The fastest runner on the planet” or “The surprise of the surprises in Olympic history”,…, are just two of the phrases that the media praises Marcell Jacobs.
The Italian athlete surpassed speed superstars from the country where he was born, the United States, to win the most prestigious medal in the Olympics: gold in the men’s 100m.
So exactly on the 100m track that has just brought the name of Marcell Jacobs into history, how does this running leg perform and compare every meter every second with competitors?
Surely, the fascinating details that come right below, behind the final parameter that helped Jacobs win gold (9 seconds 80”), will surprise and amuse many people.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (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 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 Italian to ever qualify for and win the men’s 100 metres Olympic final.
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