Jan 27, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 28, 2025 · 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.

Jan 28, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A spectator killed by an errant weight in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field meet was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said. The accident Sunday at the Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs killed Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs, the El Paso County ...

Jan 27, 2025 · At indoor meets like the one in Colorado Springs, the event is normally renamed the weight throw. The implement is attached to a grip, rather than a chain, and is heavier than the hammer so that ...

Jan 27, 2025 · Langston was at a meet at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs when the hammer — a weight attached to a grip that is swung in a circular motion and then thrown — went into the crowd ...

Jan 27, 2025 · A photo taken during a hammer throw event. Augustas Cetkauskas/Getty "The Colorado Springs Fire Department responded, provided medical care and ultimately pronounced the audience member dead at ...

Jan 27, 2025 · 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 ...