2016 Olympic Pole Vault Champion Thiago Braz Banned For Doping
The 30-year-old had protested his innocence saying he had consumed it "through sports supplements containing the banned substance."
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The 30-year-old had protested his innocence saying he had consumed it "through sports supplements containing the banned substance."
Out gay World Champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has died from medical complications at the age of 29.
Barber was the 2015 world champion and set a Canadian record. He also made the finals in pole vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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. “More than just an…
Barber was the 2015 world champion and set a Canadian record. He also made the finals in pole vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.