Canadian World Champion Pole Vaulter Shawn Barber Dies at 29

Canada's Shawn Barber celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's pole vault final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing on Aug. 24, 2015. Christian Charisius/dpa via AP

Shawn Barber, the Canadian pole vault record holder and 2015 world champion, has died. 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.