Jorge Vilar
Argentine sailor
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Full name | Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1931-06-27)27 June 1931 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 February 2015(2015-02-17) (aged 83) Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sailing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Class | Snipe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Club Náutico San Isidro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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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.[1][2]
He started sailing Snipes with his brother, Carlos, at the Club Náutico San Isidro and entered competition on the class in 1947.[3] 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
- 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.
- ^ "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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- 1934: Bracey
- 1935: Bass
- 1936: Benson
- 1937: Deacon
- 1938: Gabor
- 1939: Hall
- 1940: Metcalf & Schenck
- 1941: Metcalf & Lounsberry
- 1942: C. Heinzerling & R. Heinzerling
- 1945: Bob White & Betty White
- 1946: B. Davis & K. Davis
- 1947: Ted A. Wells & duPan
- 1948: C. Vilar & J. Vilar
- 1949: Ted A. Wells & M. A. Wells
- 1951: J. Vilar & C. Vilar
- 1953: Conde Martins & Bello
- 1955: Capio & Podestà
- 1957: Alonso-Allende & Laiseca
- 1959: Elvstrøm & Johansen
- 1961: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt
- 1963: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt
- 1965: A. Schmidt & E. Schmidt
- 1967: Piccolo & Henrique de Lorenzi
- 1969: Elms & Shear
- 1971: Elms & Martin
- 1973: Gancedo & Parga
- 1975: Gancedo & Bernal
- 1977: Ostergren & Neugebauer
- 1979: Chapin & Dixon
- 1981: Lenhart & Muglia
- 1983: T. Grael & L. Grael
- 1985: Lange & Saubidet
- 1987: T. Grael & Maia
- 1989: Fabini & Meerhoff
- 1991: Roger & Quiroga
- 1993: Lange & Parada
- 1995: Lange & Parada
- 1997: Oliveira & Neves
- 1999: Manso & Lorenzo
- 2001: A. Paradeda & E. Paradeda
- 2003: Diaz & Rogers
- 2005: Diaz & Kelly
- 2007: Hornos & Quintero
- 2009: Amorim & Bianchi
- 2011: do Amaral & Borges
- 2013: Amorim & Bianchi
- 2015: Tavares & Carvalho
- 2017: Ríos & Agnese
- 2019: Haddad & Nascimento
- 2022: González & Sánchez