Altti Alarotu

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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]

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