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| Full name | Carlos Vilar Castex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1930-06-09)9 June 1930 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 June 2021(2021-06-29) (aged 91) Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Class | Snipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club |  Club Náutico San Isidro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Carlos Vilar Castex (9 June 1930 – 29 June 2021) was an Argentine sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.
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. 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.
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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- Sailors (sport) from Buenos Aires
- Argentine male sailors (sport)
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- Sailors at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina
- Pan American Games medalists in sailing
- World champions in sailing for Argentina
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- 20th-century Argentine sportsmen
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