{{short description|Italian sprinter and long jumper (born 1994)}} {{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = | fullname = Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. | citizenship = {{hlist|American|Italian}} | image = Marcell Jacobs 2021.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Jacobs in 2021 | national_team = [[Italy national athletics team|Italy]] (2016–)<ref name=FIDAL>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta_one.php?t=dqqRlpuiaWs|title=Marcell Jacobs Biografia|website=fidal.it|publisher=Italian Athletics Federation|language=it|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|9|26}}<ref name=FIDAL/> | birth_place = [[El Paso, Texas]], United States<ref name=FIDAL/> | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.86 m<ref name=CONI>{{cite web|title=LAMONT MARCELL JACOBS - XXXIII Giochi Olimpici Estivi Parigi 2024|url=https://parigi2024.coni.it/en/italia-team/athletes/scheda_atleta/114:LAMONT_MARCELL_JACOBS.html|website=coni.it|publisher=[[Italian Olympic Committee|CONI]]|access-date=20 July 2024}}</ref> | weight = 84 kg<ref name=CONI/> | sport = [[Sport of athletics|Athletics]] | event = {{hlist|[[Sprint (running)|Sprints]]|[[Relay race#Relays in athletics|relays]]|[[long jump]]}} | club = [[G.S. Fiamme Oro]] | coach = {{hlist|[[Rana Reider]]|[[Paolo Camossi]]|Gianni Lombardi<ref name=coach/>}} | pb = *60 m: 6.41 (2022) ({{athAbbr|i}}) {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} *100 m: 9.80 (2021) {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} *200 m: 20.61 (2018) *{{nowrap|4 × 100 m relay: 37.50 (2021) {{AthAbbr|NR|Italian}}}} *Long jump: 8.07 m ({{athAbbr|i}}) (2017) | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[Sport of athletics|athletics]]}} {{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}} {{MedalCount|total=yes |[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] |2|0|0 |[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] |0|1|0 |[[World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |1|0|0 |[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |3|0|0 |{{nowrap|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}} |1|1|0 |[[World Athletics Relays]] |1|0|0 |[[Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships|Mediterranean U23 Championships]] |1|0|0 }} {{Medal|Competition|[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]]|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Championships|World Championships]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|2023 Budapest]]|[[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|2022 Belgrade]]|[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|2022 Munich]]|[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2024 European Athletics Championships|2024 Rome]]|[[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|100 m]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2024 European Athletics Championships|2024 Rome]]|[[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2021 Toruń]]|[[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]]}} {{Medal|Silver|[[2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships|2023 Istanbul]]|[[2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 m]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[World Athletics Relays]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2021 World Athletics Relays|2021 Chorzów]]|[[2021 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 m relay]]}} {{Medal|Competition|[[Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships|Mediterranean U23 Championships]]}} {{Medal|Gold|[[2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships|2016 Tunis]]|Long jump}} }} [[File:Mattarella, Jacobs (2024).JPG|thumb|260 px|Jacobs in [[Stadio Olimpico]] with [[Italian President]] [[Sergio Mattarella]] during [[Roma 2024]].]] [[File:Marcell Jacobs after Istanbul 2023 silver medal.jpg|thumb|260 px|Jacobs after 60 m silver medal won at [[Istanbul 2023]] indoor European championships.]] [[File:Marcell Jacobs and his small child (Belgrade 2022).jpg|thumb|260 px|Jacobs and his son Anthony after 60 m gold medal won at [[Belgrade 2022]] indoor world championships.]] '''Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr.''' ({{IPA|it|laˈmɔnt marˈsɛl ˈdʒakobs}}; born 26 September 1994) is an Italian [[track and field]] [[sprint (running)|sprinter]] and former [[long jump]]er. He is the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|2020 Olympic 100 metres champion]], the 2022 [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|60 metres world champion]], the [[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|2022]] and [[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|2024 European 100 metres champion]], and a member of the gold medal-winning [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] team at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Olympics]]. He currently holds the [[List of European records in athletics|100 metres European record]], the [[List of European records in athletics|60 metres European record]], and is the first Italian to qualify for or win the men's 100 metres Olympic final.
