Olha Zhovnir Athlete
Olha Zhovnir (born June 18, 1989 in Ostroh) 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 2009 and 2010 European Fencing Championships. 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.
