Spectator Killed After Athlete’s Hammer Throw Hit Him
A sports spectator has died after a university athlete threw a hammer out of bounds at a field and track event in 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.
The Durango Herald9d
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 ...
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 ...
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.” ...
CNN10d
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.
The Independent10d
‘Great dad’ killed in horrific hammer throw accident at high school track meet
The father of a track and field athlete at a Colorado high school died after he was accidentally hit in the head with a hammer Sunday. The El Paso County Coroner’s Office in Colorado identified ...
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.
Newsday10d
Spectator is killed by a stray hammer thrown at a Colorado youth track and field meet
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, according to officials at the university where the ...
The New York Times10d
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 ...