Jarred Rome

Jarred Rome

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	December 21, 1976 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Residence	Chula Vista, CA USA Olympic Training Center U.S.
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	315 lb (143 kg)
Sport
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	Discus Throw, Shot Put
Club	Nike
Coached by	Art Venegas, and Bud Rasmussen
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	Discus Throw: 68.76m Shot Put: 20.41m

Jarred Rome (born December 21, 1976) is an American discus thrower. His personal best throw is 68.76 metres, achieved in 7, August 2011 in Chula Vista. He currently is the Throws Coach at Concordia University in Portland, Oregon. He graduated in 2000 from Boise State University and was inducted into the Boise State Hall of Fame in 2007

Achievements

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 1st USA championship win. In College at Boise State University he has 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. Was a 6 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

References

• Jarred Rome profile at IAAF