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Vlasios Maras

Vlasios Maras

Greek gymnast (born 1983)

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

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


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