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.
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
1930 births
2021 deaths
Sportspeople from Buenos Aires
Argentine male sailors (sport) Club Náutico San Isidro Sailors at the 1951 Pan American Games Snipe class world champions Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in sailing World champions in sailing for Argentina Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina
