TORONTO – Canadians Shawnacy Barber and Elizabeth Gleadle took home gold medals in athletics competitions at the Pan American Games.
Barber, of Toronto, cleared 5.80 metres en route to his first place finish in men’s pole vault.
Argentina’s German Chiaraviglio took silver at 5.75 and Jake Blankenship of the United States cleared 5.40 to finish third.
Vancouver’s Gleadle won gold in the women’s javelin with a throw of 62.83 metres on her sixth and final attempt.
American Kara Winger won silver with a 61.44-metre toss while Brazil’s Jucilene De Lima took bronze at 60.42.
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Melissa Fraser of Hillsburgh, Ont., finished seventh.
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