Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian middle- and

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. He won the gold medal in the

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at the

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, setting an Olympic and European record. At the

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, Ingebrigtsen took silver in the event and a gold for the

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. He is a four-time European champion, winning the 1500 m/5000 m double in

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and

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. His 1500 m victory in 2018 achieved at the age of 17 made him the second youngest ever individual senior European track and field champion, while his double was the first in history. Indoors, he is 2022 World Indoor Championship 1500 m silver medallist and a four-time

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medallist in the 1500/

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events, including three golds. Ingebrigtsen won sixth successive titles at the European Cross Country Championships. He is the current

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holder for the 1500 m, which he set on 17 February 2022 in Liévin, France. As a junior, Ingebrigtsen claimed four medals altogether at the 2017 European U20 Championships and 2018 World U20 Championships. In October 2019, he was the youngest pacemaker in the successful unofficial sub-2 hour marathon attempt by Eliud Kipchoge. He holds

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in the 1500 m, 2000 m and 5000 m, which he set in August 2020, June 2020 and June 2021 respectively. As of December 2022, Ingebrigtsen was the 8th, 6th, 12th and 15th fastest man over the 1500 m, 2000 m, 3000 m and 5000 m, respectively. He also holds the distinction of being one of only two men to run a sub-3:30 1500 m, sub-7:30 3000 m and a sub-12:50 5000 m along with the 3000 m and two mile world record holder Daniel Komen. Ingebrigtsen was the

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1500 m champion. His older brothers Henrik and

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are also middle-distance runners who compete internationally. They were trained by their father

Gjert Ingebrigtsen Gjert Arne Ingebrigtsen (born 1966) is a Norwegian sports coach. He was awarded the title ''Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year'' for 2018. Career Ingebrigtsen was born in Båtsfjord and resides in Sandnes. He is married to Tone Eva Tønnessen; t ...

until 2022.

Career

2017

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On 27 May, Ingebrigtsen became the youngest athlete in history to run the one-mile distance in less than 4 minutes, when he finished in 11th place in a

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race at Hayward Field in

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, US. On 15 June, he ran almost two seconds faster, when he finished first in a mile race at Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway with the time 3:56.29. On 8 July, he beat the junior European record in the

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at the Guldensporenmeeting in Kortrijk, Belgium with the time 8:26.81. This was his first time competing in the 3000 m steeplechase event.

2018: European 1500 m and 5000 m champion at age 17

On 26 May, at age 17, Ingebrigtsen ran a 3:52.28 mile in the Prefontaine Classic's

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for fourth place. It is the fastest mile run by a 17-year-old.

2019

On 5 July, he set a new personal best and a U20 European Record in the 1500 m when he ran 3:30.16 at the Lausanne

for second position. On 20 July at the London Diamond League, he set a new national record and U20 European Record at the 5000 m with 13:02.03, finishing second. As of 6 October 2019 Jakob was ranked as the second best 1500 m runner in the world, only behind

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. Making his debut at the distance, he broke Sondre Nordstad Moen’s Norwegian 10 km record at the Hytteplanmila in Hole, Norway on 19 October, with victory in 27:54. Not only was Jakob's time a national record, it was also the fastest time by a European in 2019 as well as being a European U20 10 km best.

2020: First European record (1500 m)

On 14 August at the Monaco

, Ingebrigtsen went for the first time under 3:30 barrier in the 1500 m and broke Mo Farah's 7-year-old European record (3:28.81) with a time of 3:28.68.

2021: Tokyo Olympic 1500 m champion

On 10 June 2021 at the

in Florence, Italy, he set a new European record in the 5000 m with his time of 12:48.45, in a race where a half-dozen competitors bested a time of 12:55. At the delayed

, Ingebrigtsen set an Olympic and European record at 3 minutes 28.32 seconds to secure gold in the 1500-meter final, after eclipsing the previous record of 3:31:65 held by the Kenyan

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. He became the second youngest winner in the event. On the final bend Ingebrigtsen overtook for the first time

, who won the silver medal.

2022: World 1500 m indoor record and World 5000 m champion

On 17 February 2022, Ingebrigtsen set his first senior world record, clocking 3:30.60 for the indoor 1500 m at the Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Liévin. He broke

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’s 3-year-old record by 0.44 seconds. At about a month later at the 2022 World Indoor Championships held in

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, Ingebrigtsen was beaten in the event by Tefera (3:32.77, CR), however, and placed second in a time of 3:33.02. He tested positive for COVID-19 the following day though. He won gold at the 5000 metres event at the

in Eugene, Oregon in a time of 13:09:24. Ingebrigtsen became the first male runner not born in Africa to win an Olympic or World Championships gold at the 5000 m in 30 years, going back to Dieter Baumann in the

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Personal life

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a star in a Norwegian reality show called ''Team Ingebrigtsen'', which revolves around him and his brothers and shows the trials and tribulations that come in middle-distance running.

Achievements

All information from World Athletics profile.

Personal bests

International competitions

Circuit wins and titles

1500 m champion: Diamond blue

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(1): Brussels Memorial Van Damme (1500m) **

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Gateshead British Grand Prix (1500m), Florence Golden Gala (5000m, ), Eugene Prefontaine Classic (One mile), Lausanne Athletissima (3000m) **

Eugene (One mile, WL), Oslo Bislett Games (One mile, WL ), Lausanne (1500m, WL),

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(1500m, WL)

National championships

References

External links

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