Athletics-Former world pole vault champion Shawn Barber dies at age 29

FILE PHOTO: Athletics - IAAF Diamond League 2015 - Sainsbury's Anniversary Games - Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, England - 25/7/15 Canada's Shawn Barber in action during the men's pole vault final Reuters / Phil Noble/File Photo

(Reuters) - Shawn Barber, the Canadian record holder and 2015 world champion in pole vault, has died at the age of 29.

Barber's agent Paul Doyle confirmed to Reuters he died Wednesday at home in Kirkwood, Texas of medical complications.