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| Athletics Official Killed by Javelin in Germany |
| 2012-08-28 |
| [An Nahar] A sports official in Germany has died after being struck in the throat by a javelin, police said Monday. "Whoops! Sorry! My bad!" The 74-year-old man was adjudicating at a youth athletics event in the western city of Duesseldorf when the incident happened late Sunday, said police front man Andre Hartwig. He was immediately taken to hospital but died of injuries early Monday, Hartwig said. The local athletics association for Duesseldorf and Neuss identified the man as Dieter Strack. "The popular and experienced sports judge was the victim of a tragic accident while carrying out his duties on August 26," the association said on its website. "All of us who were there are horrified and in shock." Hartwig said that the 15-year-old athlete who threw the javelin was receiving psychological counseling. Police have opened an investigation into the official's death but initial indications were that it had been an accident, he added. The competition in the Rath district of Duesseldorf was called off after the incident. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Besoeker, point taken. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-08-28 14:50 |
| #6 if he staggers 15 ft more, does that add to the throw distance? /too soon? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2012-08-28 13:39 |
| #5 Was it a valid throw? What was the distance? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-08-28 12:08 |
| #4 Hier Dieter died an old man, doing what he loved, performing "his duties" working with young people on a sports field. I salute him! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-08-28 07:53 |
| #3 Hit him in the throat? What's the degree of difficulty on that? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2012-08-28 01:33 |
| #2 They say you never see the one what gets you. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-08-28 01:02 |
| #1 Didn't know javelin catching was a sport. Either that or he was run over by one (see: AMC) |
| Posted by: USN,ret (ontheroad) 2012-08-28 00:44 |