Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner (born 2000)

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Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, short track mile, 2000 metres and 3000 metres, and the world best holder in the two mile distance. He won gold medals in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Ingebrigtsen is also a two-time World champion, winning gold medals in the 5000 m in 2022 and 2023, and a two-time World Indoor champion, winning gold medals in the 1500 m and 3000 m in 2025. He is a six-time European champion, a seven-time European indoor champion, and an eight-time time European cross country champion.

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Ingebrigtsen breaks two indoor world records Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashes the indoor world records for the mile and 1,500m in a race at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in France. BBC Sport - Published on February 13, 2025
Ingebrigtsen wins European cross country title Norway's Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen claims his third men's senior title at the European Cross Country Championships in Turkey. BBC Sport - Published on December 8, 2024
Ingebrigtsen's father to stand trial on abuse charges The father of Olympic 5,000m champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will stand trial next year after being charged with alleged physical abuse against his son. BBC Sport - Published on December 2, 2024

Nuguse pips Ingebrigtsen in thrilling 1500m finish Yared Nuguse overtakes Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the home straight to win the men's 1500m at the Zurich Diamond League, with Olympic champion Cole Hocker third and GB's Josh Kerr fifth. BBC Sport - Published on September 5, 2024
'Unbelievable!' Ingebrigtsen smashes 28-year-old 3000m world record Jakob Ingebrigtsen produces an "unbelievable" performance to smash Daniel Koman's 28-yearold 3000m world record by more than three seconds at the Diamond League meeting in Silesia. BBC Sport - Published on August 25, 2024
Ingebrigtsen beats Olympic champion Hocker in 1500m rematch Watch as Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away 1500m Olympic champion Cole Hocker with a dominant performance at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne. BBC Sport - Published on August 22, 2024

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen 'destroy each other' as Hocker rips up script Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr's epic duel lived up to the billing, but American Cole Hocker ripped up the script to claim gold. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024
Ingebrigtsen got his tactics wrong - Michael Johnson on 1500m shock BBC Sport's Michael Johnson says Jakob Ingebrigtsen "got his tactics wrong" during a 1500m final which saw him miss out on the medals while Team GB's Josh Kerr took silver. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024
'I felt very strong' says Ingebrigtsen as he misses out on 1500m medal Jakob Ingebrigtsen tells BBC Sport he felt strong after front-running for the majority of a 1500m final which saw him miss out on the medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024
'They destroyed each other!' Kerr takes 1500m silver as Ingebrigtsen out of medals Watch as Great Britain's Josh Kerr wins a silver medal in the men's 1500m final behind the United States' Cole Hocker, with Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen run out of the medals at the Paris 2024 Olympics. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024

GB's Kerr takes 1500m silver as Hocker claims shock gold Great Britain's Josh Kerr is made to settle for Olympic 1500m silver behind shock champion Cole Hocker, as Jakob Ingebrigtsen misses out on a medal. BBC Sport - Published on August 6, 2024