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]

Vasco Vilaça
Personal information
Full nameVasco de Paiva Vilaça
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1999-12-21) 21 December 1999
Amadora, Lisbon, Portugal
EducationLinköping University
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Websitevascovilaca.com
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportTriathlon
ClubBenfica
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Portugal
World Championships
2020 HamburgElite
World Triathlon Grand Final
2017 RotterdamJunior
European Triathlon Championships
2017 KitzbühelJunior

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.[6][7]

References
  1. "European Athletics - Athlete: Vasco Vilaça". european-athletics. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  2. Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Vasco Vilaca". Triathlon.org. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  3. Union, International Triathlon. "Athlete Profile: Vasco Vilaca". ITU World Triathlon Series. Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  4. SAPO. "Vasco Vilaça campeão europeu júnior de triatlo". SAPO 24 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  5. Rodrigues, Vasco (2017-09-17). "Melanie Santos e Vasco Vilaça conquistam prata em mundiais". Federação de Triatlo de Portugal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-08-03.
  6. "Vera Vilaça é campeã nacional!". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. "Irmãos Vilaça vencem Triatlo de Peniche". www.slbenfica.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-09-06.
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