Shawn Barber, a pole vault world champion, has died. He was 29. His Agent, Paul Doyle, told the Associated Press that he died at his home in Kingwood, Texas, on Wednesday. While a cause of death ...

Shawn Barber remembers being in a good enough headspace to jump but also on the verge of reaching his breaking point. On Aug. 31, 2018, the Canadian pole vaulter continued a stretch of strong ...

Although the court determined Barber could compete in Rio, his Canadian pole vault title was stripped. "This has been a learning experience for Shawn, he is a young athlete learning how to compete ...