Olha Zhovnir
Ukrainian fencer (born 1989)
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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]
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1989 |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) |
| Fencing career | |
| Sport | Fencing |
| Weapon | sabre |
| Hand | right-handed |
| National coach | Artem Skorokhod |
| Club | CSKA |
| FIE ranking | current ranking |
Medal record | |
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]
