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OLY Italy Jacobs Defending Gold
FILE - Lamont Marcell Jacobs, of Italy celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the men's 100-meters at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Jacobs, the unheralded Italian sprinter who succeeded Usain Bolt as the 100-meter champion at the Tokyo Olympics, still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold at the upcoming Paris Games. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Italian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games

Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend gold in the 100 meters at this year's Paris Olympics

By ANDREW DAMPF
Published - Feb 07, 2024, 12:03 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 07, 2024, 12:04 PM EST

ROME (AP) — The guy who won the biggest race in the Olympics now lives in relative obscurity inside a gated community in Florida.

Hardly anybody recognizes him.

Nobody bothers him.

And that suits Marcell Jacobs just fine after dealing with the chaos that surrounded his every move back home in Italy.

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