Olha Kharlan
- January 4, 2024
- Fencer
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Olha Kharlan Biography
| Name | Olha Kharlan |
| Birthday | Sep 4 |
| Birth Year | 1990 |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Olha Kharlan is one of the most popular and richest Fencer who was born on September 4, 1990 in Ukraine. The fencer represented Ukraine internationally and won a gold medal for women’s team sabre in the 2008 Olympics and securing bronze in the women’s sabre competition in 2012.
A gymnast Gymnast Anna Bessonova also represented Ukraine in the 2008 Olympics, winning all-around bronze. also competed for Ukraine at the 2008 Olympics and won bronze in the all-around competition.
Kharlan joined the Ukrainian national team at the age of 14. Her first medal in an international competition was a bronze in the 2005 Junior World Championships in Linz after a defeat against Olympic champion Mariel Zagunis; she also took a silver medal in the team event. That same year, she reached the quarter-finals in the 2005 European Fencing Championships at Zalaegerszeg despite still being a cadet. In 2006, she placed second in the 2006 European Seniors Fencing Championship at İzmir after a close 14–15 defeat against Russia’s Sofiya Velikaya.
In the 2008–09 season Kharlan won the gold medal at the European Championships in Plovdiv both in the individual and the team event, where Ukraine overcame Russia. At the World Championships in Antalya, Kharlan once again made her way to the final, only to be stopped by Mariel Zagunis. She was described as “one of the most precocious talents in this category. She is already steady and consistent, but above all she is the star of the future.” In the team event, Ukraine defeated France in the final to come away with the gold medal. For this performance Kharlan and her team were named respectively athlete and team of the year at the Ukrainian Heroes of Sports Year ceremony held in April 2010.
The place she was raised was Mykolaiv, Ukraine.
Olha Kharlan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Fencer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Olha Kharlan is one of the richest Fencer from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Olha Kharlan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She was the winner of several sabre contests at Universiade.
She was awarded the gold medal in team sabre during both the 2013 and 2009 World Championships.
Olha Hennadiyivna Kharlan (Ukrainian: Ольга Геннадіївна Харлан ; born 4 September 1990) is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. She holds a bronze medal from both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2012 Summer Olympics and is a four-time World champion (2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019) and five-time European champion. She was Olympic team champion in the 2008 Summer Olympics, twice World team champion (2009 and 2013) and twice European team champion. Kharlan was named athlete of the year at the 2009 Ukrainian Heroes of Sports Years awards. She briefly pursued a political career.
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In the 2013 World Championships Kharlan made her way to the final after defeating reigning Olympic champion Kim Ji-yeon in a tight 15–14 bout. She took an early 8–1 lead in the bout against Yekaterina Dyachenko of Russia, who managed to get back to 12–12. Kharlan then struck three hits in a row to win her first individual World title. In the team event Ukraine met once again Russia in the final. After a very tight match Kharlan managed a comeback in the last leg and received her second gold medal in the competition. She finished the season No.1 in world rankings for the first time of her career and she was inducted in the hall of fame of the International Fencing Federation.
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Olha Ranked on the list of most popular Fencer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Olha Kharlan celebrates birthday on September 4 of every year.
Kharlan was educated at the Admiral Makarov National University of Shipbuilding in Mykolaiv. She married fellow sabre fencer Dmytro Boiko in August 2014.