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 ...

The unfortunate man died trying to protect his wife and son from the flying hammer during the competition at the University ...

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

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

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 ...

The university was hosting a series of indoor track and field meets at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse. The meets were scheduled ...

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