Sports Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100-meter dash, takes over as fastest man in the world August 1, 2021August 1, 2021Tom Schad, USA TODAYComments Off on Italy’s Lamont Marcell Jacobs wins 100-meter dash, takes over as fastest man in the world Jacobs surprisingly took gold in the first Olympic 100-meter final of the post-Bolt era. American Fred Kerley won silver.