Meet Shawn Barber.
He’s a 23-year-old Canadian pole vaulter who currently holds the world title at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships, which he won back in 2015.
He’s also openly gay.
That’s right, folks. One of the world’s best pole vaulters is a cute, gay ginger. He can propel himself higher than almost anyone else on the planet–5.93 meters (19.4 feet)!
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Barber came out very quietly earlier this year on Facebook, telling fans he was “gay and proud.”
Gay and proud! Thank you to my parents for being such a great support. I continue to grow as a person and have a great support group. My parents are my greatest support and have helped me through a lot recently. To my friends, you are always my friends and i love you too!
Since then, he hasn’t spoken again about his sexuality or his relationship status or given any interview with any media outlets.
Barber is currently fighting to hold onto his title at this year’s IAAF World Track and Field Championship games. He just became one of the 12 vaulters to qualify for the finals, which will happen later this week.
Check out Barber in action…
Fun outing this weekend for 3rd at the Shanghai @Diamond_League event. More good things to come! pic.twitter.com/RwcW10xxjN
— Shawn Barber (@vaultbarber) May 16, 2017
h/t: OutSports
WillParkinson
Pole vaulter… :giggle:
Smith David
Hehe….
1RedHottSexyMama
Always happy when gingers are in the news for good things. However him being one of the world’s best pole vaulters and sexy ginger shouldn’t be the way he is referred to after this article. Being one of the best pole vaulters in the world is something he has trained to acheive. Unlike being sexy and gay which was the way nature created him. Much love to my fellow ginger.
JaredMacBride
Much more interesting to me than the drama of a washed-up bisexual singer.
Bradsman
Gorgeous.
Kieran
If only they had nude pole vaulting we could see if the carpet matches the drapes.
Billy Budd
He is adorable and marriage material.
Bob LaBlah
I wonder if ol’ Lewis Smith threw his beer can at the screen when he read about this.
seaguy
Damn he is one hot Ginger and a damn good pole vaulter too.
ProfessorMoriarty
If I was thirty years younger…
…I still wouldn’t have a chance in hell and would still be admiring Shawn from afar.
Lean, handsome, athletically gifted, and by all indications a super-nice guy. Yeah, definitely gonna make some guy very happy someday.
amigay
At the end of the video he gave that dude a fist bump so he can’t be gay. Gays don’t do that.