- Olha Kharlan
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Olha Kharlan Personal information Born September 4, 1990 Medal recordWomen's Fencing Olympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing Team sabre World Championships Gold 2009 Antalya Team sabre Silver 2007 St.Petersburgh Team sabre Silver 2009 Antalya Sabre Silver 2010 Paris Sabre Silver 2010 Paris Team sabre Silver 2011 Catania Team Sabre Bronze 2011 Catania Sabre European Championships Gold 2009 Plovdiv Team sabre Gold 2009 Plovdiv Sabre Gold 2010 Leipzig Team sabre Gold 2011 Sheffield Sabre Universiade Gold 2011 Shenzhen Sabre Silver 2011 Shenzhen Team sabre Olga Kharlan (Ukrainian: Ольга Харлан) (born September 4, 1990 in Mykolaiv)[1] is a Ukrainian fencer (specialised in Sabre) and member of the team which won the gold medal in sabre at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kharlan was elected Ukraine's "Best Sportswoman of the Year" during the "Heroes of the 2008 Sports Year" award.[2]
Career
At the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship in Turkey she won the silver medal.[3]
In the final against China at the Sabre team events during the 2008 Summer Olympics, Kharlan was the main drive for victory, staging a spectacular comeback of the Ukrainian team and scoring more than half of the 45 points of victory.
At the 2009 Seniors European Fencing Championship in Bulgaria Kharlan won gold in the women's fencing Sabre final[4] and the Ukrainian team (she was a member of) won gold in the Sabre final beating Russia.[5][6] The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the (Ukrainian) "Sports Heroes of the Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010.[7]
At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Kharlan and her teammates beat France to win gold and Kharlan won silver individuality.[8]
During the 2010 European Fencing Championships Kharlan was again a member of this team which again won gold beating Russia once more in the final.[9][10]
References
- ^ (Ukrainian) Ольга Харлан: На олімпіаді ми взяли своє, а китаянок навіть шкода, Сhampion.com.ua (October 22, 2008)
- ^ Keywords: Olga Harlan, UNIAN (January 28, 2009)
- ^ Watch the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Kyiv Post (August 6, 2008)
- ^ Ukraine photo page, USA Today (July 16, 2009)
- ^ Plovdiv said goodbye to the European Fencing Championships, European Fencing Confederation (July 19, 2009)
- ^ (Ukrainian) Українські шаблісти вперше стали Чемпіонками Європи, перемігши у фіналі Росію, Korrespondent (July 20, 2009)
- ^ (Ukrainian) Галина Пундик, Ольга Жовнір та Олена Хомрова, UNIAN (April 7, 2010)
- ^ Ukrainian women fencers win gold at World Championship, Den
- ^ Ukraine's Olga Kharlan celebrates the gold medal victory over Russia in the women's fencing team sabre final at the European Fencing Championship in Leipzig, July 22, 2010, Daylife (July 22, 2010)
- ^ (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, Daylife (July 22, 2010)
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Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Ukrainian fencers
- Fencers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic fencers of Ukraine
- Olympic gold medalists for Ukraine
- People from Mykolaiv
- Olympic medalists in fencing
- Women fencers
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