A Colorado man was killed Sunday during a high school track meet after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally struck him.

Wade Langston, 57, of Colorado Springs was a dedicated father and husband with a great sense of humor, relatives said.

An errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event struck and killed a spectator at a youth track and field meet ...

A spectator at a high school indoor track meeting is killed after being accidently hit by a hammer thrown by an athlete.

The victim was the father of one of the competing athletes from Vista Ridge High School who died protecting his wife and son ...

A spectator at a youth track and field meet in Colorado was killed after he was struck by an errant hammer throw that cleared ...

A sports spectator has died after a university athlete threw a hammer out of bounds at a field and track event in Colorado, ...

Fatal accidents at track and field competitions are rare. A hammer killed a student at a college track and field meet at ...

A 57-year-old man at a Colorado Springs meet died when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared barriers and struck him.

A student-athlete at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich., who was struck in the chest by a 16-pound hammer at a ...

The man, who was watching in the audience at the UCCS fieldhouse, died when a hammer weight thrown by a participant cleared ...

A man died after he was hit by the object over the weekend at a track meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs ...