Olha Zhovnir

Olha Bohdanivna Zhovnir (Ukrainian: Ольга Богданівна Жовнір; born 8 June 1989[1]) is a Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Olha Zhovnir
Personal information
Born (1989-06-08) 8 June 1989
Netishyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportFencing
Weaponsabre
Handright-handed
National coachArtem Skorokhod
ClubCSKA
FIE rankingcurrent ranking
Medal record
Women's sabre
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team sabre
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Antalya Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2010 Paris Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2011 Catania Team sabre
Silver medal – second place 2012 Kiev Team sabre
Bronze medal – third place2014 KazanTeam sabre
European Games
Gold medal – first placeBaku 2015Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 LeipzigTeam sabre
Silver medal – second place2011 SheffieldTeam sabre
Bronze medal – third place2014 StrasbourgTeam sabre

The Ukrainian team (she has stayed a member of) won gold in the Sabre final beating Russia during the 2010 European Fencing Championship.[3] At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Zhovnir and her teammates beat France to win gold.[4] The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the (Ukrainian) "Sports Heroes of the Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010.[5]

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