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Marcell Jacobs

1994 - Today

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Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (Italian pronunciation: [laˈmɔnt marˈsɛl ˈdʒakobs]; 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 × 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 qualify for or win the men's 100 metres Olympic final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Marcell Jacobs is the 2,904th most popular athlete (down from 2,094th in 2024), the 14,753rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,558th in 2019) and the 480th most popular American Athlete.

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Among people born in 1994, Marcell Jacobs ranks 182. Before him are Charlie Heaton, Ruth Chepng'etich, Henrik Kristoffersen, Tyias Browning, Joel Pohjanpalo, and Nabil Bentaleb. After him are Miguel Almirón, Sho Kagami, Franco Morbidelli, Parg, Camila Mendes, and Jacob Collier.

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Marcell Jacobs ranks 480. Before him are Carie Graves (1953), Margaret Bailes (1951), Jenny Simpson (1986), Butch Johnson (1955), Al Joyner (1960), and Stacy Dragila (1971). After him are Sheila Ingram (1957), Kate Schmidt (1953), Bill Toomey (1939), David Neville (1984), Jenn Suhr (1982), and Gerald Tinker (1951).

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