Jorge Vilar | |
Fullname: | Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex |
Birth Date: | 1931 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Buenos Aires |
Death Place: | Buenos Aires |
Classes: | Snipe |
Medaltemplates-Title: | Competition record |
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.