[5] He also won a copper medal[a] for second place finish at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.

[1][8] He was a member of the Panellinios sports club and a dedicated athlete who pursued running.

[15][1]: 32 Vasilakos studied law and became a customs director in the Greek Ministry of Finance.

[7][11] In 1960, he was awarded the Gold Cross of the Order of Phoenix by King Paul of Greece.

[16] The 2011 book titled Ο Χαρίλαος Βασιλάκος και η αμφιλεγόμενη πρωτιά του Σπύρου Λούη, which translates from Greek to Charilaos Vasilakos and the controversial lead of Spyros Louis, presents a biography of Vasilakos and signs which challenge the 1896 Olympic race results.