== Early life == Jacobs is the son of Viviana Masini, an [[Italians|Italian]] woman, and Lamont Marcell Jacobs Sr., an [[<!--Do NOT change wording.-->African<!--Per the sources, this was the given wording for his ethnic background.--> American]] serviceman.<ref name=Corriere>{{Cite news|author= Marco Imarisio|title='Un'estate italiana: Tamberi, Jacobs, la Nazionale di Mancini. Lo sport spinge l'Italia a fiducia e resistenza|publisher=Corriere Della Sera|date=1 Aug 2021|url=https://www.corriere.it/sport/olimpiadi/21_agosto_02/estate-italiana-tamberi-jacobs-nazionale-mancini-sport-spinge-l-italia-fiducia-resistenza-4c706efa-f308-11eb-9e5d-11e1603bb92c.shtml}}</ref><ref name=Stampa>{{Cite news|author= Giulia Zonca|title=I 100 metri visti alla playstation: Tortu e Jacobs pronti al via|publisher=[[La Stampa]]|date=27 Sep 2019|url=https://www.lastampa.it/topnews/sport/2019/09/27/news/i-100-metri-visti-alla-playstation-tortu-e-jacobs-pronti-al-via-1.37515926}}</ref><ref name=NYTimes>{{Cite news|author= Nancy Montgomery|title='Who is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, Italy's first fastest man|work=New York Times|date=2 Aug 2021|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/sports/olympics/lamont-marcell-jacobs-italy-100-meters.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804134106/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/01/sports/olympics/lamont-marcell-jacobs-italy-100-meters.html|archive-date=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref name=Today>{{Cite news|author= Kait Hanson|title=Olympic runner says reunion with estranged dad made him 'fastest man in world'|publisher=Today|date=2 Aug 2021|url=https://www.today.com/parents/olympian-marcell-jacobs-says-reunion-dad-helped-him-win-t227147}}</ref><ref name=Stars>{{Cite web|author= Lauren McCarthy|title='World's fastest man' raised by Italian single mother who met his US soldier father at Vicenza|publisher=Stars and Stripes|date=1 Aug 2021|url=https://www.stripes.com/sports/2021-08-02/jacobs-meters-olympics-fastest-man-2413832.html}}</ref> His parents met when his father was a [[United States Army]] soldier serving at [[Caserma Ederle]] in [[Vicenza, Italy]]. His father was 18 and his mother was 16 at the time.<ref name=Stars/>
His parents married and relocated to [[Fort Bliss]] in [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]], [[Texas]]. Three years later, Jacobs was born.<ref name=Stars/> When he was three weeks old, his father was transferred to [[South Korea]], and Jacobs moved to [[Desenzano del Garda]], in [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]], with his mother.<ref name=Mamma>{{Cite web|date=15 May 2021|title=Mamma e Garda, le radici di Jacobs l'uomo che l'Italia voleva da anni|url=https://brescia.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_marzo_09/mamma-garda-radici-jacobs-3714ff1a-80c8-11eb-b4d9-f9ad19747109.shtml|publisher=fidal.it|language=it}}</ref><ref name="FIDAL_BIO">{{cite web|title=Lamont Marcell Jacobs biography|url=http://www.fidal.it/atleta_one.php?t=dqqRlpuiaWs|publisher=fidal.it.it|language=it|quote=La mamma, sposata con un texano, è tornata in Italia quando Marcell era ancora bambino.|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref> His parents split when he was six months old.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic champion Jacobs was determined to find his dad|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/olympic-champion-jacobs-was-determined-to-find-his-dad/2021/08/01/4e187d2a-f2e4-11eb-a636-18cac59a98dc_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=1 August 2021|access-date=2 August 2021|quote=... but his parents separated when he was 6 months old.}}</ref>
He started out playing basketball and [[soccer|football]], where his football coach, Adriano Bertazzi, took notice of his speed and suggested that Jacobs try sprinting.<ref name=coach/>
When Jacobs was ten, he began competing in [[sport of athletics|athletics]]. He preferred sprinting until he discovered the long jump in 2011.
