Leonida Ciobu is a Moldovan IFBB Pro Wellness athlete and a three-time Romania Muscle Fest Pro champion. ๐
She has won 7 professional shows, competed at the Mr. Olympia five times in a row, and finished fourth in Wellness at the 2026 Olympia โ her best result there so far.
Her latest win came in Bucharest on 7 November 2026, when she took the Wellness title at the Romania Muscle Fest Pro with a perfect score of 3.
Quick Facts
| Full name | Leonida Ciobu |
| Division | Women’s Wellness (formerly Bikini) |
| Country | Moldova |
| @leociobu_ | |
| Coach | @gheroinn |
| Sponsors | Tsunami Nutrition, Biowell Labs |
| Pro card | NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia Spain, June 2019 |
| Pro debut | Yamamoto Cup Pro, 23 September 2019 |
| Pro record | 23 contests, 7 wins, 14 top-three finishes |
| Olympia appearances | 5 (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) |
| Best Olympia finish | 4th, Wellness Olympia 2026 |
| Qualified for | 2027 Mr. Olympia |
Early Life and Bikini Years
Leonida Ciobu comes from Moldova, and she competes for Moldova on every official scorecard. ๐ฒ๐ฉ
Her date of birth, height, and competition weight have not been published, so none of them appear in this biography.
She started competing as a Bikini athlete. Her earliest Instagram posts, from 2018, carry the tag #bikinichampion.
Her first recorded win came at the Venice Cup Pro Qualifier in December 2018, where she won her Bikini class.
She also shares her journey openly. In January 2026 she posted a 2017-versus-2025 transformation, 50 kg to 66 kg, tagged #bikinitowellness.
Turning Professional
Ciobu earned her IFBB Pro card at the NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia in Spain in June 2019. ๐๏ธ
She marked the moment herself on Instagram on 8 June 2019 with the words “#newpro @mrolympiaamateur #bikinichampion”.
She won her Bikini class at that show. The overall winner is not published, so no overall win is claimed here.
Her professional debut came that September, at the Yamamoto Cup Pro in Rome, where she placed seventh in Bikini.
She added two more Bikini outings that year, finishing ninth at both the Romania Muscle Fest Pro and the San Marino Pro.
The Switch to Wellness
Ciobu did not compete in 2020. When she returned, she had moved from Bikini to Wellness. ๐ช
Her first Wellness show was the 2021 Romania Muscle Fest Pro, where she finished second behind Anna Mroczkowska.
Later that month she finished second again, at the Bigman Weekend Pro in Spain, behind Juliana Mota Esteso.
Her first Wellness win came the following November, at the 2022 Romania Muscle Fest Pro, where she beat Carina Marques.
That win started a run that has made Bucharest her happiest hunting ground, with three Romania titles in all.
The 2025 Season
Ciobu opened 2025 with three shows in the United States in the space of two weeks. ๐บ๐ธ
She finished third at the Pittsburgh Pro on 11 May, second at the New York Pro on 17 May, and won the Miami Pro on 24 May.
The Miami win, with a score of 4, earned her qualification for the 2025 Mr. Olympia.
At the Olympia in Las Vegas on 10 October 2025, she finished fifth in Wellness, her first top-five Olympia finish.
A month later she was back in Bucharest, winning the 2025 Romania Muscle Fest Pro with a perfect score of 3.
Photo: NPC News Online
Fourth at the 2026 Olympia
Ciobu’s fifth consecutive Olympia appearance came on 26 September 2026 in Las Vegas. โญ
She finished fourth in Wellness, behind Eduarda Bezerra, Isabelle Nunes, and Elisa Alcantara, with a score of 20.
It was her best Olympia finish, improving on fifth place the year before and ninth place in 2022 and 2024.
She called it her best version yet. On 4 October 2026 she wrote: “A 5-a Olympia consecutivฤ. ๐ ศi, fฤrฤ รฎndoialฤ, cea mai bunฤ versiune a mea de pรขnฤ acum.”
The 2026 Olympia was contested by 40 Wellness athletes.
Photo: NPC News Online
Third Romania Title
Six weeks later, Ciobu returned to Bucharest for the 2026 Romania Muscle Fest Pro. ๐
She won the Wellness title on 7 November 2026 with a perfect score of 3, from a field of 29 women.
Liza Kazanina finished second on 6 points, and Carolina Cardoso third on 9 points.
It was her third Romania Muscle Fest title, after 2022 and 2025, and her seventh professional win overall.
The win confirmed her qualification for the 2027 Mr. Olympia, where she is listed as qualified by the IFBB Pro League.
