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 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.

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 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.

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: ...

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 ...

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 — ...

New Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs revealed repairing his relationship with his long-lost father helped inspire him to 100 metres glory. The Texas-born sprinter clocked 9.80 seconds to win ...

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.

Italy's Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the men's 100 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday with a personal-best time of 9.80 seconds. American Fred Kerley took silver in 9.84 while Andre De Grasse of ...

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