Jarred Rome

Jarred Daniel Rome (December 21, 1976 – September 21, 2019) was an American discus thrower. His personal-best throw was 68.76 meters, achieved on August 7, 2011, in Chula Vista. He was the Throws Coach^[1] at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated in 2000 from Boise State University and was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jarred won the 2011 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Oregon. This was his 4th consecutive world championship berth. His throw of 63.99m or 209 feet 11 inches gave him his first USA championship win. In college at Boise State University he had both the Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put (I62'6) (O63'11.75) and Outdoor Discus (210'00) school records and was the runner up in the 1997 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He was a six-time All American while attending Boise State.

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing the  United States
2000	NACAC U-25 Championships	Monterrey, Mexico	2nd	Shot put	19.50 m
			2nd	Discus	58.08 m
2001	Universiade	Beijing, China	8th	Discus	59.59 m
2004	Olympic Games	Athens, Greece	13th	Discus	61.55 m
2005	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	7th	Discus	64.22 m
2006	World Athletics Final	Stuttgart, Germany	7th	Discus	67.25 m
2011	Pan American Games	Guadalajara, Mexico	2nd	Discus	61.71 m

Rome was raised in Marysville, Washington, and graduated from Marysville Pilchuck High School in 1995.^[2]

On August 5, 2017, he married Boston University Athletic Hall of Fame Field Hockey player (and former US National Team member 2008–2012), Pamela Spuehler. The two met while training in Chula Vista, California, at the Olympic Training Center in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

On September 21, 2019, he was found dead in Marysville after attending an induction ceremony for the Snohomish County Sports Hall of Fame.^[2] On November 13, 2019, the Snohomish County Medical Examiners office released the official cause of death. Jarred Rome died as the result of a fentanyl overdose, though it is unknown whether he took the drug deliberately.^[3][4]

• Jarred Rome at World Athletics
• Jarred Rome at legacy.USATF.org (archived)
• Jarred Rome at Team USA (archive March 31, 2023)
• Jarred Rome at Olympics.com
• Jarred Rome at Olympedia