Photo: NPC News Online
Contest History
Ciobu has competed in 25 contests in all โ 23 as a professional and 2 as an amateur. Her combined record is 9 wins, 16 top-three finishes, 18 top-five finishes, and 25 top-ten finishes.
Her worst professional finish is tenth, at the 2023 Mr. Olympia. Every one of her 23 professional outings has landed inside the top ten.
| Year | Show | Division | Place | Tag | Score | Field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Romania Muscle Fest Pro | Wellness | 1st | 57 | 3 | 29 |
| 2026 | Mr. Olympia | Wellness | 4th | 7 | 20 | 40 |
| 2025 | Romania Muscle Fest Pro | Wellness | 1st | 49 | 3 | 12 |
| 2025 | Mr. Olympia | Wellness | 5th | 5 | 25 | 34 |
| 2025 | Miami Pro | Wellness | 1st | 164 | 4 | 17 |
| 2025 | New York Pro | Wellness | 2nd | 30 | 6 | 15 |
| 2025 | Pittsburgh Pro | Wellness | 3rd | 84 | 15 | 21 |
| 2024 | Mr. Olympia | Wellness | 9th | โ | 47 | 41 |
| 2024 | Empro Classic Pro | Wellness | 1st | โ | โ | 22 |
| 2024 | Arnold Classic UK | Wellness | 1st | โ | โ | 5 |
| 2023 | Mr. Olympia | Wellness | 10th | โ | 48 | 28 |
| 2023 | Empro Classic Pro | Wellness | 1st | โ | โ | 16 |
| 2022 | Mr. Olympia | Wellness | 9th | โ | 46 | 38 |
| 2022 | Romania Muscle Fest Pro | Wellness | 1st | โ | โ | 15 |
| 2022 | FitParade Pro | Wellness | 3rd | โ | โ | 15 |
| 2022 | EVLS Prague Pro | Wellness | 6th | 83 | 19 | 14 |
| 2022 | Mr Big Evolution Pro | Wellness | 3rd | โ | โ | 22 |
| 2022 | Empro Classic Pro | Wellness | 2nd | โ | โ | 18 |
| 2021 | Bigman Weekend Pro | Wellness | 2nd | โ | โ | 13 |
| 2021 | Romania Muscle Fest Pro | Wellness | 2nd | โ | โ | 8 |
| 2019 | San Marino Pro | Bikini | 9th | โ | โ | 17 |
| 2019 | Romania Muscle Fest Pro | Bikini | 9th | โ | โ | 26 |
| 2019 | Yamamoto Cup Pro | Bikini | 7th | โ | โ | 21 |
| 2019 | Amateur Olympia Spain (amateur) | Bikini | 1st | โ | โ | โ |
| 2018 | Venice Cup Pro Qualifier (amateur) | Bikini | 1st | โ | โ | โ |
Her professional record is 23 contests, 7 wins, 14 top-three finishes, 16 top-five finishes, and 23 top-ten finishes.
Her amateur record is 2 contests and 2 wins, both Bikini class wins. Her combined record is 25 contests and 9 wins.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Leonida Ciobu?
Leonida Ciobu is a Moldovan IFBB Pro Wellness athlete. She has won 7 professional shows and competed at the Mr. Olympia five times.
How many professional shows has Leonida Ciobu won?
She has won 7 professional shows: Romania Muscle Fest Pro in 2022, 2025, and 2026, Empro Classic Pro in 2023 and 2024, Arnold Classic UK in 2024, and Miami Pro in 2025.
What is Leonida Ciobu’s best Olympia finish?
Her best Olympia finish is fourth, at the 2026 Wellness Olympia in Las Vegas, where she scored 20 points from a field of 40 athletes.
How many times has Leonida Ciobu competed at the Olympia?
She has competed at the Olympia five times in a row, from 2022 to 2026, finishing ninth, tenth, ninth, fifth, and fourth.
When did Leonida Ciobu turn professional?
She earned her IFBB Pro card at the NPC Worldwide Amateur Olympia in Spain in June 2019, winning her Bikini class, and made her pro debut at the Yamamoto Cup Pro that September.
Who is Leonida Ciobu’s coach?
Her coach is @gheroinn, whom she calls “my coach and soul” in her own words.
Related: Ciobu won the Wellness title at the 2026 Romania Muscle Fest Pro. Read the biographies of the other Romania winners โ Viktoria Csicsayova, Anastasia Korableva, Piotr Wojtowicz, and Roman Iushchenko. Read her diet plan and workout routine.
Leonida Ciobu is a Moldovan IFBB Pro Wellness athlete with 7 professional wins and 5 Olympia appearances. Her diet and training are covered in her diet-plan article, which will follow this biography. This article uses her official contest record, the official IFBB scorecards, and her own words from Instagram.