Shock at the death of former world athletics champion Shawn Barber at the age of 29

Canadian sport mourns the death of Shawn Barberformer world pole vault champion died at the age of 29 at his home in Texas.

His agent, Paul Doyle, announced this on his Instagram social network account without providing details even on Barber’s death. finalist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

However, the international press published that Barber died from medical complications related to a health problem.

“A friend we will never forget. Shawn Barber has passed away”, reads the message from the representative of the athlete, who still holds the Canadian indoor record with 6 meters and outdoor with 5.93 metres.

Barber was crowned world champion in the 2015 competition in Beijing, where at just 21 he cleared 5.90 meters after previously winning the Pan American Games in Toronto.

“More than just an incredible athlete, Shawn was a kind-hearted person He always put others before himself. “It’s tragic to lose such a good person at such a young age,” his agent Paul Doyle told the Associated Press to report the news.

Barber also won a Diamond League in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2015, the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, the same year, and five NCAA national championships between 2013 and 2018.