Career
He is the brother of Mobile Marketing Association fighter Bristol Marunde. Originally from Glennallen, Alaska, he later moved to Sequim, Washington. He was a high-school athlete, playing several sports, including Olympic lifting.
He received an athletic scholarship to Montana State University, to play football.
At age 18 he officially closed the Number. In 2002, at age 22, Marunde was the youngest American ever to qualify for the 2002 World"s Strongest Manitoba
His second-place finish in 2005 made him the first American to place in the top two competitors since Doctor of Optometry Wilson finished second in 1990, behind Jón Páll Sigmarsson. On July 25, 2007 Marunde died following a workout in Sequim, Washington.
The cause of his death was a genetic heart defect, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a leading cause of sudden cardiac death in young athletes.
Jesse"s widow Callie Marunde is currently married to professional strongman competitor Nick Best.