Natalia Kushnir

Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir (Russian: Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир; born May 6, 1954) is a former Soviet volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Natalia Kushnir
Personal information
Full nameNatalia Grigoryevna Kushnir
NicknameНаталья Григорьевна Кушнир
NationalityRussian
Born (1954-05-06) May 6, 1954
Moscow, Russia
National team
 Soviet Union
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal Team competition

Kushnir, who is Jewish, was born in Moscow, Russia.[1][2][3][4][5] She played volleyball for Lokomotiv Moskva, and for the Soviet Union.[1]

Kushnir and the Soviet Union team won the team gold medal in volleyball at the 1971 European Championships.[6] She and the Soviet team won a silver medal at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal, losing to Japan in the finals.[1][3][6]

See also

References
  1. "Nataliya Kushnir Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  2. Peter S. Horvitz. The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  3. Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  4. Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  5. Paul Yogi Mayer (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: sport: a springboard for minorities. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
  6. "Kushnir, Natalia". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved July 30, 2011.


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