Sequim strongman collapses, dies
July 26th, 2007 - 8:41am

(Sequim) — A
Sequim man considered one of the strongest men in the world has died.
Twenty-seven-year-old Jesse Marunde died last night after collapsing while doing
exercises at his home in Sequim. Friends of the family confirm he died last
night after stopping his workout when he felt dizzy. Marunde and his wife Callie
had just celebrated the birth of a baby about six weeks ago. Marunde also has a
nine-year-old son from a previous marriage. Marunde finished second in the 2005
"World’s Strongest Man" competition. He continued competing in similar
competitions and ran a gym with his wife in Sequim.

http://www.sequimgazette.com/Articl…HT_LIFTER_DIES/

My condolences to Jesse’s family and friends. Rest in Peace. More…

"Friends, we suffered a
great loss in the strongman community last evening. The Sequim Crew was
doing what they do. Training hard and particularly training Jesse for
the WSM contest in Anaheim. He died quickly and painlessly.

The squat set was as follows:
230kg x 8
190kg x 8
150kg x 8
110kg x 8
70kg x 8
Followed immediately by:
600# tire flip
265# stone load
All of this was done with no rest between sets. Rack, pull, go
At
the completion of these sets Jesse laid on his back, on the cold floor
like normal. Breck and Sarge noticed that his breathing was laborious.
Jesse became incoherent and stopped breathing. We administered cpr,
called 911 and continued to resusitate until paramedics arrived. They
set up the defibrillator, epinephrin, to no avail. He was worked on for
over an hour between Breck, Sarge and the paramedics.

These are the facts as it happened. We are deeply saddened by this tragic loss. We appreciate your support and prayers.

The Sequim Crew"

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