== Personal life == Jacobs lives in [[Rome]] with his wife, Nicole Daza, and their two children.<ref name=FIDAL_BIO/><ref name=Daza>{{cite video|date=4 Aug 2021 |title=Jacobs, l'annuncio che spiazza della compagna Nicole Daza: "Il nostro futuro è negli Stati Uniti"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZKvdTJ0QE|publisher=[[La Stampa]]|time=3m08s}}</ref> Jacobs has another son, born from a previous relationship when Jacobs was nineteen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/sport/2021/05/13/atletica-marcell-jacobs-record-100-metri|title=Atletica, chi è Marcell Jacobs, il nuovo recordman italiano sui 100 metri|publisher=tg24.sky.it|quote=Padre di tre figli, Anthony e Megan avuti dall'attuale compagna Nicole, e Jeremy da una relazione precedente all'età di 19 anni.|language=it|date=13 May 2021|access-date=14 May 2021|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515153416/https://tg24.sky.it/sport/2021/05/13/atletica-marcell-jacobs-record-100-metri|url-status=dead}}</ref>
<!--NOTE: If you are going to mention that he has always been a dual citizen of the United States and Italy since birth, please provide a reliable, third-party source where Jacobs CLEARLY states this. While this is likely true due to nationality laws of each respective country, simply basing that off of an interpretation of a countries laws would be WP:Original research.-->Although Jacobs was born in the United States, he identifies as Italian.<ref name=American>{{cite news|author=Alberto Dolfin|title=Atletica:ecco chi è Lamont Marcell Jacobs, il recordman azzurro sui 100 metri|publisher=[[La Stampa]]|date=14 May 2021|url=https://www.lastampa.it/sport/2021/05/14/news/atletica-ecco-chi-e-lamont-marcell-jacobs-il-recordman-azzurro-sui-100-metri-1.40270811#|language=it}}</ref>
Jacobs had been estranged from his father since he was an infant; however, in 2020, he reestablished a relationship with him at the suggestion of his mental coach. He said that reconciling with his father gave him the motivation and peace of mind he needed to focus on winning in the Olympics.<ref name=Reconnect/><ref name=Axios>{{cite news|author=Rebecca Falconer|title=Olympic sprint champ Jacobs says reconnecting with U.S. father "gave me the desire to win"|url=https://www.axios.com/olympic-sprint-champ-jacobs-reconnecting-with-us-dad-gave-me-desire-to-win-02aa7010-92ae-46f6-a5ae-62298c900abc.html|date=2 Aug 2021}}</ref>
== Career == === Long jump === In 2016, Jacobs won the [[2016 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] in long jump. With a personal best of 8.07 meters, he ranked tenth on the IAAF (now [[World Athletics]]) world-leading list at the end of the 2017 indoor season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/records/toplists/jumps/long-jump/indoor/men/senior/2017|title=SENIOR INDOOR 2017 - TRIPLE JUMP MEN|publisher=iaaf.org|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref>
At the 2016 Italian U23 Championships, he jumped 8.48 meters, the best performance ever for an Italian, although this result was not recognized as a [[List of Italian records in athletics|national record]] due to a 2.8 m/s tailwind, which was 0.8 m/s above the allowable maximum for any record performance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/11-06-2016/atletica-jacobs-vola-848-ventoso-rossit-alto-197-leader-mondiale-1501030847150.shtml|title=Atletica, Jacobs vola: 8.48 ventoso|publisher=gazzetta.it|language=it|access-date=28 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Jacobs-ancora-un-lampo-10-12-a-Campi-Bisenzio!/113935|title=Jacobs, an cora un lampo: 10.12 a Campi Bisenzio!|publisher=fidal.it.it|language=it|access-date=5 May 2018}}</ref>
Jacobs did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics due to a hamstring injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Infortunio-per-Marcell-Jacobs/54480|title=Infortunio per Marcell Jacobs|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>
=== Sprinting === In 2019, Jacobs decided to focus his efforts exclusively on [[sprinting]], citing frequent injuries while long jumping among the reasons for this switch.<ref name=coach>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-relays/world-athletics-relays-7144840/news/feature/marcell-jacobs-italy-sprinter-european-indoor?urlSlug=silesia21&competitionGroup=world-athletics-relays&articleUrlSlug=marcell-jacobs-italy-sprinter-european-indoor&type=feature|title=Third time lucky at European Indoors, Jacobs now turns his attention to outdoor world stage|publisher=World Athletics|language=en|access-date=3 August 2021}}</ref>
In July 2019, Jacobs lowered his 100 metres [[Personal record|personal best]] to 10.03 seconds, making him the third-fastest Italian in history.<ref name=coach/>
On 6 March 2021, Jacobs won the [[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's 60 metres|60 metres European title]] at the [[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships]] held in [[Toruń]], [[Poland]], setting a new national record and worldwide season-best with a time of 6.47 seconds.<ref name=coach/>
On 13 May 2021, in [[Savona]], [[Italy]], Jacobs set the [[List of Italian records in athletics|Italian record]] in the [[100 metres]] with a time of 9.95 seconds, becoming the 150th person in history and the second Italian, after [[Filippo Tortu]], to break the [[10-second barrier]].<ref name=RECORD>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Athletics - Final Results|website=olympics.com|language=en|date=1 August 2021|access-date=1 August 2021|archive-date=31 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210731202319/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-100m-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 26 June 2021, into a headwind of −1.0 m/s in [[Rovereto]], he broke the Italian championship record with a time of 10.01 seconds, winning his fourth national title in a row.
