Natalia Kushnir

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

Natalia Kushnir
Personal information
Full name	Nataliya Grigoryevna Kushnir (-Puchkova)
Nickname	Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1954-05-06) 6 May 1954 (age 71) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
National team
Soviet Union
Honours Women's volleyball Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team

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

• List of Jewish volleyball players