Carlos Vilar
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Vilar Castex
Nationality Argentina
Born(1930-06-09)9 June 1930
Buenos Aires
Died29 June 2021(2021-06-29) (aged 91)
Buenos Aires
Sailing career
ClassSnipe
Club Club Náutico San Isidro
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first placeBuenos Aires 1951Snipe
Snipe World Championships
Gold medal – first place Palma de Mallorca 1948Snipe
Silver medal – second place Larchmont 1949Snipe
Gold medal – first place Havana 1951Snipe

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]

Biography

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

References

  1. "Carlos Vilar Castex Premio Konex 1980: Yachting". Fundación KONEX. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. "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.
  3. "ᐈ Murió "Charly" Vilar Castex, Icono del Yachting Argentino". 30 June 2021.


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