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Stanley Tarshis
Country represented  United States
Born(1937-11-15)November 15, 1937
DiedOctober 6, 2022 (age 84)
Los Angeles, Ca. USA
Height5'11
DisciplineMen'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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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Tarshis
Country represented  United States
Born(1937-11-15)November 15, 1937
DiedOctober 6, 2022 (age 84)
Los Angeles, Ca. USA
Height5'11
DisciplineMen'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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