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.NCAA National Collegiate Men's Gymnastics Championship Records Tarshis was also awarded the “Big Ten Medal of Honor” in 1960 in his final year at Michigan State University.Scout.com: Lerg Named MSU Male Athlete of Year
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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