==== 2020 Olympics ==== [[File:Jacobs and Tortu 2020.jpg|thumb|260 px|Jacobs (left) and teammate [[Filippo Tortu]] at Resisprint 2020.]] Jacobs won his first 100 metres heat at the [[2020 Tokyo Olympics]] in 9.94 seconds, improving his own Italian record by 0.01. In the semi-final, he was third with a time of 9.84 seconds, setting a new European record and qualifying for the final with the third overall fastest time. He is the first Italian to ever reach an Olympic 100 m final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/it/notizie/100m-jacobs-centra-la-prima-storica-finale-per-l-italia|title=100m, Jacobs centra la prima storica finale per l'Italia|date=1 August 2021|work=olympics.com|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-01 |title=Tokyo 2020, Marcell Jacobs è l'uomo più veloce del mondo: "Non avevo niente da perdere" |url=https://www.alanews.it/altri-sport/tokyo-2020-marcell-jacobs-e-luomo-piu-veloce-del-mondo-non-avevo-niente-da-perdere/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=alanews |language=it-IT}}</ref>
In the final, Jacobs [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres|won the gold medal]] with a time of 9.80 seconds, beating [[Fred Kerley]] (9.84) and [[Andre De Grasse]] (9.89).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58046880|title=Tokyo Olympics: Lamont Marcell Jacobs claims shock 100m gold|date=1 August 2021|work=BBC Sport|access-date= 4 August 2021}}</ref> Jacobs is the first Italian to win the gold medal in the event, and the first European to win since [[Linford Christie]] won the event at the 1992 [[1992 Summer Olympics|Olympics in Barcelona]].<ref name=Reconnect>{{Cite news|title=Olympics-Athletics-Jacobs says reconnecting with father pushed him to 100m gold|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2 Aug 2021|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-olympics-2020-ath-jacobs-idCAKBN2F313B}}</ref>
His effort broke the European record he set in the semi-final earlier that day, recording the fastest time ever run by an athlete that is neither American nor Jamaican. Due to this performance, Jacobs is tied with [[Steve Mullings]] as the 10th fastest man of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-01|title=Athletics-Italian Jacobs wins men's 100m gold at Tokyo Olympics|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/athletics-italian-jacobs-wins-mens-100m-gold-tokyo-olympics-2021-08-01/|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-03|title=100 Metres - men - senior -outdoor|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/100-metres/outdoor/men/senior|access-date=2021-08-03|website=World Athletics}}</ref> Jacobs was not favored to win the race, with [[bookmaker]]s giving him a three percent chance of winning.<ref name=WaPost>{{Cite news|author= Adam Kilgore|title='In 9.80 seconds, a broad-shouldered, baldheaded Italian man born in Texas shocked the world|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=1 Aug 2021|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/2021/08/01/lamont-marcell-jacobs-italy-100-meters/}}</ref><ref name=Inspiring>{{Cite web|author= Andy Bull|title=Marcell Jacobs has inspiring story to share in sprinting's post-Bolt era|work=The Guardian|date=1 Aug 2021|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/aug/01/marcell-jacobs-has-inspiring-story-to-share-in-sprintings-post-bolt-era}}</ref>
Jacobs later won a second gold medal in the [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|4 × 100 metres]] as part of the [[Italian national track relay team|Italian relay team]], along with [[Lorenzo Patta]], [[Fausto Desalu]] and [[Filippo Tortu]]. It was the first time Italy had ever won this event, and also the first time Italy had earned a medal in the event in 73 years.<ref name=Reuters>{{Cite news|author=Mitch Phillips|title=Athletics-Relay golds cap amazing week for Italy, Jamaica|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=6 Aug 2021|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/athletics-relay-golds-cap-amazing-week-italy-jamaica-2021-08-06/}}</ref><ref name=France>{{cite video|date=4 Aug 2021 |title=Italy win first ever Olympic men's 4x100 metres relay title|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBxOgM3nZnU|publisher=[[France 24]]|time=2m16s}}</ref> Jacobs ran the team's second leg (split time: 8.925), contributing to its total run time of 37.50 seconds, setting a new Italian record.<ref name=AP>{{Cite news|author= Gerald Imray|title='Four Ferraris': Italy race to shock 4x100 gold at Olympics|publisher=[[Associated Press]]|date=6 Aug 2021|url=https://apnews.com/article/2020-tokyo-olympics-shaunae-miller-track-and-field-allyson-felix-sifan-hassan-918b4eb8c646d11caa9e18de73b4253e}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Outdoor 4x100 Metres Relay Men |publisher=World Athletics|date=6 Aug 2021|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/relays/4x100-metres-relay/outdoor/men/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1900-01-01&lastDay=2021-08-06}}</ref>
