Lamont Marcell Jacobs Becomes the First Italian To Win Men’s 100m Final Event in Athletics at Tokyo Olympics 2020

Jacobs did not just become the first from his country to win this race but also did it in a European record time of 9.80 seconds. America's Fred Kerley won silver while Andre de Grasse of Canada won bronze in the event.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Photo credit: Twitter)

Track and field athlete Lamont Marcell Jacobs made history on Sunday, August 1 when he became the first Italian to win the men's 100m race at the Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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Yet again, even more history being made at #Tokyo2020

Lamont Marcell Jacobs is the first Italian 🇮🇹 to win the #Athletics - Men's 100m 👏#UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether pic.twitter.com/unaSBWw8NJ

— #Tokyo2020 (@Tokyo2020) August 1, 2021

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