Lamont Marcell Jacobs is a runner who competed in the 100-meter dash at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. ... Jacobs’ 51-year-old father, Lamont Jacobs Sr., now lives in Tyler, Texas.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs surprisingly took gold in the first Olympic 100-meter final of the post-Usain Bolt era. American Fred Kerley won silver.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs Sr. conceived a child in Texas with an Italian woman in the mid-1990s. When Jacobs was 6 months old, his parents separated. Jacobs has not seen his father since.

Dad, Marcell Jacobs Sr., watched his son compete from his home in Dallas, Texas. “He wrote to me before the race, (saying) ‘you can do it, we are with you'," Jacobs told Associated Press. Related: ...

Lamont Marcell Jacobs surprisingly took gold in the first Olympic 100-meter final of the post-Usain Bolt era. American Fred Kerley won silver.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, a 26-year-old sprinter who took gold in the 100-meter dash, was born in El Paso to an Italian mother and African American father. By Lauren McCarthy [Follow our live ...

Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs set a new European record as he claimed a shock victory in the men’s 100m at the Tokyo Olympics. Jacobs’ winning time of 9.80 seconds on Sunday saw him finish 0 ...

Lamont Marcell Jacobs earned the informal title, previously held by the now-retired Usain Bolt, Sunday after winning gold in the 100-meter final, posting a personal best time of 9.80 seconds.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs won a closely contested Tokyo Olympics men’s 100 meters on Sunday, becoming the first Italian to capture the title of world’s fastest man.

Before 2021, Marcell Jacobs’ best 100 was 10.03 seconds, in 2019. He had been a long jumper, and not a particularly good one, then had shown more promise indoors, at 60 meters, than outdoors at 100 — ...

Olympic sprint champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs said he is aiming to improve his time and technique ahead of the Paris Games after electrifying the home crowd in Rome by retaining the men's 100m ...