Waldo Kantor
{{short description|Argentine volleyball player (born 1960)}}
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| fullname = Waldo Ariel Kantor
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|93|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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| position = Setter
| teamnumber = 1 (national team)
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| nationalyears = 1981–1990
| nationalteam = {{vb|ARG}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's volleyball}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ARG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 1988 Seoul | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}
{{MedalBronze | 1982 Argentina |}}
{{Medal|Competition|Pan American Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|1983 Caracas|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|CSV South American Championship}}
{{MedalSilver|1981 Santiago|}}
{{MedalSilver|1983 São Paulo|}}
{{MedalSilver|1989 Curitiba|}}
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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
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| align="center"|Club | align="center"|Country | align="center"|From | align="center"|To |
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|{{ARG}} |1974–1975 |1977–1978 |
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|{{ARG}} |1978–1979 |1981–1982 |
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|Sienne |{{ITA}} |1982–1983 |1982–1983 |
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|Jesi |{{ITA}} |1983–1984 |1984–1985 |
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|{{ITA}} |1985–1986 |1985–1986 |
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|Córdoba |{{ESP}} |1986–1987 |1986–1987 |
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|{{ITA}} |1987–1988 |1989–1990 |
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|{{ITA}} |1990–1991 |1992–1993 |
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|{{FRA}} |1993–1994 |1993–1994 |
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|{{BRA}} |1994–1995 |1994–1995 |
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|Mendele |Loma Hermosa |1995–1996 |1995–1996 |
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|{{FRA}} |1996–1997 |1996–1997 |
References
- {{Sports-Reference|ka/waldo-kantor-1}}
- [http://www.aclav.com/_noticia-detalle_ENG.php?id=5221 DirecTV Bolivar returns to training]
External links
- {{sports links}}
- [https://volleybox.net/waldo-kantor-p4534 Volleybox.net profile]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Jewish Argentine sportspeople
Category:Argentine men's volleyball players
Category:Jewish volleyball players
Category:Olympic volleyball players for Argentina
Category:Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Category:Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Argentina
Category:Olympic medalists in volleyball
Category:Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:Pan American Games medalists in volleyball
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Argentina
Category:Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games
Category:20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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