Olha Kharlan
Ukrainian fencer
Ольга Геннадіївна Харлан · 奥莉加·哈尔兰 · オリガ・ハルラン · 올하 하를란
- Born
- 4 September 1990, Mykolaiv
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- fencing
- Discipline
- sabre fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 65 kg (143 lb)
Olha Hennadiivna Kharlan (Ukrainian: Ольга Геннадіївна Харлан; born 4 September 1990), also known as Olga Kharlan, is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. She is a four-time individual women's world sabre champion, six-time Olympic medalist and the most decorated Ukrainian Olympian in history. She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre for five seasons: 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2017–2018, 2019–2020 and 2020–2021.
Kharlan is also a two-time team world sabre champion, six-time individual European champion, and two-time team European champion. A five-time Olympian, she is a 2008 and 2024 team Olympic champion, 2016 team Olympic silver medalist, and three-time individual Olympic bronze medalist. Kharlan competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2012 London Olympics, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Kharlan was inducted into the International Fencing Federation (FIE) Hall of Fame in 2016. She briefly pursued a political career during the early 2010s.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2008 | 13th place |
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2008 | 1st place (gold) |
| fencing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2012 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2016 | 3rd place (bronze) |
| fencing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2016 | 2nd place (silver) |
| fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – women's individual sabre | 2021 | 17th place |
| fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – women's sabre | 2024 | 3rd place (bronze) |
Awards and honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class 2008
- Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for special achievements of youth in the development of Ukraine 2009
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class 2012
- Order of Merit, 1st class 2013
- Order of Princess Olga, 2nd class 2016
- Order of Princess Olga, 3rd class 2016
- Order of Princess Olga, 1st class 2018
- Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 5th class 2021
- National legend of Ukraine 2024
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q430937 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.