Cristina Iovu
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| Nationality | Moldovan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1992 Chișinău | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Weightlifting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | –53 kg; 53 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Serghei Cretu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Moldova, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Cristina Iovu (born 8 November 1992) is a Moldovan–born Azerbaijani-Romanian weightlifter competing in the –53 kg division. She is banned by the International Weightlifting Federation until 2026 for Blood substitution.[1]
Career
Iovu won gold at the 2012 European Weightlifting Championships.[2] At the 2012 London Olympics, Iovu originally won the bronze medal in the 53 kg event.[3]
Iovu was disqualified from the
In the 2016 European Championships Iovu represented the third country in her career - Romania.
On 27 July 2016 the
On 2 November 2018, on the 2018 World Weightlifting Championships she got in Snatch 94-97-n/a and in Clean & Jerk, 116-118-123 got the bronze medal.
On 15 December 2018 she was banned until 2026 by the International Weightlifting Federation for Blood substitution.[8]
References
- ^ "Sanctions – International Weightlifting Federation".
- ^ "Russian wins bronze in European Weightlifting Championships". Archived from the original on 1 March 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Cristina Iovu". www.london2012.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ^ "Sanctioned athletes 2013". www.iwf.netm. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "IWF Executive Board sanctions Federation of Azerbaijan for multiple doping cases". www.iwf.netm. April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
- ^ "Public Disclosures". International Weightlifting Federation. 27 July 2016.
- ^ "London 2012: Yuliya Zaripova among 12 disqualified after retests". bbc.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "Sanctions – International Weightlifting Federation".
External links
- Cristina Iovu at the International Weightlifting Federation
- Cristina Iovu at Olympics.com
- Cristina Iovu at Olympic.org (archived)
- Cristina Iovu at Olympedia
- Cristina Iovu at London2012.com at archive.today (archived 2013-01-03)
