Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex (27 June 1931 in

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– 17 February 2014) was an Argentine

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gold medallist in the

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and the

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. He started sailing

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with his brother, Carlos, at the

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and entered competition on the class in 1947. He went on to win the

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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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilar, Carlos 1930 births 2014 deaths Sailors (sport) from Buenos Aires Argentine male sailors (sport) Club Náutico San Isidro Sailors at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in sailing World champions in sailing for Argentina Open Snipe class world champions 20th-century Argentine sportsmen