Marcell Jacobs
{{short description|Italian sprinter and long jumper (born 1994)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| headercolor =
| name =
| fullname = Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. Lb
| citizenship = {{hlist|American|Italian}}
| image = Marcell Jacobs 2021.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Jacobs in 2022
| national_team = Italy (2016–){{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}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1994|9|26}}
| birth_place = El Paso, Texas, United States
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 1.86 m{{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=CONI|access-date=20 July 2024}}
| sport = Athletics
| event = {{hlist|Sprints|relays|long jump}}
| club = G.S. Fiamme Oro
| coach = {{hlist|Rana Reider|Paolo Camossi|Gianni Lombardi}}
| 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 athletics}}
{{Medal|Country|{{ITA}}}}
{{MedalCount|total=yes
|Olympic Games |2|0|0
|World Championships |0|1|0
|World Indoor Championships |1|0|0
|European Championships |3|0|0
|{{nowrap|European Indoor Championships}} |1|1|0
|World Athletics Relays |1|0|0
|Mediterranean U23 Championships |1|0|0
}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|100 m}}
{{Medal|Gold|2020 Tokyo|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Budapest|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Indoor Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Belgrade|60 m}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2022 Munich|100 m}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Rome|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Indoor Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Toruń|60 m}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Istanbul|60 m}}
{{Medal|Competition|World Athletics Relays}}
{{Medal|Gold|2021 Chorzów|4 × 100 m relay}}
{{Medal|Competition|Mediterranean U23 Championships}}
{{Medal|Gold|2016 Tunis|Long jump}}
}}
File:Mattarella, Jacobs (2024).JPG with Italian President Sergio Mattarella during Roma 2024.]]
File:Marcell Jacobs after Istanbul 2023 silver medal.jpg indoor European championships.]]
File:Marcell Jacobs and his small child (Belgrade 2022).jpg indoor world championships.]]
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. ({{IPA|it|laˈmɔnt marˈsɛl ˈdʒeikobs}};{{cite web|title=JACOBS Lamont Marcell|url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/lamont-marcell-jacobs_1552167|work=Paris 2024|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=7 August 2024}} 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 Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres 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.
Early life
Jacobs is the son of Viviana Masini, an Italian woman, and Lamont Marcell Jacobs Sr., an African American serviceman.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} 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.
His parents married and relocated to Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. Three years later, Jacobs was born. 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.{{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}}{{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}} His parents split when he was six months old.{{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.}}
He started out playing basketball and football, where his football coach, Adriano Bertazzi, took notice of his speed and suggested that Jacobs try sprinting.
When Jacobs was ten, he began competing in 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.{{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}} Jacobs has another son, born from a previous relationship when Jacobs was nineteen.{{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}}
Although Jacobs was born in the United States, he identifies as Italian.{{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}}
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.{{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}}
Career
= Long jump =
In 2016, Jacobs won the 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.{{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}}
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 national record due to a 2.8 m/s tailwind, which was 0.8 m/s above the allowable maximum for any record performance.{{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}}{{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}}
Jacobs did not participate in the 2016 Summer Olympics due to a hamstring injury.{{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}}
= Sprinting =
In 2019, Jacobs decided to focus his efforts exclusively on sprinting, citing frequent injuries while long jumping among the reasons for this switch.{{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}}
In July 2019, Jacobs lowered his 100 metres personal best to 10.03 seconds, making him the third-fastest Italian in history.
On 6 March 2021, Jacobs won the 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.
On 13 May 2021, in Savona, Italy, Jacobs set the 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.{{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}} 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 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.{{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}}{{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}}
In the final, Jacobs won the gold medal with a time of 9.80 seconds, beating Fred Kerley (9.84) and Andre De Grasse (9.89).{{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}} 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 Olympics in Barcelona.{{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}}
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.{{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}}{{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}} Jacobs was not favored to win the race, with bookmakers giving him a three percent chance of winning.{{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/}}{{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}}
Jacobs later won a second gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres as part of the 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.{{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/}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}{{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}}
Due to his outstanding achievements, Jacobs was selected by the Italian Olympic Committee to be Italy's flag bearer during the Olympics closing ceremony.{{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}}
Jacobs ended his season shortly after the Olympics, citing fatigue, and cancelling two upcoming Diamond League appearances.{{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}}
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.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
== 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.{{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}} In subsequent races, which included winning the national 60 m indoor title, he lowered his season best to 6.49,{{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}} arriving at the 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,{{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}} held by pre-championship favorite and world record holder Christian Coleman and Bahamian sprinter Terrence Jones, setting a new national record. In the final he edged Coleman by 3 thousands of a second setting a new European record of 6.41,{{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}} winning the gold medal and becoming the 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.{{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}} He officially opened his outdoor season with a time of 10.04, winning an international meet in Savona,{{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}} after changing his original plan of competing in the 200 metres.{{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}} 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.{{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}}
