Soviet volleyball player

Natalia Kushnir

Personal information
Full name| Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir
Nickname| Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир
Nationality| Russian
Born|  (1954-05-06) May 6, 1954 (age 68)
Moscow, Russia
National team
| |  Soviet Union

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Honours

Women's volleyball
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
|  1976 Montreal | Team competition

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

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[edit]

* List of Jewish volleyball players

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "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 (April 2007). The Big Book of Jewish Sports Heroes: An Illustrated Compendium of Sports History and the 150 Greatest Jewish Sports Stars. 2007. ISBN 9781561719075. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
3. ^ a b Paul Taylor (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: the clash between sport and politics: with a complete review of Jewish Olympic medalists. ISBN 9781903900888. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
4. ^ Bob Wechsler (2008). Day by day in Jewish sports history. ISBN 9780881259698. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
5. ^ Paul Yogi Mayer (2004). Jews and the Olympic Games: sport: a springboard for minorities. ISBN 9780853035169. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
6. ^ a b "Kushnir, Natalia". Jewsinsports.org. Retrieved July 30, 2011.

## External links[edit]

* Sports-reference bio
* Jews in Sports bio

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Soviet Union women's volleyball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal

* Anna Rostova
* Lyudmila Shchetinina
* Liliya Osadchaya
* Inna Ryskal
* Natalia Kushnir
* Olga Kozakova
* Nina Smoleyeva
* Lyubov Rudovskaya
* Larisa Bergen
* Lyudmila Chernyshyova
* Zoya Yusova
* Nina Muradyan
* Coach: Givi Akhvlediani

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