Vasco Vilaça
Vasco de Paiva Vilaça (born 21 December 1999) is a Portuguese triathlete.[1][2][3] He won the gold medal at the 2017 European Triathlon Championships on the Junior Men category[4] and later on, a silver medal at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Rotterdam also on the Junior category.[5]
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| Full name | Vasco de Paiva Vilaça | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1999 Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Linköping University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | vascovilaca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Triathlon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Benfica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Vasco also competes in Super League Triathlon. He finished 12th in the 2019 Championship series and 4th in 2021.[6] He finished in second place at the inaugural SLT Arena Games, held in Rotterdam, 2020.[7]
Personal life
His one year older sister, Vera Vilaça, is also an elite Portuguese triathlete with both of them being national champions on almost every age category.[8][9]
References
- "European Athletics - Athlete: Vasco Vilaça". european-athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Vasco Vilaca". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Vasco Vilaca". ITU World Triathlon Series. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- SAPO. "Vasco Vilaça campeão europeu júnior de triatlo". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- Rodrigues, Vasco (2017-09-17). "Melanie Santos e Vasco Vilaça conquistam prata em mundiais". Federação de Triatlo de Portugal (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
- "Vasco Vilaca » Super League Triathlon". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- "Justus Nieschlag edges out Javier Gomez in Tense SLT Arena Games Battle". Super League Triathlon. 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- "Vera Vilaça é campeã nacional!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- "Irmãos Vilaça vencem Triatlo de Peniche". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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