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Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber dies at 29 from medical complications


Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29.

1 of 4 | FILE - Canada’s Shawn Barber celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. 1 of 4 | FILE - Canada’s Shawn Barber celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. FILE - Canada’s Shawn Barber celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men’s pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird’s Nest stadium in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015.

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