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Canadian Pole Vault Champion Shawn Barber Dies At 29

File photo dated July 9, 2016 shows Shawn Barber warms up prior to the senior men's pole vault at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and Selection Trials for the 2016 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Edmonton, Alta., Canada. Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died from medical complications. He was 29. Barber died Wednesday at home in Kingwood, Texas, his agent, Paul Doyle, confirmed to the Associated Press. A cause of death was not yet known. Barber had been experiencing health issues. Photo by Dan Riedlhuber/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM