Marcell Jacobs
Marcell Jacobs (born 26 September 1994) is an American-born Italian male sprinter and long jumper (his mother is Italian, she returned to Italy when he was still a child).[1]
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Full name | Lamont Marcell Jacobs Junior |
Nationality | Italian |
Born | El Paso, Texas | 26 September 1994
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) |
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Country | Italy |
Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long jump Sprinting |
Club | G.S. Fiamme Oro |
Coached by | Paolo Camossi |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
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Medal record
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Biography
He has won in 2016 the country's senior national championship and, with his Personal Best 8.07 m, he ranked in the top 60, at 10th place, on the IAAF world leading list at the end of the 2017 indoor season.[2]
In 2016, at the Italian U23 Championships of Brixen jumped 8.48 m, the best ever performance for an Italian, but this result can not be recognized as a national record due to the wind in favor of 2.8 m/s (the Regulation limit is 2.0 m/s).[3][4]
National records
- 4×100 m relay: 38.11 ( Doha, 4 October 2019), he ran second leg in the team with Federico Cattaneo, Davide Manenti, Filippo Tortu; current holder[5]
Personal best
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Measure | Notes |
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2016 | Mediterranean U23 Championships | Tunis | 1st | Long jump | 7.95 m | PB |
European Championships | Amsterdam | 11th | Long jump | 7.59 m | [6] | |
2017 | European Indoor Championships | Belgrade | Qual. | Long jump | 7.70 m | |
2019 | World Championships | Doha | SF | 100 m | 10.20 | [7] |
National titles
- Italian Athletics Championships[8]
- 100 m: 2018, 2019
- Long jump: 2016
- Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
- Long jump: 2017
References
- "Lamont Marcell Jacobs biography" (in Italian). fidal.it.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
La mamma, sposata con un texano, è tornata in Italia quando Marcell era ancora bambino.
- "SENIOR INDOOR 2017 - TRIPLE JUMP MEN". iaaf.org. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Atletica, Jacobs vola: 8.48 ventoso" (in Italian). gazzetta.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- "Jacobs, ancora un lampo: 10.12 a Campi Bisenzio!" (in Italian). fidal.it.it. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- "Doha: doppia 4x100 da record, azzurre in finale" (in Italian). fidal.it. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- He qualified for the finals with a better measure (7.80 m)
- He ran in a better crono, 10.07, in heat.
- "CAMPIONATI "ASSOLUTI" – UOMINI TUTTI I CAMPIONI – 1906-2016" (PDF). sportolimpico.it. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
- Marcell Jacobs at World Athletics
- Marcell Jacobs at FIDAL (in Italian)
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