International Triathlon Union

Vasco Vilaça was born in December 1999 in Amadora, in the Lisbon area of Portugal. From early childhood he was always interested in sports and started practicing gymnastics when he was just three years old. In 2006, and still only aged six, Vasco took part in his first duathlon and as soon as he finished he said: “I want to be a Triathlete.”

In 2013 he moved to Sweden where he still lives and trains and in 2014 he joined Portugal’s Youth team and since 2016 has been involved in the Portuguese Olympic project with a series of strong international results, including 15th in his first ever World Series race at WTS Edmonton in 2019.

Career highlights:
- 15th place 2019 WTS Edmonton
- 2017 European Champion
- 2nd place 2017 Junior World Championships Rotterdam Grand Final