / CSM Bucuresti [ROU]

Coach:

Micky Corucle [personal], ROU, from 2015

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Max Kottmann has competed as a sprinter and in the long jump at national level in Germany. (worldathletics.org, 19 May 2019; Max Kottmann Instagram profile, 17 Mar 2020; Facebook profile, 11 Jun 2020)

Injuries:

In 2013 she suffered from tendinitis and was out for two weeks. (activenews.ro, 25 Sep 2015)

Start:

She took up athletics at age seven with CS Dinamo Bucuresti in Romania. (activenews.ro, 25 Sep 2015)

Reason:

"I admired [Romanian distance runner] Gabi Szabo and kept telling my parents I wanted to be like her. They promised to take me to athletics, and eventually they did. When I got on the track I said, 'Thank you God that they finally listened'." (activenews.ro, 25 Sep 2015)

Ambition:

To reach the long jump final and make a jump of seven metres at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. After she retires from competition, she hopes to work as a teacher or a coach. (cannstatter-zeitung.de, 14 Oct 2019)

Training:

Since 2015 she has trained with coach Micky Corucle in Stuttgart, Germany. (telekomsport.ro, 18 Mar 2020)

Memorable:

Finishing sixth at the 2019 World Championships in Doha, Qatar. (Facebook page, 06 Oct 2019)

Hero:

Romanian distance runner Gabriela Szabo, Romanian tennis players Simona Halep and Andreea Mitu. (activenews.ro, 25 Sep 2015)

Philosophy:

"I want to get better with each competition. I wouldn't want to jump seven meters now and then less in two years. That motivates me." (activenews.ro, 25 Sep 2015)

General Interest

General
LIVING IN GERMANY
In 2015 she moved permanently from Romania to Wangen, Germany. "In late 2014 I went to Stuttgart [Germany] to train with the Romanian team. But after my coach had to return home due to serious illness, the Romanian national federation put me in contact with Micky [Corucle], a local Romanian-born coach who had been living in Germany since the early 1990s. He coached me before the 2015 European indoor championships, where I ended up finishing fourth. We got on really well, the training group was great, and so I decided to stay here. I also met [my husband] Max and began competing for VfB Stuttgart. [Wangen] is a small, quiet town, which is perfect for my training. With Max being very busy I was able to connect with a lot of the locals, so Wangen has very much become my home." (cannstatter-zeitung.de, 14 Oct 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; Facebook profile, 11 Jun 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She has also studied for a master's degree in sports science at Ovidius University of Constanta in Romania, and for another master's degree in physical education. (cannstatter-zeitung.de, 14 Oct 2019; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020; Facebook profile, 11 Jun 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/rotarualina93
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/rotarualina700
https://instagram.com/alinarotaru7
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-rotaru-8b85281a7

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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