Due to his outstanding achievements, Jacobs was selected by the [[Italian Olympic Committee]] to be Italy's flag bearer during the Olympics [[2020 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Olympics-Athletics: Jacobs named Italy flag bearer for closing ceremony|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=5 Aug 2021|access-date=8 Aug 2021|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/olympics-2020-ath-idUKL8N2PC3M2}}</ref>
Jacobs ended his season shortly after the Olympics, citing fatigue, and cancelling two upcoming [[Diamond League]] appearances.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dickinson |first1=Marley |title=Lamont Marcell Jacobs decides to end his season early |url=https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/lamont-marcell-jacobs-decides-to-end-his-season-early/ |website=Running Canada |date=12 August 2021 |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
After the Games, it was reported that Giacomo Spazzini, who had worked as Jacobs' nutritionist, was involved in a steroid investigation in Italy. In response, Jacobs' agent stated that the athlete had cut ties with Spazzini several months before the Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cooper |first1=Sam |title=The shock Olympic 100 meter champion seemed to revel in a rival sprinter's doping probe, saying it 'makes me smile' |url=https://www.insider.com/olympic-champion-lamon-jacobs-rival-doping-ban-makes-me-smile-2021-8 |website=Insider |access-date=4 February 2022}}</ref> In 2022, the investigators established that Spazzini himself was a victim of collaboration with a person who turned out to be a fake doctor: the biologist Antonio Armiento who negotiated a sentence of 1 year and 11 months and 20 days for falsely declaring he was a doctor and free prescription of antihistamines and diuretics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fanpage.it/sport/altri-sport/sospetti-infamanti-su-jacobs-assolto-lex-nutrizionista-che-collaboro-con-il-campione-olimpico/ |title=Sospetti infamanti su Jacobs: assolto l'ex nutrizionista che collaborò con il campione olimpico |language=it |website=fanpage.it |date=2022-01-14 |access-date=2023-05-28}}</ref>
==== 2021/2022 indoor season ==== Jacobs returned to competition in February 2022, winning the 60 m race at the [[ISTAF Indoor]] in [[Berlin]] with a time of 6.51.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Berlino, Jacobs vince i 60 metri indoor in 6"51 |url=https://www.rainews.it/articoli/2022/02/marcel-jacobs-vince-i-60-metri-indoor-a-berlino-ffc64928-3681-4e72-8019-62faa68e2a51.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=RaiNews |date=4 February 2022 |language=it}}</ref> In subsequent races, which included winning the [[2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|national 60 m indoor title]], he lowered his season best to 6.49,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacobs vince la finale dei 60 in 6"49. Dosso record italiano: 7"19, eguagliata la Masullo |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/11-02-2022/jacobs-lodz-finale-60-metri-indoor-record-4301376481385.shtml |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=11 February 2022 |language=it-IT}}</ref> arriving at the [[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|world indoor championships]] in [[Belgrade]] with the 5th fastest time in the season. In his semi-final he equalled the world leading time of 6.45,<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Athletics |url=https://www.european-athletics.com/news/european-record-jacobs-blasts-to-world-indoor-60m-gold-in-6-41 |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=www.european-athletics.com |language=en}}</ref> held by pre-championship favorite and world record holder [[Christian Coleman]] and Bahamian sprinter [[Terrence Jones (athlete)|Terrence Jones]], setting a new [[Italian records in athletics|national record]]. In the final he edged Coleman by 3 thousands of a second setting a new [[European records in athletics|European record]] of 6.41,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-21 |title=Jacobs proves Olympics was no fluke with indoor title - English |url=https://www.ansa.it/english/news/sports/2022/03/21/jacobs-proves-olympics-was-no-fluke-with-indoor-title_af6decf6-57a0-43a2-8e25-a4a518f1c7ea.html |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=ANSA.it |language=en}}</ref> winning the gold medal and becoming the [[60 metres#All-time top 25|4th fastest man in history]] on such distance.
