Olga Levina

Olga Levina (, Olha Vadymivna Levyna; ; born October 23, 1961) is a retired International draughts player and 4 times Women's World Champion in International draughts. Levina is a Kharkiv University alumnus. Her father, Vadim Levin, is a poet and translator, an author of numerous books for children.

Career Olga Levina started her professional career as a Russian draughts player but once having, in 10th grade, reached a Master's level, the highest possible in this variant of draughts, has switched to International draughts.

In 1995, Olga Levina emigrated to Israel and settled in Haifa. The same year she participated for the last time in the World championships; after realizing that the Israeli sports authorities cannot provide her with the kind of support she was used to in the Soviet Union, she decided to retire. Today she is a certified specialist in Neuro-linguistic programming and a traditional Reiki Master.