Waldo Kantor
Personal information
Full nameWaldo Ariel Kantor
NationalityArgentine
Born (1960-01-11) 11 January 1960
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight93 kg (205 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter
Number1 (national team)
National team
1981-1990 Argentina
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing  Argentina
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Argentina
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1983 CaracasTeam
CSV South American Championship
Silver medal – second place1981 Santiago
Silver medal – second place1983 São Paulo
Silver medal – second place1989 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.

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

Club Country From To
Club I.L. Peretz Villa Lynch  Argentina 1974–1975 1977–1978
Ferro Carril Oeste  Argentina 1978–1979 1981–1982
Sienne  Italy 1982–1983 1982–1983
Jesi  Italy 1983–1984 1984–1985
Pallavolo Catania  Italy 1985–1986 1985–1986
Córdoba  Spain 1986–1987 1986–1987
Pallavolo Catania  Italy 1987–1988 1989–1990
Pallavolo Modena  Italy 1990–1991 1992–1993
Montpellier UC Volley-Ball  France 1993–1994 1993–1994
Banespa/São Paulo  Brazil 1994–1995 1994–1995
Mendele Loma Hermosa 1995–1996 1995–1996
Paris Volley  France 1996–1997 1996–1997

References


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