Errant hammer throw kills spectator at Colorado track and field meet. A 57-year-old man in the crowd in Colorado Springs died after a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

The man was killed after a hammer "cleared certified barriers and struck him." A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally ...

A spectator was killed during a high school track and field meet at a University of Colorado campus when a participant's hammer weight fatally struck him.. The incident occurred at the Mountain ...

Around 9:30 a.m. during the hammer throw, a competitor threw their hammer but it totally “cleared certified barriers” and struck an audience member, officials said in a news release.

Colorado Springs Police told KRDO13 that the man killed was protecting his wife and son from the 25lbs metal ball thrown. The field event hammer throw does not involve throwing a literal hammer.

The World Athletics Organization defines the 'hammer' thrown in the hammer throw field as "a metal ball that's attached to a ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — 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 ...

A spectator was tragically killed by a hammer throw at a Colorado youth track meet. The victim, reportedly the father of a competitor, tried to shield his family from the throw. Skip to content.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — 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 ...

The World Athletics Organization defines a hammer throw as “a metal ball that’s attached to a grip by a steel wire.” The hammer weighs 16 pounds for men and 8.8 pounds for women.

The hammer throw is typically one of four events held during a track and field meet. Colorado United Track Club has said they ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew into the crowd and struck the man.Wade Langston, 57, was ...