Waldo Kantor

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Waldo Kantor
Personal information
Full nameWaldo Ariel Kantor
NationalityArgentine
Born (1960-01-11) 11 January 1960 (age 64)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number1 (national team)
National team
1981–1990Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1982 Argentina
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Caracas Team
CSV South American Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1981 Santiago
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 São Paulo
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Curitiba

Waldo Ariel Kantor (born 11 January 1960) is a retired volleyball player from Argentina, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. In Seoul, Kantor won the bronze medal with the men's national team. He started played soccer at All Boys, and then decided to play volleyball at IL Peretz from Villa Lynch.

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With Ferro Carril Oeste, Kantor won the Morgan Cup of 1979, and the national championships of 1980 and 1981. Kantor received two Konex Awards volleyball merit diplomas (1990 and 2000).

Coaching

After retirement, Kantor became a successful coach with Argentine first division Bolivar Buenos Aires, winning the 2007–08 championship. He also played at Mendele from Loma Hermosa, where he defeated different teams from the area, such as Villa Piagio, Los Matreros, and River.

Club history

ClubCountryFromTo
Club I.L. Peretz Villa Lynch Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1974–19751977–1978
Ferro Carril Oeste Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1978–19791981–1982
SienneFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1982–19831982–1983
JesiFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1983–19841984–1985
Pallavolo Catania Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1985–19861985–1986
CórdobaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1986–19871986–1987
Pallavolo Catania Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1987–19881989–1990
Pallavolo Modena Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1990–19911992–1993
Montpellier UC Volley-Ball Flag of France.svg  France 1993–19941993–1994
Banespa/São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1994–19951994–1995
MendeleLoma Hermosa1995–19961995–1996
Paris Volley Flag of France.svg  France 1996–19971996–1997

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