Jorge Vilar
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FullnameJorge Antonio Vilar Castex
Nationality
Argentina
ArgentinaBorn27 June 1931
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Died17 February 2015 (aged 83)
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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| Full name | Jorge Antonio Vilar Castex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1931 Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 February 2015 (aged 83) Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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.