Marco Jakobs

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Marco Jakobs
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1998 Nagano Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2001 St. Moritz Two-man

Marco Jakobs (sometimes spelled Marco Jacobs[ citation needed ], born 30 May 1974 in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann and Olaf Hampel.

Jakobs also won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 2001 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

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