Athletes from Romania have not
\nstepped onto the podiums of the world’s main athletics events for quite some
\ntime now. So the fact that a delegation representing Romania at the European Indoor Athletics Championships obtained no medals was a surprise to no one. The best
\nRomanian result in Glasgow was a fifth place obtained by Alina Rotaru in the
\nlong jump event. As Alina’s result turned out to be the most remarkable
\nRomanian performance of the week, our radio station has designated her Athlete
\nof the Week.<\/p>\n
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Alina’s best jump was 6 meters and
\n64 centimeters only 20 centimeters shorter than that of bronze medalist, Marina
\nBeh-Romanciuk of Ukraine, who jumped 6 meters and 84 centimeters. Romania’s other
\nrepresentative in the finals, Florentina Marincu-Iusco came in eighth with 6
\nmeters and 49 centimeters. The golden medal went to Ivana Spanovic of Serbia
\nwho jumped 6 meters and 99 centimeters. <\/p>\n
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Alina Rotaru was born on June 5th
\n1993 in Bucharest and took up athletics at the age of 6 with Dinamo Bucharest
\nSports Club. She later joined Steaua and is currently competing for CSM
\nBucharest, a club sponsored by Bucharest City Hall. In 2015 Alina Rotaru
\nmanaged to qualify for the Olympics in Rio, where unfortunately she ranked only
\n18th. She obtained the best result in her career in an outdoor
\ncontest held in Gammertingen, Germany, where she jumped 6 meters and 78
\ncentimeters. <\/p>\n
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