Henrik Ingebrigtsen

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Henrik Ingebrigtsen
2016-06 Henrik Ingebrigtsen Bislett.jpg
Henrik Ingebrigtsen in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Sandnes, Norway
Sport
Sport Track
Event 1500 metres
Achievements and titles
Regional finals1st at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
Personal best(s) 1500 m : 3:31.46 [1]
Mile : 3:50.72 [1]
3000 m : 7:36.85 [1]
2-Mile : 8:22.31 [1]
5000 m : 13:15.38 [1]
Medal record
Men’s athletics
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Helsinki 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Zürich 1500 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Amsterdam 1500 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Berlin 5000 m
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Prague 3000 m
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Belgrade 3000 m
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Glasgow 3000 m
Representing Flag of Europe.svg Europe
Continental Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Ostrava 3000 m
Updated on January 28, 2019

Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 24 February 1991) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. He represented Norway at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. His younger brothers, Filip Ingebrigtsen and Jakob Ingebrigtsen, are also middle-distance runners, the latter of which won the 1500m gold at the 2020 games.

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Athletic career

Henrik (right) and his brother Jakob in 2019 Jakob Henrik Ingebrigtsen Glasgow 2019.jpg
Henrik (right) and his brother Jakob in 2019

Ingebrigtsen first broke the 3:40 barrier in the 1500 meters at the age of 19. [2] He won the gold medal at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki at the 1500 metres event. He followed it by finishing 5th at the Olympic Games in London with a new national record of 3:35.43. Ingebrigtsen further improved the national record to 3:33.95 at the Diamond League meet held in Zürich on August 29, 2013.

In May 2018, he won the men's 5000 metres at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a PB 13:16.97, winning by only 0.005 seconds. [3] He had run the last 400 metres of the race in 56.27 seconds. [3]

On June 13, 2019, he set a new Norwegian record for 3000 metres, running 7:36.85 at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.

Personal life

In October 2023, Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a statement accusing their father and former coach Gjert of "aggression, control, and physical violence", also saying that he "took the joy out of the sport they once loved". Gjert stopped coaching his sons in 2022, and was not accredited at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. [4]

Music career

In late July 2024, with the goal of getting Norwegians excited and confident in their athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a pop song known as Ingen gjør det bedre (Nobody Does It Better). They released this under the handle The IngebritZ. In addition to featuring views of Norwegian fjords and mountains, along with archival footage of Norwegian athletes, the piece's original footage was filmed in St. Moritz, Switzerland. [5] [6]

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2008 European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 23rdU20 raceIndividual
2ndTeam
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 13th (sf)800 m1:51.53
14th (h)1500 m3:53.69
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 12thU20 raceIndividual
3rdTeam
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 12th (h)1500m 3:45.31
European Championships Barcelona, Spain 13th (h)1500 m 3:42.62
2011 European Cross Country Championships Velenje, Slovenia 15thU23 raceIndividual
1stTeam
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 26th (h)1500m 3:51.99
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st1500 m 3:46.20
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th1500 m 3:35.43 NR
European Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary 1stU23 raceIndividual
4thTeam
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th3000 m 8:02.45
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 20th (h)1500m 3:50.16
1st5000m 14:19.39
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th1500 m 3:37.52
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd1500 m 3:46.10
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th1500 m 3:39.70 NR
3rd3000 m 7:45.54 NR
World Championships Beijing, China 31st (h)1500 m 3:43.97
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd1500 m 3:47.18
4th5000 m 13:40.86
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf)1500 m 3:42.51
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd3000 m 8:00.93
European Cross Country Championships Šamorín, Slovakia 11thSenior menIndividual
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th1500 m 3:38.50
2nd5000 m 13:18.75
European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 18thSenior menIndividual
6thTeam
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd3000 m 7:57.19
World Championship Doha, Qatar 13th5000 m 13:36.25
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th (h)5000 m 13:38.80
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 25th5000 m 13:52.71

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