Vlasios Maras (, born 31 March 1983 in Athens) is a Greek gymnast. 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. 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. 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 External links 1983 births Living people Gymnasts at the 2004 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2008 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic gymnasts of Greece Greek male artistic gymnasts World champion gymnasts Medalists at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games European Games medalists in gymnastics European Games competitors for Greece Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Greece Mediterranean Games medalists in gymnastics Competitors at the 2001 Mediterranean Games European champions in gymnastics 20th-century Greek people 21st-century Greek people Gymnasts from Athens