David Kushnir (דוד קושניר; J21 June 1931 – 18 October 2020) was an Israeli Olympic long-jumper[1] and track and field coach.
He was born in Afula, Mandatory Palestine (now in Israel), and was Jewish.[2] When Kushnir competed in the Olympics he was 5 feet 8 inches (173 cm) tall and weighed 163 pounds (74 kg).[1]
He won the Israeli Championship in the long jump in 1960, 1961, 1963, and 1964.[4] Kushnir coached the Israeli national track and field team from 1970 to 1982.[2][5] At the 1978 World Veterans Championship (age 40–45), Kushnir won the broad jump.[2]
On top of being Israeli champion and national record holder in the long jump, Kushnir also won national championships in 100 metres, triple jump, and pole vault. He was the national record holder in triple jump (1954, 5 years) and decathlon (1954, 6 years).