Vlasios Maras

Vlasios Maras (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
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Greece
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 GhentHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2002 DebrecenHorizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place2006 AarhusHorizontal Bar
European Games
Silver medal – second place2015 BakuHorizontal Bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 PatrasHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2004 LjubljanaHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2006 VolosHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2009 MilanHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place2010 BirminghamHorizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place2008 Lausanne Horizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place2012 MontpellierHorizontal Bar
Bronze medal – third place2015 MontpellierHorizontal 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
  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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