About Stanley Tarshis
Lived 1937 – 2022 (aged 84–85). Stanley Tarshis was an American artistic gymnast.
Stanley Gordon Tarshis (November 15, 1937 – October 6, 2022) was an American artistic gymnast. He 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. Tarshis was also awarded the “Big Ten Medal of Honor” in 1960 in his final year at Michigan State University.
Death Stan (who had changed his last name to Gordon) died from complications of a fall due to Parkinson's disease.
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Who was Stanley Tarshis?
American male artistic gymnast
When was Stanley Tarshis born?
Stanley Tarshis was born on 15 November 1937.
When did Stanley Tarshis die?
Stanley Tarshis died in 2022.
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Stanley Tarshis was an artistic gymnast.
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Stanley Tarshis was American.
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