Jorge Vilar

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]

Jorge Vilar

Personal information
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
Sport
Sailing career
Class	Snipe
Club	Club Náutico San Isidro
Competition record Sailing Representing  Argentina Pan American Games Buenos Aires 1951 Snipe Snipe World Championships Palma de Mallorca 1948 Snipe Larchmont 1949 Snipe Havana 1951 Snipe

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.