On Friday evening at a meet in Reno, Nevada Shawn Barber became the youngest athlete to jump over 6.00-metres on his way to a new Canadian record in the pole vault.
Barber @vaultbarber joins six-metre club in Reno https://t.co/6iTw62Nsl2 pic.twitter.com/VTB4ZjpXch
— Athletics Canada (@AthleticsCanada) January 16, 2016
Barber even got a congratulation from France's Renaud Lavillenie
Welcome to 6m club @vaultbarber
See you in Rouen. #polevault
— Renaud LAVILLENIE ® (@airlavillenie) January 16, 2016
Here's a look at Barber's record setting jump in slow motion
Shawn Barber sets Canadian record in Reno
A slow motion look at Shawn Barber's 6.00m clearance and new Canadian record. (Video via Pole Vault Elite)
Posted by Athletics Canada on Saturday, January 16, 2016
