Shawn Barber (pole vaulter)
Canadian pole vaulter (1994–2024) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Shawnacy Campbell Barber (27 May 1994 – 17 January 2024) was a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in the pole vault.
Barber was a world champion in pole vault, having won the event with a height of 5.90 m at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.[3] Barber also became a Pan American Games champion in winning the 2015 edition of the Games with a height of 5.80 m.[4] Barber won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as well.[5]
His outdoor personal best jump of 5.93 metres was made on 25 July 2015, and it is the current national record.[6] His indoor personal best was 6.00 metres from 2016, also a national record. Barber is tied for the Pan Am record together with Lázaro Borges. He also holds the NCAA Collegiate Indoor Record at 5.91 m.