The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus ...
A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
A man was killed Sunday morning during a high school track and field meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...
The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
A hammer thrown by an athlete during a track and field meet at a Colorado university hit and killed a spectator, officials told news outlets. The fatal accident took place at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday, ...
This is what *** weight throwing event looks like. It's similar to the more popular hammer toss but without the long chain attached to the weight. It was just horrible for everybody. Matt Crich ...
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 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 hammer throw is a traditional event in track and ... according to a spokesperson for the university. The Colorado Springs Police Department called the death a "non-criminal incident." ...