Olha Zhovnir

Olha Zhovnir
Personal information
Born	(1989-06-08) 8 June 1989 (age 35) Netishyn, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Weapon	sabre
Hand	right-handed
National coach	Artem Skorokhod
Club	CSKA
FIE ranking	current ranking
Medal record Women's sabre Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Team sabre World Championships 2009 Antalya Team sabre 2010 Paris Team sabre 2011 Catania Team sabre 2012 Kyiv Team sabre 2014 Kazan Team sabre European Games Baku 2015 Team European Championships 2010 Leipzig Team sabre 2011 Sheffield Team sabre 2014 Strasbourg Team sabre Summer Universiade 2007 Bangkok Team sabre

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]

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]

References

1. (in Ukrainian) Володарями золотої олімпійської медалі у складі жіночої команди з фехтування на шаблях стали представники Центрального спортивного клубу Збройних Сил України Галина Пундик і Ольга Жовнір, Ukrainian ministry of defence (August 18, 2008)
2. "Athlete - the official website of the BEIJING 2008 Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
3. (L-R) Ukraine's Olga Khomrova, Galyna Pundyk, Olga Zhovnir and Olga Kharlan pose with their gold medals during a ceremony for the women's fencing team sabre final at the European Fencing Championship in Leipzig, July 22, 2010 Archived July 24, 2012, at archive.today, Daylife (July 22, 2010)
4. Ukrainian women fencers win gold at World Championship, Den
5. (in Ukrainian) Галина Пундик, Ольга Жовнір та Олена Хомрова, UNIAN (April 7, 2010)