Having had to withdraw before the semi-finals of the 2022 World Championships due to a thigh injury, at the 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.{{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}}
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: 37.50 ({{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo, 6 August 2021), he ran second leg in the team with Lorenzo Patta, Fausto Desalu, Filippo Tortu.{{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
=Progression=
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!Year !!Performance!!Venue!!Date | |||
2011 | 11.19 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} 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}} Padova | 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=
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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rowspan=2|2016
| align=left|Mediterranean U23 Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|TUN}} Tunis | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 7.95 m | {{AthAbbr|PB}} | ||||||
align=left|European Championships
| align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Amsterdam | 11th | Long jump | 7.59 m | | ||||||
2017
| align=left|European Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade | {{abbr|Qual.|Eliminated in qualification}} | Long jump | 7.70 m | | ||||||
2018
| align=left|European Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Berlin | 11th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | 10.28 | | ||||||
rowspan=4|2019
| align=left|European Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} Glasgow | {{abbr|Qual.|Eliminated in qualification}} | Long jump | NM | | ||||||
align=left|IAAF World Relays
| align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Yokohama | Final | {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay | DNF | | ||||||
align=left rowspan=2|World Championships
| align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha | 19th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | 10.20 | | ||||||
10th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}})
| {{nowrap|4 × 100 m}} relay | 38.11 | {{AthAbbr|NR}} | ||||||
rowspan=4|2021
| align=left| European Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Toruń | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.47 | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|Italian}} | ||||||
align=left|World Relays
| align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Chorzów | bgcolor=gold|1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 39.21 | ||||||
align=left rowspan=2|Olympic Games
| align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 9.80 | {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} | ||||||
bgcolor=gold|1st
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.50 | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|NR|Italian}} | ||||||
rowspan=3|2022
|align=left |World Indoor Championships |align=left |{{flagicon|SER}} Belgrade |bgcolor=gold|1st |60 m |6.41 | {{AthAbbr|WL}}, {{AthAbbr|AR|European}} | ||||||
align=left|World Championships
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Eugene |N/A ({{tooltip|sf|Withdraw before semifinals}}) |100 m | {{AthAbbr|DNS}} | ||||||
align=left|European Championships
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Munich |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |9.95 | {{AthAbbr|CR}}, {{AthAbbr|SB}} | ||||||
rowspan=3|2023
| align=left| European Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 60 m | 6.50 | | ||||||
rowspan=2 align=left|World Championships
|rowspan=2 align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest | 12th ({{tooltip|sf|Eliminated in semifinals}}) | 100 m | 10.05 | {{athAbbr|SB}} | ||||||
bgcolor=silver|2nd
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.62 | {{athAbbr|SB}} {{athAbbr|WL}} in the semifinals. | ||||||
rowspan=4|2024
| align=left| World Relays | align=left|{{flagicon|BAH}} Nassau | Final | 4 × 100 m relay | DQ | ||||||
align=left rowspan=2|European Championships
| align=left rowspan=2|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.02 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} | ||||||
bgcolor=gold|1st
| 4 × 100 m relay | 37.82 | {{athAbbr|EL}} | ||||||
align=left| Olympic Games
| align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris | 5th | 100 m | 9.85 | {{AthAbbr|SB}} |
=Other meetings=
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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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|Liévin International Meeting
| align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Liévin | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 60 m | 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 | bgcolor=silver|2nd | 100 m | 10.11 | | ||||||
align=left|Golden Spike
| align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Ostrava | bgcolor=cc9966|3rd | 100 m | 10.19 | |
=National competitions=
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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Performance | Notes |
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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|Italian Athletics Championships
| align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Rieti | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 8.07 m | {{AthAbbr|PB}}* | ||||||
2017
| align=left|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Rieti | bgcolor=gold|1st | Long jump | 8.06 m | * | ||||||
2018
| align=left|Italian Athletics Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Pescara | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.24 | * | ||||||
2019
| align=left|Italian Athletics Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|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|Italian Athletics Championships
| align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Brixen | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.10 | {{AthAbbr|w}}* | ||||||
rowspan=3|2021
| align=left|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|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|Italian Athletics Championships
| align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Rovereto | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.01 | CR* | ||||||
rowspan=2|2022
| align=left|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Ancona | bgcolor=gold|1st | 60 m | 6.55 | * | ||||||
align=left|Italian Athletics Championships
| align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} Rieti | bgcolor=gold|1st | 100 m | 10.12 | * | ||||||
2023
| align=left|Italian Athletics Indoor Championships | align=left|{{flagicon|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 level.{{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}}{{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}}
- Italian Athletics Championships
- 100 m: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 (5)
- Long jump: 2016 (1)
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- 60 m: 2021, 2022{{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}} (2)
- Long jump: 2017 (1)
=Track records=
As of 24 September 2024, Jacobs holds the following track records for 100 metres.
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!Time !Windspeed !Date !Notes | ||||
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Munich | 9.95 | +0.1 | 16/08/2022 | |
Tokyo | 9.80 | +0.1 | 01/08/2021 | Track record is shared with 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
- Italian all-time lists - 100 m
- Athletics in Italy#4 × 100 metres relay
- 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
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