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 ...

The NCAA hammer-throw champion in both 1965 and 1966, Fiore established BC records in both the hammer and the 35-pound weight throw. The 1968 NCAA hammer-throw runner-up, Kavanagh also set BC records ...

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.

and Olympic hammer thrower Bob Bennett won the regular 35-pound weight throw with a loft of 52 feet, 1 7/3 inches. Felton, a member of the New York Athletic Association, was ineligible for the New ...

died after being hit by a stray weight throw. A spokesperson for the university said a spectator “was killed when a hammer thrown by a participant cleared certified barriers and struck him”.

The Tom Gage Award is presented annually in honor of Tom Gage (1943-2010). Tom was an Olympian in the hammer throw who never stopped competing. He held numerous American and World masters age group ...

25 nationally in the weight throw, with a personal best of ... “In the spring, there’s the hammer throw which again Massachusetts doesn’t have. Those athletes in Rhode Island and Connecticut ...

The hammer throw is a traditional event in track and field competitions. The metal ball attached to a grip by a steel wire can weigh up to 25 pounds for boys and can be thrown between 55 and 67 ...