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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.

W orld-champion pole vaulter Shawnacy “Shawn” Barber, who holds Canada’s pole vault record, has died at the age of 29, his agent confirmed in an Instagram post on Thursday.