Shawn Barber remembers being in a good enough headspace to jump but also on the verge of reaching his breaking point. “I probably couldn’t [have competed] for another month if it was asked of me,” Barber said in a recent phone interview with CBC Sports. READ MORE
A dream men’s pole vault tops the first field announced for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic on 30 June, which also brings the IAAF Diamond League to California for the first time. It is not a dream. Every active member of the six-metre club is prepared to vault, including the world record holder,…
Stanford, California – A dream men’s pole vault tops the first field announced for the 2019 Prefontaine Classic, which also brings the IAAF Diamond League to California for the first time. It is not a dream. Every active member of the 6-meter (19-8¼) club is prepared to vault, including the world record holder,…
It hasn’t taken Matt Ludwig long to make an impact in 2019. On Jan. 18 in Reno, Nev., the University of Akron pole vaulter had a huge performance at the National Pole Vault Convention. In winning the event with a vault of 18 feet, 8.75 inches, the Lake Catholic graduate…
Three winners of the world pole vault title will be in action at the Orlen Copernicus Cup while several other European and world indoor champions have been confirmed for the IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Torun on 6 February. USA’s Sam Kendricks will take on his predecessor as world…
The 24-year-old Canadian completed a trio of vaults including his first attempt at 5.30 and his day’s best of 5.65 to finish 3rd in the men’s pole vault competition at the 2018 IAAF Continental Cup in Ostrava, Czech Republic. Read More
BRUSSELS – Canada’s Shawn Barber won bronze in the pole vault at the Diamond League Final on Friday. The 24-year-old from Toronto cleared 5.83 metres on his first attempt, but missed his three attempts at 5.88. Russia’s Timur Morgunov cleared 5.93 to win gold, while American Sam Kendricks captured the…
Zurich – On August 29, internationally recognized pole vaulter Shawn Barber finished in second place in the men’s pole vault competition in Zurich. Canadian pole vaulter Shawn Barber cleared 5.86 meters on this first attempt, which was sufficient for him to claim second place. He cleared all of his previous four heights (5.81…
The Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE) and the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletics Association (NACAC) have announced the Americas team for the IAAF Continental Cup Ostrava 2018 to be held on 8-9 September. The team features several of the leading performers from the recent NACAC Championships and Central American &…
RABAT, Morocco — Canada’s Shawn Barber cleared 5.60 metres to finish fourth in the pole vault at the Rabat Diamond League meet on Friday. Barber, who won the world championships in 2015, is coming off a Canadian championship victory last weekend in Ottawa that saw him set a meet record.…
