Cristina Iovu is a Moldovan–born Azerbaijani weightlifter. She was competing in the –53 kg division.
Iovu recently won gold at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships. Iovu won the bronze medal in the 53 kg event
At the 2012 London Olympics. Iovu was disqualified from the 2013 World Weightlifting Championships. She was tested positive in competition for a drug. She has been sanctioned in June 2013.
