Olympic Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber Dead At 29
perezhilton.comYoung Olympian Shawn Barber has passed away. According to his agent Paul Doyle in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday night, the 29-year-old died Wednesday at his home in Kingwood, Texas.
Per the outlet, Shawn had been experiencing health issues and died of medical complications, but an official cause of death was not shared.
The Canadian pole vaulter’s agent mourned his loss, saying: It’s truly heartbreaking. Related: Weight Loss Influencer Dead From Cardiac Arrest At 35 If you don’t know, Shawn competed at the University of Akron, winning multiple NCAA indoor and outdoor championships in 2014 and 2015.
He went on to be crowned a gold medalist at the Pan American Games in 2015 and competed in the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
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