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]
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| Born | 8 June 1989 Netishyn, Ukraine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weapon | sabre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hand | right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National coach | Artem Skorokhod | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIE ranking | current ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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- (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)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-08-18. Retrieved 2008-08-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- (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)
- Ukrainian women fencers win gold at World Championship, Den
- (in Ukrainian) Галина Пундик, Ольга Жовнір та Олена Хомрова, UNIAN (April 7, 2010)
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