Olha Hennadiivna Kharlan, also known as Olga Kharlan, is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. She is a four-time individual women’s world sabre champion, and a four-time Olympic medalist. She has been ranked #1 in the world in women's sabre for five years: in 2012–14, 2017–18, and 2019–21.
Kharlan in 2016
Kharlan in 2007
Kharlan (R) scores against Russian Dina Galiakbarova in the women's team sabre final of the 2013 World Championships
Ukrainian Order of Merit, first class
Fédération Internationale d'Escrime
The Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, commonly known by the acronym FIE, is the international governing body of Olympic fencing. Today, its head office is at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIE is composed of 155 national federations, each of which is recognized by its country's Olympic Committee as the sole representative of Olympic-style fencing in that country.
Allegory of fencing by Václav Česák, presented to the Olympic Museum by the Fédération Internationale d'Escrime in celebration of its centenary
Headquarters of the FIE at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne
FIE president Alisher Usmanov with Vladimir Putin.
Ukrainian four-time world sabre champion Olga Kharlan