Lamont Marcell Jacobs
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About
Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper who is known as the 2020 Olympic 100-meter champion, the 2022 60-meter world champion, the 2022 European 100-meter champion, and a member of the gold medal-winning 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2020 Olympics.
Before Fame
He started out playing basketball and football. When he was ten, he began competing in athletics. He preferred sprinting until he discovered the long jump in 2011.
Trivia
He currently holds the 100-meter European record, the 60-meter European record, and is the first Italian to ever qualify for and win the men's 100-meter Olympic final.
Family Life
His mother is Viviana Masini and his father is Lamont Marcell Jacobs Sr. He is married to Nicole Daza. They have two children.
Associated With
He competed alongside teammate Filippo Tortu at the Resisprint 2020.
