Carlos Vilar

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

Carlos Vilar Castex (9 June 1930, Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian sailor gold medallist in the Pan American Games and the Snipe World Championships.[1]

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.

Pan American Games

1st place in Snipe at Buenos Aires 1951.

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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.

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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.