Photographer Speared by Javelin

looks painful

Terrorists????

If it was terrorists, we will lose another civil liberty (if there are any left).

There are more deaths per year in the US by smoking related causes, than javelins, shot puts, discus and hammers combined, but implement injuries or deaths always make the news.

Track Head wrote:

There are more deaths per year in the US by smoking related causes, than javelins, shot puts, discus and hammers combined, but implement injuries or deaths always make the news.

Rare events are more newsworthy.

Good coaching means perfect planning....

"One of the first things that came to my mind was, 'Good thing we brought a second javelin,'" Miles' coach, Richard Vance, said Monday. He said Miles was "in a little bit of shock," but he assured the athlete that it was not his fault.

You can't make up stories that good.

Did the officials mark it from where it hit him, or from where he stumbled and fell?

Why the heck do we even still contest the javelin?

Mr Jones here wrote:

Why the heck do we even still contest the javelin?

The javelin is not--not nearly--the most dangerous event in track and field. It causes very few serious injuries, and almost no fatalities (I'm trying to remember the last time I heard of a jav-related death--drawing a blank).

I'm glad that the kid who threw it went on to win the State title, and that he wasn't shaken up too bad by hitting Mr. Numbnuts--who, I was also glad to see, was actually not hurt seriously.

"The 33-year-old McGeeney, an ex-Marine who spent six months in Afghanistan, was taking pictures of the discus event and apparently wandered into off-limits area set aside for the javelin."

lease wrote:

The javelin is not--not nearly--the most dangerous event in track and field.

You'd think you could tell us which one is.

I loved that quote as well. Way to stay focused on the competition!

what better?

winning state championship

or

spearing some guy in the leg?

and did the throw count?

haha, YO wrote:

You'd think you could tell us which one is.

I could not tell you which event is the most dangerous either, but I'm sure it's not the jav. I'd imagine that the pole vault probably has the highest fatality rate. Distance running probably produces the highest rate of minor injuries. Of course, none of these events tend to injure spectators, but neither would the jav if people wouldn't stand in areas where javs were being thrown.

Harry Kooter wrote:

haha, YO wrote:

You'd think you could tell us which one is.

I could not tell you which event is the most dangerous either, but I'm sure it's not the jav. I'd imagine that the pole vault probably has the highest fatality rate. Distance running probably produces the highest rate of minor injuries. Of course, none of these events tend to injure spectators, but neither would the jav if people wouldn't stand in areas where javs were being thrown.

The discus has resulted in fatalities to spectators. I can't think of any other event that's killed a spectator.

I think hurdling/steepling would produce the highest number of injuries during the event. Nothing like a good crash to liven things up!

pole vault by far the most deadly

"Pole-vaulting accidents stand out from those of other track and field events since they have been responsible for the majority of fatalities and permanent injuries in track"

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/08/980817082124.htm

My favorite part of the story was the picture caption:

A photo of Ryan McGeeney's leg, as shot by McGeeney himself, after a javelin went through his leg at a track meet.

That dude's a trooper!

Sucker!!!

gotta love the quote from the coach:

'Good thing we brought a second javelin,"' Miles' coach, Richard Vance, said Monday.