Stanley Tarshis
American gymnast (1937–2022)
Stanley Tarshis | |
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Country represented | United States |
Born | (1937-11-15)November 15, 1937 |
Died | October 6, 2022 (age 84) Los Angeles, Ca. USA |
Height | 5'11 |
Discipline | Men's Gymnastics |
Stanley Tarshis (November 15, 1937 – October 6, 2022) was the NCAA horizontal bar champion in 1959 and 1960. In 1958, he came in second place to Abie Grossfeld preventing him from becoming the only three-time horizontal bar champion in NCAA history.[1] Tarshis was also awarded the “Big Ten Medal of Honor” in 1960 in his final year at Michigan State University.[2]
Death
Stan (who had changed his last name to Gordon) died from complications of a fall due to Parkinson's disease.[3]
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