The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

The hammer cleared the certified barriers and struck one of the spectators in the stands. The spectator was pronounced dead at the scene ... The hammer throw is one of the signature events ...

Firefighters pronounced the man dead at the scene. He apparently had tried to shield his wife and son from the ball, KRDO-TV reported. The so-called hammer in the hammer throw event is actually a ...

At around 9:30 a.m. local time, during the hammer throw test, a competitor threw his ... but the father was eventually pronounced dead at the scene, according to the statement.

The father of one of the pupils competing at the sports day was killed by the hammer as he attempted to shield his wife and ...

Advertisement First responders provided medical care to the man and announced him dead at the scene. The man tried to protect his wife and son from the errant hammer throw, according to KRDO-TV.

The hammer -- a heavy ball on a chain -- in the hammer throw event cleared certified barriers ... Firefighters pronounced the man dead at the scene. He apparently had tried to shield his wife ...

A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.