==== 2022 outdoor season ==== Jacobs was supposed to start his outdoor season competing in the 100 metres at the 2022 [[Kip Keino Classic]] in [[Nairobi]], [[Kenya]], however he missed his debut after being hospitalised for a gastrointestinal infection.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacobs, notte in ospedale per un virus: non correrà a Nairobi |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/07-05-2022/jacobs-ospedale-virus-nairobi-440384184782.shtml |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=7 May 2022 |language=it-IT}}</ref> He officially opened his outdoor season with a time of 10.04, winning an international meet in [[Savona]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-18 |title=LIVE Atletica, Meeting Savona 2022 in DIRETTA: Marcell Jacobs vince in 10"04 (9"99 in semifinale)! Dosso avvicina il record italiano! |url=https://www.oasport.it/2022/05/live-atletica-meeting-savona-2022-in-diretta-marcell-jacobs-torna-in-gara-nei-100-metri-dopo-loro-olimpico/ |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=OA Sport |language=it-IT}}</ref> after changing his original plan of competing in the 200 metres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sport |first=Sky |title=Jacobs, la prima sui 100 dopo Tokyo sarà a Savona |url=https://sport.sky.it/altri-sport/atletica/2022/05/14/jacobs-100-metri-savona-esordio |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=sport.sky.it |date=14 May 2022 |language=it}}</ref> Having sustained a slight injury to his [[biceps femoris]], he took the decision to withdraw from three [[Diamond League]] meets which were on his calendar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Riecco Jacobs, il 30 giugno in pista: "Sarò a Stoccolma" |url=https://www.gazzetta.it/Atletica/22-06-2022/atletica-jacobs-rientra-30-giugno-stoccolma-4401100959865.shtml |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=22 June 2022 |language=it-IT}}</ref>
Having had to withdraw before the [[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|semi-finals]] of the [[2022 World Athletics Championships|2022 World Championships]] due to a thigh injury, at the [[2022 European Athletics Championships|2022 European Championships]] in Munich, Jacobs won the 100 m final in a time of 9.95 seconds, beating reigning champion [[Zharnel Hughes]] into the second position (9.99s), with [[Jeremiah Azu]] completing the podium with a time of 10.13.<ref>{{Cite news |title=European Championships Munich 2022: Dina Asher-Smith pulls up with cramp after Lamont Marcell Jacobs won men's 100m|work=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/62568016|access-date=2022-08-16 |language=en-EN}}</ref>
==Statistics== ===European records=== * [[100 metres]]: '''9.80''' (+0.1 m/s; {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], 1 August 2021). Current holder * [[60 metres]]: '''6.41''' ({{flagicon|SER}} [[Belgrade]], 19 March 2022). Current holder
===National records=== * [[Athletics in Italy#4 × 100 metres relay|{{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]]: '''37.50''' ({{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]], 6 August 2021), he ran second leg in the team with [[Lorenzo Patta]], [[Fausto Desalu]], [[Filippo Tortu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-4-x-100m-relay-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Athletics - Final Results - Men's 4 x 100m Relay|language=en|publisher=[[IOC]]|accessdate=6 August 2021|archive-date=5 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805234729/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/athletics/result-men-s-4-x-100m-relay-fnl-000100-.htm|url-status=dead}} - Current holder</ref>
===Progression=== ;100 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/italy/lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864?competitorid=lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864&competitorid=lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864&competitorid=lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864&competitorid=lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864&counrty=italy&counrty=italy&counrty=italy&counrty=italy&competitorid=lamont-marcell-jacobs-14453864&counrty=italy|title=Marcell Jacobs - Progression|publisher=worldathletics.org|access-date=20 August 2021}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" width=40% style="font-size:100%; text-align:center;" !Year !!Performance!!Venue!!Date |- |2011 || 11.19 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Chiari, Lombardy|Chiari]] || 20 May |- |2012 || 10.68 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Campi Bisenzio]] || 19 May |- |2013 || 11.19 ||align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Chiasso]] || 19 August |- |2014 || 10.53 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gavardo]] || 18 May |- |2016 || 10.23 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Savona]] || 25 May |- |2017 || 10.82 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trieste]] || 30 June |- |2018 || 10.08 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Savona]] || 23 May |- |2019 || 10.03 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Padua]]|| 16 July |- |2020 || 10.10 ||align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trieste]] || 1 August |- |2021 || 9.80 ||align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]] || 1 August |- |2022 || 9.95 ||align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]] || 16 August |- |2023 || 10.05 ||align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]] || 20 August |- |2024 || 9.85 || align="left" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]]|| 4 August |}
