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Argentine sailor
Jorge Vilar
Personal information
Full nameJorge Antonio Vilar Castex
Nationality Argentina
Born(1931-06-27)27 June 1931
Buenos Aires
Died17 February 2015(2015-02-17) (aged 83)
Buenos Aires
Sailing career
ClassSnipe
Club Club Náutico San Isidro
Competition record
Sailing
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place Buenos Aires 1951 Snipe
Snipe World Championships
Gold medal – first place Palma de Mallorca 1948 Snipe
Silver medal – second place Larchmont 1949 Snipe
Gold medal – first place Havana 1951 Snipe

Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex (27 June 1931 in Buenos Aires – 17 February 2014) was an Argentine sailor gold medallist in the——Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.

He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Carlos, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the "class in 1947." 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※

References※

  1. ^ "Carlos Vilar Castex Premio Konex 1980: Yachting". FundaciĂłn KONEX. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  2. ^ "FalleciĂł Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces CampeĂłn Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  3. ^ "FalleciĂł Jorge Vilar Castex, dos veces CampeĂłn Mundial de Snipe". Sailor's Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
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