Franklinnoble
06-23-2005, 07:01 PM
Updated: June 23, 2005, 3:04 PM ET
Man rushed to hospital after getting hit
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> CARSON, Calif. -- A man struck in the head by a shot during practice for the shot put at the U.S. track and field championships on Wednesday has died.
USA Track and Field, the sport's governing body, released a brief statement Thursday saying it "is profoundly saddened by the tragic shot put accident that took the life of Paul Suzuki on Wednesday."
The accident occurred about 4:15 p.m. at the Home Depot Center, where the national championships are scheduled Thursday through Sunday and where the 77-year-old Suzuki was helping out during practice Wednesday.
A doctor on site rushed to the Suzuki's aid, as did athletic trainers. Emergency medical technicians from the fire department arrived a few minutes later and rushed the victim to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
The Los Angeles Times said Suzuki, 77, of Los Angeles, was a former landscape maintenance worker who had officiated at local track meets for decades.
"He did this for fun," his daughter Sheila Suzuki Hubbard told the newspaper. "He retired a long time ago."
Man rushed to hospital after getting hit
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<!-- begin text11 div --><!-- begin leftcol --> <!-- template inline --> CARSON, Calif. -- A man struck in the head by a shot during practice for the shot put at the U.S. track and field championships on Wednesday has died.
USA Track and Field, the sport's governing body, released a brief statement Thursday saying it "is profoundly saddened by the tragic shot put accident that took the life of Paul Suzuki on Wednesday."
The accident occurred about 4:15 p.m. at the Home Depot Center, where the national championships are scheduled Thursday through Sunday and where the 77-year-old Suzuki was helping out during practice Wednesday.
A doctor on site rushed to the Suzuki's aid, as did athletic trainers. Emergency medical technicians from the fire department arrived a few minutes later and rushed the victim to a hospital, where he died a short time later.
The Los Angeles Times said Suzuki, 77, of Los Angeles, was a former landscape maintenance worker who had officiated at local track meets for decades.
"He did this for fun," his daughter Sheila Suzuki Hubbard told the newspaper. "He retired a long time ago."