===International competition=== {| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event!!Performance!!Notes |- | rowspan=2|2016 | align=left|[[2016 Mediterranean Athletics U23 Championships|Mediterranean U23 Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[Tunis]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 7.95 m | {{AthAbbr|PB}} |- | align=left|[[2016 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Amsterdam]] | 11th | Long jump | [[2016 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump|7.59 m]] | |- | 2017 | align=left|[[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} [[Belgrade]] | {{abbr|Qual.|Eliminated in qualification}} | Long jump | [[2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|7.70 m]] | |- | 2018 | align=left|[[2018 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Berlin]] | 11th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | [[2018 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.28]] | |- | rowspan=4|2019 | align=left|[[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Glasgow]] | {{abbr|Qual.|Eliminated in qualification}} | Long jump | [[2019 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's long jump|NM]] | |- | align=left|[[2019 IAAF World Relays|IAAF World Relays]] | align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yokohama]] | Final | {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay | [[2019 IAAF World Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|DNF]] | |- | align=left rowspan=2|[[2019 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] | align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]] | 19th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.20]] | |- | 10th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay | [[2019 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|38.11]] | {{AthAbbr|NR}} |- | rowspan=4|2021 | align=left| [[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Toruń]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | [[2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.47]] | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|Italian}} |- | align=left|[[2021 World Athletics Relays|World Relays]] | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Chorzów]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 4 × 100 m relay | [[2021 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|39.21]] | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7144840/AT-4X1-M-f----.RS6.pdf|title=Results 4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final|publisher=worldathletics.org|date=2 May 2021|access-date=3 May 2021}}</ref> |- | align=left rowspan=2|[[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tokyo]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|9.80]] | {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} |- | bgcolor=gold|1st | 4 × 100 m relay | [[Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|37.50]] | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|Italian}} |- |rowspan=3|2022 |align=left |[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]] |align=left |{{flagicon|SER}} [[Belgrade]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |60 m |[[2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.41]] | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} |- |align=left|[[2022 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] |align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]] |N/A ({{tooltip|sf|Withdraw before semifinals}}) |100 m |[[2022 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.04]] | {{AthAbbr|DNS}} |- |align=left|[[2022 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Munich]] |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |[[2022 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|9.95]] | {{AthAbbr|CR}}, {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- |rowspan=3|2023 | align=left| [[2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships|European Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} [[Istanbul]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 60 m | [[2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres|6.50]] | |- |rowspan=2 align=left|[[2023 World Athletics Championships|World Championships]] |rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Budapest]] | 12th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.05]] | {{athAbbr|SB}} |- | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 4 × 100 m relay | [[2023 World Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|37.62]] | {{athAbbr|SB}} <ref>{{athAbbr|WL}} in the semifinals.</ref> |- |rowspan=4|2024 | align=left| [[2024 World Athletics Relays|World Relays]] | align=left|{{flagicon|BAH}} [[Nassau, Bahamas|Nassau]] | Final | 4 × 100 m relay | [[2024 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|DQ]] | <ref>[[2024 World Athletics Relays – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay#Heats|38.14]] in the heat.</ref> |- | align=left rowspan=2|[[2024 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]] | align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | [[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 100 metres|10.02]] | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | bgcolor=gold|1st | 4 × 100 m relay | [[2024 European Athletics Championships – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay|37.82]] | {{athAbbr|EL}} |- | align=left| [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]] | align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris]] | 5th | 100 m | [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|9.85]] | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |}
===Other meetings=== {| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event!! Performance !!Notes |- | rowspan=2|2021 | align=left|[[BAUHAUS-galan]] | align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Stockholm]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 100 m | 10.05 | |- | align=left|[[Herculis]] | align=left|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Montecarlo]] | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | 100 m | 9.99 | |- | rowspan=2|2022 | align=left|[[ISTAF Indoor]] | align=left|{{flagicon|DEU}} [[Berlin]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.51 | |- | align=left|ORLEN Cup | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Łódź]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.49 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | rowspan=3|2023 | align=left|ORLEN Cup | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} [[Łódź]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.57 