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Altti Alarotu
Personal information
NationalityFinnish
Born(1945-09-30)30 September 1945
Jämijärvi, Finland
Died8 April 2005(2005-04-08) (aged 59)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault

Altti Matti Ensio Alarotu (30 September 1945 – 8 April 2005) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's pole vault at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]

Alarotu was an All-American vaulter for the BYU Cougars track and field team, placing runner-up in the pole vault at the 1970 NCAA University Division Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[2]

He competed in the 1967 Little Olympics in Mexico City before making his Olympic debut.[3] He was called a "Flying Finn".[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Altti Alarotu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Pole vault at the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships". USTFCCCA. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "Alarotu Vaults In All Tongues". The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). 28 January 1968. p. 77. Retrieved 3 September 2025. "Foreigners Show Class". The Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon). 28 January 1968. p. 80. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  4. ↑ "Finnish Vaulter Cracks 17-Foot Mark At Portland". Longview Daily News (Longview, Washington). 29 January 1968. p. 19. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
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