Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir (Russian: Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир; born May 6, 1954) is a former Soviet volleyball player and Olympic silver medalist.[1]
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Full name | Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir | |||||||||||||
Nickname | Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||
Born | (1954-05-06) May 6, 1954 (age 68) Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||
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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]
Soviet Union women's volleyball squad – 1976 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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