Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex (27 June 1931 in Buenos Aires – 17 February 2014) was an Argentinian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.[1][2]
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| Full name | Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1931 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 2015 (aged 83) Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Snipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Club Náutico San Isidro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Carlos, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the class in 1947.[3] He went on to win the World Championship in 1948 as a crew and in 1951 as a skipper, in both cases with his brother Carlos. They also placed second at the 1949 Worlds. In 1953 they finished 6th and in 1958 they were 5th.
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.
- ^ "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.