Olha Zhovnir
Ukrainian fencer
Ольга Богданівна Жовнір · 奥莉加·若夫尼尔 · 올하 조우니르
- Born
- 8 June 1989, Ostroh
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Sport
- fencing
- Occupation
- fencer
- Height
- 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
- Weight
- 55 kg (121 lb)
Olha Bohdanivna Zhovnir (Ukrainian: Ольга Богданівна Жовнір; born 8 June 1989) is a Ukrainian fencer and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The Ukrainian team (she has stayed a member of) won gold in the Sabre final beating Russia during the 2010 European Fencing Championship. At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Zhovnir and her teammates beat France to win gold. The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the (Ukrainian) "Sports Heroes of the Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – women's team sabre | 2008 |
Awards and honours
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q268737 (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.