Albert Anthony Cantello (June 9, 1931 – January 17, 2024) was an American javelin thrower as a member of the United States Marine Corps.

He was the coach of the men's distance running program at the United States Naval Academy from 1963 to 2018.

In 1964, Sport magazine named Cantello to its all-time track and field team and voted him the world's greatest competitor in the javelin.

[1] His personal best throw, with the old javelin type, was 86.04 metres, achieved in June 1959 in Compton.

In 2013 Cantello was inducted into the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Coaches Hall of Fame along with Ron Allice, Dennis Craddock, Jim Hunt, Curtis Frye, and Paul Olsen.