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

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

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

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

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

Family and friends are mourning the death of a man who was hit by an errant weight at his son's high school athletic event in ...