Olya Ovtchinnikova

{{Short description|Canadian fencer (born 1987)}}

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| caption = Ovtchinnikova in Calgary (2014)

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{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 Rio de Janeiro|Team sabre}}

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Olya Ovtchinnikova (born February 6, 1987) is a Canadian fencer. Ovtchinnikova started fencing for recreation in Moscow, Russia, where she participated in local competitions. In 2000, her family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada, where she began to train more seriously. She speaks both Russian and English.

She competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 2008 Summer Olympics, but did not win a medal. She was a member of the Canadian team that finished in seventh place.{{cite web|title=Olya Ovtchinnikova Biography and Olympic results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ov/olya-ovtchinnikova-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200223043256/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=olya+ovtchinnikova+ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 23, 2020 |work=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |accessdate=February 10, 2010}}