Kharlan (Olga)

Olga Kharlan (born 1990) is a renowned Ukrainian fencer. She specializes in saber fencing and has achieved significant success on the international stage. Kharlan is a multiple-time World and European champion, and an Olympic medalist, having won gold in the team event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and individual bronze medals at both the 2012 London and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. In 2023, during the Fencing World Championship, Kharlan was disqualified after refusing to shake hands with her Russian opponent Anna Smirnova, who was performing under neutral status. Kharlan’s gesture sparked many memes on this subject. [ChatGPT, edited]