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Marcell Jacobs
Jacobs in 2020
Personal information
Full nameLamont Marcell Jacobs Jr.
National teamItaly: (2016–2021)[1]
Born (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 29)
El Paso, Texas, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Long jump
Sprinting
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached byPaolo Camossi
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.47 s (2021)
  • 100 m: 9.80 s AR (2021)
  • 200 m: 20.61 s (2018)
  • Long jump: 8.07 m (i) (2017)
Medal record
Men's track and field
Representing  Italy
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo 100 m
World Relays
Silver medal – second place 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Toruń 60 m
European Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Bydgoszcz 100 m

Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (born 26 September 1994) is an Italian male sprinter and long jumper. He won the 60 m title during the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships. On 1 August 2021, Jacobs set a new 100 m European record with a time of 9.80 at the 2020 Olympics, winning the gold medal in the process. He is the first Italian to win the 100 m Olympic title.

Jacobs closed the 2020–21 indoor season as World Leader at 60 metres.[2]

Biography

Son of an Italian mother and an African American father, a United States Army soldier serving at Caserma Ederle in Italy, he was born in El Paso, Texas, where he spent only his first month.[3] When his father was transferred to South Korea, he moved to Desenzano del Garda with his mother.[4][5] He began competing in athletics there at the age of ten, initially preferring sprinting, then discovering the long jump in 2011. He later moved to Rome,[5] where he lives with his partner Nicole and his two children, Anthony (born 2019) and Megan (born 2021). Jacobs has a son, Jeremy (born 2013), from a previous relationship when he was 19.[6]

In 2016, Jacobs won the Italian Athletics Championships in long jump. With a personal best of 8.07 m, he ranked at tenth place on the IAAF world leading list at the end of the 2017 indoor season.[7] At the 2016 Italian U23 Championships he jumped 8.48 m, the best performance for an Italian, although this result cannot be recognized as a national record due to the wind in favour of 2.8 m/s (the regulation limit is 2.0 m/s).[8][9]

On 13 May 2021, in Savona, Italy, he set the Italian record in the 100 metres with a time of 9.95 s,[10] becoming the 150th person in history to break the 10-second barrier. On 26 June 2021, notwithstanding a headwind of −1.0 m/s, he beat the Italian championships' record with a time of 10.01 s, in Rovereto, winning his fourth national title in a row.

When questioned about his origins, he said he feels 100% Italian, admitting he is not very good at speaking English.[11]

He became the 2020 men's 100 m Olympic champion on 1 August 2021.[12]

Statistics

National records

Personal bests

Event Mark Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
60 m 6.47 s — Poland Toruń 6 March 2021 Indoor, WL, NR
100 m 9.80 s +0.1 Japan Tokyo 1 Aug 2021 AR, NR
200 m 20.61 s +0.2 Italy Campi Bisenzio 6 May 2018
Long jump 8.07 m — Tunisia Tunis 4 February 2017 Indoor
8.48 m +2.8 Italy Bressanone 10 June 2016 Wind-assisted

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2016 Mediterranean U23 Championships Tunisia Tunis 1st Long jump 7.95 m PB
European Championships Netherlands Amsterdam 11th Long jump 7.59 m [note 1]
2017 European Indoor Championships Serbia Belgrade Qual. Long jump 7.70 m
2018 European Championships Germany Berlin SF 100 m 10.28
2019 IAAF World Relays Japan Yokohama DNF 4×100 m relay no time [note 2]
European Team Championships (SL) Poland Bydgoszcz 2nd 100 m 10.39 [note 3]
European Indoor Championships United Kingdom Glasgow Qual. Long jump N.M.
World Championships Qatar Doha SF 100 m 10.20 [note 4]
SF 4×100 m relay 38.11 NR
2021 European Indoor Championships Poland Toruń 1st 60 m 6.47 WL, NR
World Relays Poland Chorzów 2nd 4×100 m relay 39.21 [15]
Olympic Games Japan Tokyo 1st 100 m 9.80 AR

Other meetings

Year Competition Venue Position Event Performance Notes
2020 International Triveneto meeting Italy Trieste 1st 100 m 10.10
2021 International Savona meeting Italy Savona 1st 100 m 9.95 NR
BAUHAUS-galan Sweden Stockholm 2nd 100 m 10.05
Herculis Monaco Montecarlo 3rd 100 m 9.99

National titles

Jacobs won seven national championships at individual senior level.[16][17]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ He qualified for the finals with a better measure (7.80 m).
  2. ^ With the national team ran 3rd time (38.29) in heats.
  3. ^ He ran a better crono (10.09) in heats.
  4. ^ He ran in a better crono, 10.07, in heat.

References

  1. ^ "Marcell Jacobs Bioografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Senior Outdoor 2020/21 - 60 Metres Men". worldathletics.org. World Athletics. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "«I run faster because I have found the balance in the family. The tattoos? I love to get noticed »- Corriere.it". Italy24 News Sports. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Mamma e Garda, le radici di Jacobs l'uomo che l'Italia voleva da anni" (in Italian). fidal.it. 9 March 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Lamont Marcell Jacobs biography" (in Italian). fidal.it.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017. La mamma, sposata con un texano, è tornata in Italia quando Marcell era ancora bambino.
  6. ^ "Atletica, chi è Marcell Jacobs, il nuovo recordman italiano sui 100 metri" (in Italian). tg24.sky.it. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Padre di tre figli, Anthony e Megan avuti dall'attuale compagna Nicole, e Jeremy da una relazione precedente all'età di 19 anni.
  7. ^ "SENIOR INDOOR 2017 - TRIPLE JUMP MEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Atletica, Jacobs vola: 8.48 ventoso" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Jacobs, ancora un lampo: 10.12 a Campi Bisenzio!" (in Italian). fidal.it.it. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Athletics - Final Results". olympics.com. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  11. ^ Dolfin, Alberto (14 May 2021). "Atletica: ecco chi è Lamont Marcell Jacobs, il recordman azzurro sui 100 metri" (in Italian). La Stampa. Retrieved 14 May 2021. Di americano ho solo le fibre muscolari, mi sento italiano al 100%{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Athletics-Italian Jacobs wins men's 100m gold at Tokyo Olympics". Reuters. 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  13. ^ "JACOBS ORO nei 60, con un gran 6"47" (in Italian). raisport.rai.it. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Results 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final" (PDF). worldathletics.org. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  16. ^ "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!" (in Italian). fidal.it. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
Records
Preceded by Men's 100 metres European record holder
1 August 2021 – present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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