Marcell Jacobs runs third-fastest 100m time with wind-assisted 9.67

Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs has clocked the third-fastest 100m time in history with a wind-assisted 9.67 seconds at a track meet in Eisenstadt, Austria.

The Italian sprinter showcased his blistering pace to comfortably pull away from a highly competitive field.

However, the staggering mark will not be recognised in official athletics record books.

Officials recorded a massive tailwind of +4.1 metres per second during the race.

This measurement is more than double the allowable limit of +2.0 m/s required for record-eligible sprint times.

Fierce competition and rapid times

The exceptional tailwind resulted in remarkably swift performances across the entire sprinting group.

Great Britain’s Romell Glave crossed the finish line in a blistering 9.76 seconds.

This unofficial time was significantly faster than the personal best the British athlete set at the UK Athletics Championships last month.

South African 400m specialist Wayde van Niekerk also capitalised on the conditions to register a time of 9.83 seconds.

Chasing the Jamaican great

Only legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has ever legally run faster than the time recorded by the 31-year-old in Austria.

The Jamaican icon established the current world record of 9.58 seconds at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.

Bolt currently holds the three quickest legal times in the history of the sport.

American Tyson Gay and fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake are the only other men to have matched his third-best mark of 9.69 seconds.

A return to form for the Olympic champion

This swift run offers a massive confidence boost for the Tokyo 2020 gold medallist.

The European star has endured a turbulent five years battling inconsistent form and persistent injuries.

These fitness struggles previously culminated in a disappointing failure to reach the 100m final at last year’s World Championships.