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 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] Vilaca took his first Super League Triathlon Championship Series event podium in Munich, in the 2022 series, when he finished 2nd behind Australian Triathlete Matthew Hauser.[8]
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.[9][10]
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.
- ^ Powell, Megan (2022-09-11). "Hauser Storms to Victory and Redemption at SLT Munich". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ^ "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.