Carlos Vilar

Carlos Vilar
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Vilar Castex
Nationality	Argentina
Born	9 June 1930; Buenos Aires
Died	29 June 2021 (aged 91); Buenos Aires
Sailing career
Class(es)	Snipe
Club	Club Náutico San Isidro
Competition record
Sailing
Representing Argentina
Pan American Games
Snipe World Championships

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 in 2021.^[3]

Pan American Games[]

1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 1951.

References[]

^ "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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[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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