Jakob Ingebrigtsen

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner. He won two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships, in the 1500 and 5000 metres events. On 20 July 2019, at the London Diamond League, Ingebrigtsen broke Norway's national record in the 5000 m with his time of 13:02.03. His older brothers Henrik and Filip are also middle-distance runners who compete internationally. They are trained by their father Gjert Ingebrigtsen.[1] On 12 October 2019, he was the youngest pacemaker in the successful sub-2 hour marathon attempt by Eliud Kipchoge.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen
Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the 2017 Bislett Games
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Sandnes, Norway
Sport
Country Norway
SportAthletics/Track, Long-distance running
Event(s)1500 metres, Mile, 5000 metres
Achievements and titles
World finals2017 London
3000 m steeple, 27th (h)
2019 Doha
5000 m, 5th
1500 m, 4th
Personal best(s)

Personal bests

Surface Event Time Date Event
Outdoor track 800 m1:46.44[2]June 30, 2020Oslo, NOR
1500 m3:28.68[2] ER August 14, 2020Herculis
Monaco, MON
Mile3:51.30[2] EJRJune 30, 2019Prefontaine Classic
Palo Alto, USA
2000 m4:50.01[2] ERJune 11, 2020Impossible Games
Oslo, NOR
3000 m7:27.05 NRSeptember 17, 2020Golden Gala

Rome, ITA

5000 m13:02.03[2] EJR/NRJuly 20, 2019Anniversary Games
London, GBR
3000 m steeple8:26.81[2] EJRJuly 8, 2017Kortrijk, BEL
Indoor track 800m 1:52.01[2]February 4, 2018Barum, NOR
1500m3:36.02[2] WJR/NRFebruary 20, 2019Düsseldorf, GER
3000m7:51.20[2] EJRMarch 1, 2019European Indoor Championships
Glasgow, GBR
Road 5 km13:28[2] NRMay 6, 2020Per Halle Invitational
Stavanger, NOR
10 km27:54[2] EJR/NROctober 19, 2019Hytteplanmila
Hole, NOR

Career

Representing  Norway
Year Championship Venue Distance Result Time
2016 European Cross Country Junior Championship Chia, Italy 6 km 1st 17:06
2017 U20 European Championships Grosetto, Italy 1500 metres 8th 3:58.64
5000 metres 1st 14:41.67
3000 metres steeplechase 1st 8:50.00
European Cross Country Junior Championship Šamorín, Slovakia 6 km 1st 18:39
World Championship London, England 3000 metres steeplechase 27th (sf) 8:34.88
2018 U20 World Championships Tampere, Finland 1500 metres 2nd 3:41.89
5000 metres 3rd 13:20.78
European Cross Country Junior Championship Tilburg, Netherlands 6 km 1st 18:00
European Championship Berlin, Germany 1500 metres 1st 3:38.10
5000 metres 1st 13:17.06
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, Scotland 1500 m 2nd 3:43.23
3000 m 1st 7:56.15
European Cross Country Junior Championship Lisbon, Portugal 6 km 1st 18:20
U20 World Cross Country Championships Aarhus, Denmark 8 km 12th 24:39
World Championship Doha, Qatar 1500 metres 4th 3:31.70
5000 metres 5th 13:02.93
Representing Europe
2018 Continental Cup Ostrava, Czech Republic 1500 m 3rd 3:40.80

National championship results

Representing  Norway
Year Championship Venue Distance Result Time
2015 Norwegian Championship Haugesund, Norway 1500 m 9th 3:54.05
Norwegian Youth Championships Lillestrøm, Norway 800 m 1st 1:54.05
2000 m 1st 5:24.41
2016 Norwegian Championship Askøy, Norway 800 m 5th 1:53.10
1500 m 3rd 4:01.67
Norwegian Junior Championships Brandbu, Norway 800 m 2nd 1:54.13
1500 m 1st 3:46.59
5000 m 1st 14:38.67
Norwegian Youth Championships Sandnes, Norway 800 m 1st 1:56.03
3000 m 1st 8:36.77
2017 Norwegian Championship Sandnes, Norway 800 m 3rd 1:50.54
1500 m 1st 3:53.29
5000 m 1st 13:35.84
3000 metres steeplechase 1st 8:44.12
Norwegian Youth Championships Bergen, Norway 400 m 2nd 51.03
3000 m 1st 8:00.01
Norwegian Indoor Youth Championships Oslo, Norway 800 m 1st 1:52.91
1500 m 1st 3:51.91
2018 Norwegian Championship Byrkjelo, Norway 1500 m 1st 4:03.54
Norwegian Indoor Championships Bærum, Norway 800 m 2nd 1:52.01
1500 m 1st 3:42.75
3000 m 1st 7:56.74
2019 Norwegian Championship Hamar, Norway 1500 m 1st 3:36.33
2020 Norwegian Championship Bergen, Norway 800 m 1st 1.48.72
1500 m 1st 3:33.94

On 27 May 2017 he became the youngest athlete to run the one-mile distance in less than 4 minutes, when he finished in 11th place in a Diamond League race at Hayward Field in Eugene, US.[3]

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.[4]

On 8 July 2017 he beat the junior European record on 3000 metres steeplechase at the Guldensporenmeeting in Kortrijk, Belgium with the time 8:26.81. This was his first time competing in the 3000m steeplechase event.

On 26 May 2018 at age 17, Ingebrigtsen ran a 3:52.28 mile in the Prefontaine Classic's Bowerman Mile for 4th place. It is the fastest mile run by a 17-year-old.[5]

On July 5, 2019, he set a new personal best, and U20 European Record (1500m) when he ran 3:30.16 in Lausanne

On July 20, 2019, he set a new National Record and U20 European Record at 5000m (13:02.03 in London).

Per October 6, 2019, Jakob is ranked as the 2nd best 1500m runner in the world, only behind Timothy Cheruiyot.

Making his debut at the distance, he broke Sondre Nordstad Moen’s Norwegian 10 km record at the Hytteplanmila in Hole on October 19, 2019 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.[6]

References

  1. Thomas Brakstad (16 March 2016) Familien vinnervilje NRK
  2. IAAF. "Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN - Athlete Profile".
  3. Ingebrigtsen makes history with a sub-four minute mile in Eugene European Athletics. Retrieved 29 May 2017
  4. Norway Teen Jakob Ingebrigtsen Runs 3:56.29 For His Home Crowd In Oslo Mile Split. Retrieved 15 June 2017
  5. Dutch, Taylor (2019-02-24). "Everything You Need to Know About Teen Running Phenom Jakob Ingebrigtsen". Runner's World. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  6. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen clocks 27:54 on his 10km debut". European Athletics. European Athletics. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
Records
Preceded by
Mo Farah
Men's 1,500m European Record Holder
14 August 2020 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Karsten Warholm
Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year
2018
Succeeded by
Karsten Warholm
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