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, ...
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.” ...
Spectator at Colorado high school track meet killed after being struck by athlete's hammer
The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...
The New York Times10d
Spectator killed by errant hammer throw at Colorado high school track and field meet
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 goal is ...
ESPN9d
Man killed by hammer throw was dedicated father, family says
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 ...
Traverse City Record-Eagle9d
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 ...
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Spectator 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.
Traverse City Record-Eagle11d
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 (7 kilograms) for men and 9 pounds (4 kilograms) for women in adult competition, according to World Athletics, the international track and ...