Carlos Vilar Castex (9 June 1930 – 29 June 2021) was an Argentinian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.[1]
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| Full name | Carlos Vilar Castex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1930 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2021 (aged 91) Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Snipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Club Náutico San Isidro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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Biography edit
Vilar was born in Buenos Aires. He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Jorge, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the class in 1947.[2] He went on to win the World Championship in 1948 as a skipper and in 1951 as a crew, in both cases with his brother Jorge. They also placed second at the 1949 Worlds. In 1953 they finished 6th and in 1958 they were 5th.
Vilar died from COVID-19 and heart disease in June 2021.[3]
Pan American Games edit
- 1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 1951.
References edit
- ^ "Carlos Vilar Castex Premio Konex 1980: Yachting". Fundación KONEX. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "Falleció Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces Campeón Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
- ^ "ᐈ Murió "Charly" Vilar Castex, Icono del Yachting Argentino". 30 June 2021.
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