Lamont Marcell Jacobs Clocks Stunning Wind-Assisted 9.67, Second-Fastest 100m Ever Under Any Conditions
- On Wednesday, Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs ran a wind-assisted 9.67-second 100m at the Austrian Open in Eisenstadt, clocking the third-fastest time in history. The tailwind of +4.1 m/s, more than double the allowable limit, invalidates the time for official record purposes.
- Despite a slow start trailing Britain's Romell Glave and 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk, Jacobs surged past both runners during the race. The Italian sprinter has battled form and fitness struggles over five years since claiming a sprint double at Tokyo.
- Glave finished second in 9.76, while Van Niekerk crossed third in 9.83. Only Usain Bolt has ever run faster over 100m, holding the world record at 9.58, underscoring Jacobs' return to serious sprinting speed.
- Strong winds of +4.1 m/s assisted all runners, exceeding record-eligible thresholds and preventing Jacobs from claiming an official time. The 31-year-old's performance signals potential resurgence after failing to reach the final at the Worlds last year.
- Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu clocked 9.99 for fourth place, with Germany's Owen Ansah fifth in 10.00 and Austria's Markus Fuchs sixth in 10.09. Jacobs eased through his heat in 9.84 earlier, maintaining momentum as he prepares for upcoming competitions.
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However, the tailwind for Lamont Marcell Jacobs (center) and competitors in the 100 meter race was too strong.
2021 Olympic champion Lamont Marcell Jacobs won the 100 meters at the Austrian Open Championships in Eisenstadt with a time of 9.67, the third fastest time ever. However, due to a strong tailwind, the result did not count as an official European record.
Faster than the 9′′80 with which he won the gold medal in the 100 meters in Tokyo 2020, less fast only than Bolt's 9′′58 at the 2009 Berlin World Championships, still today world record, and the 9"63 (+1.5) at the 2012 London Olympics. Marcell Jacobs won the final of the 100 meters of the "Raiffeisen Austrian Open" in Eisenstadt in Austria, stopping the chronometer at 9′67. An incredible time, but obtained with a wind in favor of 4.1 meters per …
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