Athanasios Vouros was a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 fencer

Fencing

Fencing, which is also known as modern fencing to distinguish it from historical fencing, is a family of combat sports using bladed weapons.Fencing is one of four sports which have been featured at every one of the modern Olympic Games...

. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics

1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens

Athens

Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

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Vouros competed in the foil event

Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's foil

The men's foil was one of three fencing events on the Fencing at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. It was held on the second day of competition, 7 April. Eight fencers took part, with the preliminary fencing involving a round-robin held in two groups. The first group was...

. He placed second of four in his preliminary group after winning his match against Georgios Balakakis

Georgios Balakakis

Georgios Balakakis was a Greek fencer. He competed at the 1896 and 1906 Summer Olympics.Balakakis competed in the amateur foil event. He placed fourth of four in his preliminary group after losing all of his bouts, to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte, Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis, and Athanasios Vouros...

, losing to Eugène-Henri Gravelotte

Eugène-Henri Gravelotte

Eugène-Henri Gravelotte was a French fencer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in foil, winning the event at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens....

, and winning by forfeit against Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis

Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis

Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos was a Greek Army officer who rose to the rank of Lieutenant General.Konstantinos Miliotis-Komninos was born in Istanbul in 1854, and enlisted in the Greek Army on 11 April 1877 as a volunteer, serving in the cavalry. He fought in the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and the...

. Because he had only won one actual bout, Vouros was considered to have won fourth place behind Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis

Perikles Pierrakos-Mavromichalis

Periklis Pierrakos-Mavromichalis , also known as Mavromichalis-Pierrakos, was a Greek officer and politician.He was the son of general Antonios Mavromichalis, of the famed Maniot Pierrakos clan...

, who had placed second in his preliminary group but had won two bouts without forfeits.