Lamont Marcell Jacobs has won the men's 100m Olympic final in Tokyo, succeeding Usain Bolt as champion. Marcell Jacobs won the race with a time of 9.80 seconds, with U.S.'s Fred Kerley and Canada's Andre De Grasse in second and third with times of, 9.84 and 9.89, respectively.

The Olympic Stadium, Tokyo CNN — 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 0.04 seconds ahead of the USA’s Fred Kerley in second and 0.09 seconds ahead of Canada’s Andre De Grasse in third.

Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100m gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (© Getty Images) No one saw this coming. Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs, a former long jumper appearing in his first Olympics, stunned the field on Sunday (1) to claim the first men’s 100m gold medal of the post-Usain Bolt era.