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | align=left|[[2023 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais|Liévin International Meeting]] | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Liévin]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 60 m | [[2023 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais#Indoor Meeting|6.57]] | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |- | align=left|[[Hanžeković Memorial]] | align=left|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Zagreb]] | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | 100 m | 10.08 | |- | rowspan=2|2024 | align=left|East Coast Relays | align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 100 m | 10.11 | |- | align=left|[[Golden Spike Ostrava|Golden Spike]] | align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Ostrava]] | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | 100 m | 10.19 | |}
===National competitions=== {| class="wikitable sortable" width=70% style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- !Year !!Competition !!Venue !!Position !!Event!!Performance!!Notes |- | rowspan=2|2016 | align=left| U23 Italian Athletics Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Brixen]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 8.48 m | {{AthAbbr|PB}}, {{AthAbbr|w}} |- | align=left|[[2016 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rieti, Italy|Rieti]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 8.07 m | {{AthAbbr|PB}}* |- |2017 | align=left|[[2017 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ancona, Italy|Rieti]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 8.06 m | * |- | 2018 | align=left|[[2018 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pescara, Italy|Pescara]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.24 | * |- | 2019 | align=left|[[2019 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Brixen, Italy|Brixen]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.10 | * |- | rowspan=2|2020 | align=left|International Triveneto meeting | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trieste]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.10 | |- | align=left|[[2020 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Brixen, Italy|Brixen]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.10 | {{AthAbbr|w}}* |- | rowspan=3|2021 | align=left|[[2021 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ancona, Italy|Ancona]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.55 | * |- | align=left|International Savona meeting | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Savona]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 9.95 | {{AthAbbr|NR}} |- | align=left|[[2021 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rovereto, Italy|Rovereto]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.01 | [[Athletics abbreviations|CR]]* |- |rowspan=2|2022 | align=left|[[2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ancona, Italy|Ancona]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.55 | * |- | align=left|[[2022 Italian Athletics Championships|Italian Athletics Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Rieti, Italy|Rieti]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.12 | * |- | 2023 | align=left|[[2023 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ancona, Italy|Ancona]] | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 60 m | 6.55 | {{AthAbbr|SB}}* |- | 2024 | align=left|Roma Sprintfestival | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rome]] | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.07 | |} : * Denotes senior level national champion.
===National titles=== Jacobs won nine national championships at individual [[senior (athletics)|senior]] level.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportolimpico.it/attachments/article/224/CAMPIONI%20ITALIANI-NOMI-U.pdf|title=CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016|publisher=sportolimpico.it |accessdate=28 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidal.it/content/Dal-Molin-record-italiano-13-27-Jacobs-10-01!/134031|title=Dal Molin record italiano 13.27, Jacobs 10.01!|publisher=fidal.it|language=it|date=26 June 2021|access-date=27 June 2021}}</ref> *[[Italian Athletics Championships]] **100 m: [[2018 Italian Athletics Championships|2018]], [[2019 Italian Athletics Championships|2019]], [[2020 Italian Athletics Championships|2020]], [[2021 Italian Athletics Championships|2021]], [[2022 Italian Athletics Championships|2022]] (5) **Long jump: [[2016 Italian Athletics Championships|2016]] (1) *[[Italian Athletics Indoor Championships]] **60 m: [[2021 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|2021]], [[2022 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fidal.it/risultati/2022/COD9817/Index.htm|title=CAMPIONATI ITALIANI ASSOLUTI INDOOR - Ancona, 26 e 27 febbraio 2022|website=fidal.it|language=it|date=27 February 2022|accessdate=27 February 2022}}</ref> (2) **Long jump: [[2017 Italian Athletics Indoor Championships|2017]] (1)
===Track records=== As of 24 September 2024, Jacobs holds the following track records for [[100 metres]]. {| class="wikitable" style= "text-align: center" |- !Location !Time !Windspeed<br>m/s !Date !Notes |- | [[Munich]] || 9.95 || +0.1 || 16/08/2022 || |- | [[Tokyo]] || 9.80 || +0.1 || 01/08/2021 || Track record is shared with<br>[[Carl Lewis]] (USA) from 24/08/1991. |- | [[Turku]] || 9.92 || +1.5 || 18/06/2024 || |}
==See also== * [[List of European records in athletics]] * [[List of Italian records in athletics]] * [[Athletics in Italy#100 metres|Italian all-time lists - 100 m]] * [[Athletics in Italy#4 × 100 metres relay|Italian all-time lists - {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay]] * [[Italy national athletics team#Italian podiums in the Diamond League|Italian podiums in the Diamond League]] * [[2018 in 100 metres]] (45th with 10.08) * [[2019 in 100 metres]] (33rd with 10.03) * [[2020 in 100 metres]] (22nd with 10.10) * [[Italian national track relay team]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
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