Luminița Dinu (née Huțupan; born 6 November 1971) is a Romanian handball player.

[1] She received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and was named goalkeeper of the All-Star Team.

[2] In January 2011, Dinu was chosen the best female goalkeeper ever in a fans' poll carried out by the International Handball Federation by collecting more than 7000 votes (nearly 94%).

[3] For her services to the team and the city, and her exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Dinu was made Honorary Citizen of Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2010.

[5] Dinu-Huțupan, who began playing handball in 1985, has a high school diploma, is married, and speaks Romanian and Slovene.