Marcell Jacobs

Italian sprinter and long jumper (born 1994)

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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, the winner of the 100m in the 2020 olympics 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