Marcell Jacobs

Italian sprinter and long jumper

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Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. is an Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper. He is the 2020 Olympic 100 metres champion, the 2022 60 metres world champion, the 2022 European 100 metres champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics. He currently holds the 100 metres European record, the 60 metres European record, and is the first Italian to ever qualify for and win the men's 100 metres Olympic final.

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Olympic champion Jacobs to work with coach Reider Olympic 100m champion Marcell Jacobs is to work with Rana Reider, the American sprint coach who was investigated after complaints of sexual misconduct. BBC Sport - Published on September 26, 2023
Coleman wins 100m in joint-fastest time of the year America's Christian Coleman wins the 100m at the Xiamen Diamond League in China in 9.83 seconds, ahead of Itay's Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs and fellow US sprinter Fred Kerley. BBC Sport - Published on September 2, 2023
Jacobs to miss 100m showdown with Kerly in Rabat Italy's Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs says he will have to miss his sprint showdown with American Fred Kerly because of a back injury. BBC Sport - Published on May 25, 2023

'I run for something bigger than myself' - sprinter Kerley World 100m champion Fred Kerley tells BBC Sport about his bid for double gold, his rivalry with Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs, and the future of athletics. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2023
European Championships Munich 2022: Dina Asher-Smith pulls up with cramp after Lamont Marcell Jacobs won men's 100m Great Britain's Dina Asher-Smith pulls up with cramp in the European women's 100m after Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men's race in Munich. BBC Sport - Published on August 16, 2022
World Athletics Indoor Championships: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 60m title Italy's Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs edges out American Christian Coleman to claim gold in the men's 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade. BBC Sport - Published on March 19, 2022

ISTAF Berlin: Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins first event since Olympic golds Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs marks his return to action by winning the men's 60m at the ISTAF indoor event in Berlin. BBC Sport - Published on February 4, 2022
Lamont Marcell Jacobs: Tokyo Olympics 100m champion won't run again until 2022 Olympic 100m champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs says he will not compete again until next year. BBC Sport - Published on August 12, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100m final while GB's Zharnel Hughes disqualified Watch highlights as Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims gold in the men's 100m final after Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes is disqualified for a false start at the Tokyo Olympics. BBC Sport - Published on August 1, 2021
Tokyo Olympics: Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims shock 100m gold Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims a shock gold in the Olympic 100m final, after Great Britain's Zharnel Hughes is disqualified for a false start. BBC Sport - Published on August 1, 2021

Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins Olympic men's 100m final with time of 9.79 seconds Lamont Marcell Jacobs has won the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics after Team GB's Zharnel Hughes was disqualified with a false start. Sky News - Published on August 1, 2021
Agony for Team GB after Zharnel Hughes disqualified in men's Olympic 100m final, as Italy takes gold Lamont Marcell Jacobs has won the men's 100m final at the Tokyo Olympics after Team GB's Zharnel Hughes was disqualified with a false start. Sky News - Published on August 1, 2021