‘Loving father’ ID’d as spectator killed in hammer throw accident while attending son’s high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
A “loving father” attending his son’s track meet has been identified as the spectator accidentally killed by a hammer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs on Sunday. Wade Langston, 57, was fatally struck by a hammer during a track and field meet held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus for high school students across Colorado,
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.
Weight Tossed in Indoor Hammer Throw Event Kills Spectator at Track Meet
The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, which hosted the event, said the implement had “cleared certified barriers.”
Man Killed by Stray Weight at Colorado Track and Field Meet Remembered as Dedicated Husband, Dad
Relatives of a spectator killed by an errant weight thrown at a youth track and field meet in Colorado say he was a dedicated father with a great sense of humor
Errant hammer throw kills spectator at Colorado track and field meet
A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.
Athletics spectator killed by hammer throw in US
A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.
The Durango Herald5d
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.
kcra.com2d
Spectator killed by stray hammer thrown at Colorado youth track event
This is what *** weight throwing event looks like ... An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado ...
The Mirror3d
Dad killed in freak accident at school hammer throwing event in front of horrified crowds
The death happened during an indoor hammer throwing event at the University of Colorado Springs (UCCS) on Sunday. The hammer throw event took place at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse campus at ...
New York Post4d
Spectator killed in hammer throw accident during high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
The hammer throw is one of four track and field events typically held during a competition. In it, the athlete winds up their swing by spinning in place before throwing a metal ball attached to ...