Vlasios Maras

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Vlasios Maras OLY (Greek: Βλάσης Μάρας, born 31 March 1983 in Cholargos), Athens, is a Greek gymnast.

Vlasios Maras
Maras with his bronze medal from the 2015 European Championships
Personal information
Country represented Greece
Born (1983-03-31) 31 March 1983 (age 41)
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2002 Debrecen Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Aarhus Horizontal Bar
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Baku Horizontal Bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Patras Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ljubljana Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2006 Volos Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2009 Milan Horizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2010 Birmingham Horizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2008 Lausanne Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Montpellier Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Montpellier Horizontal Bar

In the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was a favorite in the horizontal bar competition but failed to qualify for the final after finishing 13th in the qualification round.[1] He competed in the horizontal bar event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as well, but finished in 38th place in qualifying and did not advance to the final.[2]

Maras is a two-time world champion on horizontal bar and a five-time European champion. He was named the 2009 Greek Male Athlete of the Year.

References

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  1. ^ "Maras wins bars gold for Greece". BBC News. May 7, 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
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