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{{short description|Argentine volleyball player (born 1960)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox volleyball biography
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| fullname       = Waldo Ariel Kantor
| nickname       = 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1960|1|11|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Buenos Aires, Argentina]]
| hometown       = 
| height         = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|93|kg|0|abbr=on}}
| spike          = 
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| college        = 
| position       = Setter
| teamnumber     = 1 (national team)
| years          = 
| teams          = 
| nationalyears  = 1981–1990
| nationalteam   = {{vb|ARG}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[volleyball]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ARG}} }}
[[File:Olympic rings.svg|center|80px]]
{{MedalCompetition|[[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1988 Summer Olympics|1988 Seoul]] | [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|World Championship]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[1982 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship|1982 Argentina]] |}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[1983 Pan American Games|1983 Caracas]]|[[Volleyball at the 1983 Pan American Games|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[South American Men's Volleyball Championship|CSV South American Championship]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1981 Men's South American Volleyball Championship|1981 Santiago]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1983 Men's South American Volleyball Championship|1983 São Paulo]]|}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1989 Men's South American Volleyball Championship|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 [[Argentina men's national volleyball team|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 [[Liga Argentina de Voleibol|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==
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" 
| align="center"|'''Club'''
| align="center"|'''Country'''
| align="center"|'''From'''
| align="center"|'''To'''
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Club I.L. Peretz Villa Lynch]]
|{{ARG}}
|1974–1975
|1977–1978
|-align=left
|[[Ferro Carril Oeste]]
|{{ARG}}
|1978–1979
|1981–1982
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|Sienne
|{{ITA}}
|1982–1983
|1982–1983
|-align=left
|Jesi
|{{ITA}}
|1983–1984
|1984–1985
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Pallavolo Catania]]
|{{ITA}}
|1985–1986
|1985–1986
|-align=left
|Córdoba
|{{ESP}}
|1986–1987
|1986–1987
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Pallavolo Catania]]
|{{ITA}}
|1987–1988
|1989–1990
|-align=left
|[[Pallavolo Modena]]
|{{ITA}}
|1990–1991
|1992–1993
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Montpellier UC Volley-Ball]]
|{{FRA}}
|1993–1994
|1993–1994
|-align=left
|[[Banespa]]/[[São Paulo]]
|{{BRA}}
|1994–1995
|1994–1995
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|Mendele
|Loma Hermosa
|1995–1996
|1995–1996
|- bgcolor="#EFEFEF" align="left"
|[[Paris Volley]]
|{{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:1960 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[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 bronze 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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