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Lamont Jacobs Gets Comfortable With The Title 'World's Fastest Man' After Winning 100-Meter Gold

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TOKYO — The winner of the Olympic men’s 100 meters gets a title to go along with his gold medal: World’s Fastest Man. Lamont Jacobs might be the most surprised one to earn it. The men’s 100 is thick with bravado: trash talk, pre-race preening, winners acting like there was never a doubt.