Jacobsson was one of the first four track and field athletes to qualify to compete for Sweden at the 2016 Summer Olympics, having met the qualifying standard of 5.70 metres for the men's pole vault. He met the standard by setting a new personal best of exactly 5.70 metres at an event in Austin, Texas, United States. He has also surpassed the qualification standard of 5.55 metres needed to compete at the 2016 European Athletics Championships due to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He reached the final there but did not start in it. In the end, he was also withdrawn from the Rio squad due to an injury.