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Jakob Ingebrigtsen

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

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Jakob Ingebrigtsen: Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner (born 2000)
Jakob Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the current world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, the 2000 metres and the 3000 metres, and holds the world best time over the two mile distance. Ingebrigtsen is a two-time Olympic champion, having won gold medals in the 1500 m at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, setting what was then an Olympic and European record, and in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is also a two-time World champion, winning gold medals in the 5000 m in 2022 and 2023 and a six-time European champion, winning gold medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m in 2018, 2022, and 2024. In addition to the 1500 m, Ingebrigtsen holds European records in the mile, 3000 m, and 5000 m, and is one of only three men to run a sub-3:30 1500 m, sub-7:30 3000 m and a sub-12:50 5000 m.

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Nuguse pips Ingebrigtsen in thrilling 1500m finish

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

Ingebrigtsen & Duplantis break world records

Jakob Ingebrigtsen smashes the 3,000m world record before Armand Duplantis breaks his own pole vault world record at the Diamond League event in Silesia.
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'Unbelievable!' Ingebrigtsen smashes 28-year-old 3000m world record

'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

Ingebrigtsen beats Olympic champion Hocker in 1500m rematch

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

Kerr and Ingebrigtsen 'destroy each other' as Hocker rips up script

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

Ingebrigtsen got his tactics wrong - Michael Johnson on 1500m shock

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.
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'I felt very strong' says Ingebrigtsen as he misses out on 1500m medal

'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.
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'They destroyed each other!' Kerr takes 1500m silver as Ingebrigtsen out of medals

'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.
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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.
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Team GB's Josh Kerr misses out on Olympic gold in 1500m final despite finishing ahead of bitter rival

Josh Kerr narrowly missed out on Olympic gold in the 1500m final, despite finishing ahead of his bitter rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
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Bitter rivals to go head to head in hotly anticipated Olympic final

bitter rivals to go head to head in hotly anticipated olympic final
Josh Kerr is set to go head to head against arch-nemesis Jakob Ingebrigtsen in what's been dubbed a "race for the ages".
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Kerr v Ingebrigtsen - the rivalry we never knew we needed

kerr v ingebrigtsen - the rivalry we never knew we needed
Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Josh Kerr are two men without a filter but with a burning desire to prove they are the best.
BBC Sport - Published

GB's Kerr & Gourley through to 1500m final

gb's kerr & gourley through to 1500m final
Watch as Team GB's Josh Kerr reaches the men's 1500m final, finishing second behind his Norwegian rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen, before team-mate Neil Gourley also eases through his semi-final at the Paris..
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GB's Kerr and gold medal rival Ingebrigtsen progress

gb's kerr and gold medal rival ingebrigtsen progress
Great Britain's Josh Kerr and Olympic 1500m gold medal rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen both progress from their heats at the Stade de France.
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