Stanley Gordon Tarshis (November 15, 1937 – October 6, 2022) was an American artistic gymnast.
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] Stan (who had changed his last name to Gordon) died from complications of a fall due to Parkinson's disease.
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