Marcell Jacobs

Marcell Jacobs
Jacobs in 2022
Personal information
Full nameLamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. Lb
National teamItaly (2016–)[1]
Citizenship
  • American
  • Italian
Born (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 30)[1]
El Paso, Texas, United States[1]
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight84 kg (185 lb)[2]
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)
Jacobs in Stadio Olimpico with Italian President Sergio Mattarella during Roma 2024.
Jacobs after 60 m silver medal won at Istanbul 2023 indoor European championships.
Jacobs and his son Anthony after 60 m gold medal won at Belgrade 2022 indoor world championships.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (Italian pronunciation: [laˈmɔnt marˈsɛl ˈdʒeikobs];[4] 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 person to ever qualify for and win the men's 100 metres Olympic final for Italy.

  1. ^ a b c "Marcell Jacobs Biografia". fidal.it (in Italian). Italian Athletics Federation. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "LAMONT MARCELL JACOBS - XXXIII Giochi Olimpici Estivi Parigi 2024". coni.it. CONI. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference coach was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "JACOBS Lamont Marcell". Paris 2024. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 August 2024.