Episode 1552
Marcell Jacobs
Mon, 2021-Aug-02 01:31 UTC
Length - 1:38
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With 699,068 views on Sunday, 1 August 2021 our article of the day is Marcell Jacobs.
Lamont Marcell Jacobs Jr. (born 26 September 1994) is an Italian sprinter and long jumper. He won the 60 metres title during the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships. On 1 August 2021, Jacobs set a new 100 metres European record with a time of 9.80 at the 2020 Olympics, winning the gold medal in the process. He was the first Italian to win the 100 m Olympic title.
Jacobs closed the 2020–21 indoor season as World Leader at 60 metres.
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For the full current version of the article, see Marcell Jacobs on Wikipedia.
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