Shawn Barber (pole vaulter)

Shawn Barber
Barber competing in 2018
Personal information
Full nameShawnacy Campbell Barber
NationalityCanadian
Born(1994-05-27)27 May 1994
Died17 January 2024(2024-01-17) (aged 29)
Home townKingwood, Texas, U.S.;
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event
Pole vault
College teamUniversity of Akron
Turned pro2015
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Outdoor 5.93 m (2015) NR
Indoor 6.00 m (2016) NR
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 1 0 0
Commonwealth Games 0 1 1
Pan American Games 1 0 0
Jeux de la Francophonie 0 1 0
World Junior Championships 0 0 1
Continental Cup 0 0 1
Total 2 2 3
Men's athletics
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2015 Beijing Pole vault
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold Coast Pole vault
2014 Glasgow Pole vault
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Pole vault
Jeux de la Francophonie
2013 Nice Pole vault
World Junior Championships
2012 Barcelona Pole vault
Representing Americas
Continental Cup
2018 Ostrava Pole vault

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. Barber also became a Pan American Games champion in winning the 2015 edition of the Games with a height of 5.80 m. Barber won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow as well.

His outdoor personal best jump of 5.93 metres was made on 25 July 2015, and it is the current national record. 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.