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 ...

2 days ago · For Marcell Jacobs, these are trying times. Three years removed from his stunning 100m Olympic gold in Tokyo, the Italian sprinter is still searching for the kind of dominance that once made him the successor to Usain Bolt himself. The Texas-born Italian entered the 2024 Paris Olympics as the defending champion but failed to repeat history.

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Marcell Jacobs nasce a El Paso il 26 settembre 1994 da madre italiana, Viviana Masini, e padre texano, Lamont Jacobs, militare della Caserma Ederle a Vicenza.Quest'ultimo, 20 giorni dopo la nascita del figlio, venne stanziato in Corea del Sud ma la madre decise di non seguirlo, trasferendosi col bambino a Desenzano del Garda, in provincia di Brescia. [3] [4] Essendo …

Jun 4, 2024 · ROME (AP) — Hardly anyone outside of Italy had heard of Marcell Jacobs before he succeeded Usain Bolt as the Olympic 100 meter champion in Tokyo. Three injury-filled years have passed, and the Texas-born Italian is almost as big of a mystery now as he was then.

Jun 9, 2024 · ROME (AP) — The Paris Olympics are less than 50 days away and defending 100-meter champion Marcell Jacobs still hasn’t dipped under the 10-second mark in nearly two years. He’s got another gold medal to hang around his neck, though. Jacobs clocked a season-best 10.02 to win on his home track and defend his European Championship title on Saturday.

Feb 7, 2024 · Marcell Jacobs, the unheralded sprinter who succeeded Usain Bolt as the 100-meter champion at the Olympics, still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold at this year’s Paris Games. His new training base lets him keep the focus on …

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.

Apr 16, 2024 · Marcell Jacobs, the Tokyo 2021 Olympic champion, is preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympics, where the first and only Italian to win the Olympic sprint title will defend his title against a very focused field of top global sprinters.

Aug 26, 2024 · Marcell Jacobs has reflected on his performance at the just concluded Paris 2024 Olympic games, which saw him finish fifth in the final of the 100m race. The 2020 Olympic champion sprinter went to Paris with hopes of defending his title but fell shot although he did record an impressive time of 9.85 seconds.