Marcell Jacobs

Marcell Jacobs
Jacobs in 2021
Personal information
Full nameLamont Marcell Jacobs Jr.
National teamItaly (2016–)
Citizenship
  • American
  • Italian
Born (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994
El Paso, Texas, United States
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
ClubG.S. Fiamme Oro
Coached by
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 60 m: 6.41 (2022) (i) AR
  • 100 m: 9.80 (2021) AR
  • 200 m: 20.61 (2018)
  • 4 × 100 m relay: 37.50 (2021) NR
  • Long jump: 8.07 m (i) (2017)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 2 0 0
World Championships 0 1 0
World Indoor Championships 1 0 0
European Championships 3 0 0
European Indoor Championships 1 1 0
World Athletics Relays 1 0 0
Mediterranean U23 Championships 1 0 0
Total 9 2 0
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo 100 m
2020 Tokyo 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
2023 Budapest 4 × 100 m relay
World Indoor Championships
2022 Belgrade 60 m
European Championships
2022 Munich 100 m
2024 Rome 100 m
2024 Rome 4 × 100 m relay
European Indoor Championships
2021 Toruń 60 m
2023 Istanbul 60 m
World Athletics Relays
2021 Chorzów 4 × 100 m relay
Mediterranean U23 Championships
2016 Tunis Long jump

Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (Italian pronunciation: [laˈmɔnt marˈsɛl ˈdʒakobs]; born 26 September 1994) 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 and 2024 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 qualify for or win the men's 100 metres Olympic final.

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