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Hammer throw death: Spectator killed by errant weight thrown at Colorado track and field meet

Headline from ABC 30 Fresno

A spectator was killed in a hammer throw accident, when an errant weight was thrown at a track and field meet on the UCCS campus in Colorado.

ABC 30 Fresno's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 30 Fresno

    Hammer throw death: Spectator killed by errant weight thrown at Colorado track and field meet (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    A spectator was killed in a hammer throw accident, when an errant weight was thrown at a track and field meet on the UCCS campus in Colorado.

  2. Colorado Public Radio

    Spectator killed after hammer-throw accident at Colorado Springs high school track and field meet (opens Colorado Public Radio)

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    Colorado Public Radio's feed description

    First responders provided medical care to the man struck by the hammer, but he died on scene.

  3. KOB 4

    Spectator is killed by a stray hammer thrown at a Colorado youth track and field meet (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    A person is dead in Colorado after having been hit by an errant weight thrown by a competitor in a hammer throw event at a youth track and field competition. The accident happened Sunday morning at a Colorado United Track Club meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus.

  4. People

    Spectator Killed After Athlete Throws Hammer into Crowd During Track and Field Meet in Colorado: Reports (opens People)

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    People's feed description

    A spectator was reportedly killed after a hammer was accidentally thrown into the crowd during a track and field meet in Colorado Springs on Sunday, Jan. 26

  5. NBC News

    Spectator killed by hammer weight thrown at high school track meet in Colorado (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A man was accidentally killed at a high school track and field meet in Colorado when a hammer weight thrown by a competitor cleared barriers and struck him, officials confirmed.

  6. New York Post

    Spectator killed in hammer throw accident during high school track meet at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A spectator was killed after an athlete competing in a track meet at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs accidentally lobbed a hammer into the audience on Sunday.

  7. UPI

    Colorado spectator killed in hammer throw accident at high school track meet (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

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

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Errant hammer throw kills spectator at Colorado track and field meet (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    A spectator at a track and field event in Colorado died when he was struck by an errant hammer throw.

  9. The Oregonian

    Spectator killed by a stray hammer thrown at a Colorado youth track and field meet (opens The Oregonian)

    Published

    The Oregonian's feed description

    The accident happened Sunday at a meet at the University of Colorado's Colorado Springs campus.

  10. The Daily Caller

    Colorado High School Track Meet Turns Deadly, Spectator Dies In Freak Accident (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    An errant weight thrown during a youth sports event at the University of Colorado’s Colorado Springs campus Sunday fatally struck a father, authorities said.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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