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Errant hammer throw at youth track meet kills spectator
The hammer -- a heavy ball on a chain -- in the hammer throw event ... Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college meet at Wheaton College ...
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 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
Spectator killed by hammer throw during prep track meet at UCCS fieldhouse
The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared “certified barriers” and struck him.
Athletics spectator killed by hammer throw in US
A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.
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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 at ...
Mukilteo’s Kimberly Beard wins throwing event
NEWBURG, Ore. — Kimberly Beard, a junior at King’s High School, won the 20-pound weight throw event Saturday at an indoor track meet at George Fox University.