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.

A spectator at a Colorado high school track and field meet was killed after a hammer thrown by an athlete accidentally flew ...

A spectator has been killed after he was accidentally struck by a hammer thrown by an athlete at a high school indoor ...

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

A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor at a youth track and field ...

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

A spectator at a track and field meet in Colorado was killed when a hammer weight was sent into the stands, officials said ...

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

The fatal incident occurred at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse on the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs campus around ...

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 ...