Olha Bohdanivna Zhovnir (; 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.(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) At the 2009 World Fencing Championships Zhovnir and her teammates beat France to win gold.Ukrainian women fencers win gold at World Championship, Den The team won the title "Team of the Year" at the (Ukrainian) "Sports Heroes of the Year 2009" ceremony in April 2010. Галина Пундик, Ольга Жовнір та Олена Хомрова, UNIAN (April 7, 2010)
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