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Nationality
  
Russian

Name
  
Natalia Kushnir

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Full name
  
Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir

Nickname
  
Наталья Григорьевна Кушнир

Born
  
May 6, 1954 (age 69) Moscow, Russia (
1954-05-06
)

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

Kushnir, who is Jewish, was born in Moscow, Russia. She played volleyball for Lokomotiv Moskva, and for the Soviet Union.

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

References

Natalia Kushnir Wikipedia