Errant hammer throw at youth track meet kills spectator
A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that cleared certified barriers.
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident at Colorado high school track meet: Officials
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
Spectator killed by hammer throw at high school track and field event in Colorado
A spectator was killed after a hammer weight was thrown out of bounds at a high school track and field event on Sunday. The event, a club track and field meet held at University of Colorado-Colorado ...
CNN18d
Spectator is killed by a stray hammer thrown at a Colorado youth track and field meet
The weight used in the hammer throw event is 16 pounds for men and 9 pounds for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and field governing body.
ABC719d
Hammer throw death: Spectator killed by errant weight thrown at Colorado track and field meet
The hammer in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers ... the international track and field governing body. Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare.
KRDO20d
Hammer throw accident at Colorado Springs high school club track meet kills one
A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...
The Denver Post20d
Spectator killed by hammer throw during prep track meet at UCCS fieldhouse
A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at a fieldhouse ... “certified barriers” and struck him. The hammer throw involves hurling a metal weight — attached ...
The Durango Herald18d
Spectator killed after hammer-throw accident at track and field meet
The father of a Colorado United Track Club athlete was killed Sunday after a throwing hammer hurled by a high school athlete cleared the indoor meet’s protective barriers and flew into the crowd.
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident during high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son from the 25 lb hammer, police said.
The New York Times19d
Spectator killed by errant hammer throw at Colorado high school track and field meet
The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV. The track meet was canceled after the man’s death. The Colorado United Track Club confirmed in a ...
The Washington Post18d
Errant hammer throw kills spectator at Colorado track and field meet
A spectator at a track and field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw. The incident occurred Sunday at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, which was ...