Natalia Grigoryevna Kushnir (; 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. See also List of Jewish volleyball players References External links Sports-reference bio Jews in Sports bio 1954 births Living people Soviet women's volleyball players Russian women's volleyball players Olympic volleyball players of the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Moscow Jewish women's volleyball players Soviet Jews Russian Jews