Discus thrower Jarred Rome stretches during practice July 14, 2004, at the U.S. Olympic track and field trials in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
Gallery: Discus thrower Jarred Rome in competition, trials
The two-time Olympic from Marysville athlete had a long career representing the USA. He died at 42.
Jarred Rome, a two-time U.S. Olympic athlete who grew up in Marysville and competed for Boise State University, died this weekend.
He was 42.
We take a look at some of his finest moments as a world-caliber discus thrower.
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Jarred Rome winds up to throw the discus in the qualifying round during the Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, Calif., on July 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy)
Jarred Rome yells after throwing the discus in the final during the Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, Calif., on July 18, 2004. He placed first. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jarred Rome winds up to throw the discus in the final during the Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, Calif., on July 18, 2004. Rome placed first. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jarred Rome yells after throwing the discus in the final during the Olympic Track and Field trials in Sacramento, Calif., on July 18, 2004. Rome placed first. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Jarred Rome of the United States shouts out after throwing as he competes in a qualifying round for the men’s discus at the World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 6, 2005. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Jarred Rome of the United States competes in the final of the men’s discus at the 10th World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on Aug. 7, 2005. (AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle)
United States’ Jarred Rome attempts in the men’s discus throw during the IAAF Athletics World Final in Stuttgart, southern Germany, on Sept 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
United States’ Jarred Rome makes an attempt during qualification for the men’s discus throw final at the World Athletics Championships on Aug. 26, 2007, in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
United States’ Jarred Rome makes an attempt during the qualification for the men’s discus throw at the World Athletics Championships on Aug. 26, 2007, in Osaka, Japan. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
USA’s Jarred Rome makes an attempt in the men’s discus throw qualification at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Jarred Rome from the U.S. throws during the men’s discus competition at the ISTAF Athletics Meeting in Berlin, Germany, on Sept. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Jarred Rome gets ready to throw during a qualifying round for the men’s discus at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 25, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jarred Rome throws during a qualifying round for the men’s discus at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 25, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Jarred Rome celebrates his second-place finish in the men’s discus final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Jarred Rome competes in the men’s discus final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. Rome finished second. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Jarred Rome celebrates his second-place finish in the men’s discus final at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials on June 28, 2012, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
United States’ Jarred Rome competes in the men’s discus qualification during athletics competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Pawel Kopczynski, Pool)
United States’ Jarred Rome winds up a throw in the men’s discus qualification round during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics, London, on Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
