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Henrik Ingebrigtsen

Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Henrik Ingebrigtsen in 2016
Personal information
NationalityNorwegian
Born (1991-02-24) 24 February 1991 (age 33)
Sandnes, Norway
Sport
SportTrack
Event1500 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  Norway
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Helsinki 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zürich 1500 m
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Amsterdam 1500 m
Silver medal – second place 2018 Berlin 5000 m
European Indoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Prague 3000 m
Silver medal – second place 2017 Belgrade 3000 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Glasgow 3000 m
Representing Europe Europe
Continental Cup
Bronze medal – third place 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.

Athletic career

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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

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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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2008 European Cross Country Championships Brussels, Belgium 23rd U20 race Individual
2nd Team
2009 European Junior Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 13th (sf) 800 m 1:51.53
14th (h) 1500 m 3:53.69
European Cross Country Championships Dublin, Ireland 12th U20 race Individual
3rd Team
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 15th U23 race Individual
1st Team
European U23 Championships Ostrava, Czech Republic 26th (h) 1500m 3:51.99
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 1st 1500 m 3:46.20
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 5th 1500 m 3:35.43 NR
European Cross Country Championships Budapest, Hungary 1st U23 race Individual
4th Team
2013 European Indoor Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 11th 3000 m 8:02.45
European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 20th (h) 1500m 3:50.16
1st 5000m 14:19.39
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 1500 m 3:37.52
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 2nd 1500 m 3:46.10
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 6th 1500 m 3:39.70 NR
3rd 3000 m 7:45.54 NR
World Championships Beijing, China 31st (h) 1500 m 3:43.97
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 1500 m 3:47.18
4th 5000 m 13:40.86
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 20th (sf) 1500 m 3:42.51
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 3000 m 8:00.93
European Cross Country Championships Šamorín, Slovakia 11th Senior men Individual
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4th 1500 m 3:38.50
2nd 5000 m 13:18.75
European Cross Country Championships Tilburg, Netherlands 18th Senior men Individual
6th Team
2019 European Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 3rd 3000 m 7:57.19
World Championship Doha, Qatar 13th 5000 m 13:36.25
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 24th (h) 5000 m 13:38.80
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 25th 5000 m 13:52.71

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Henrik INGEBRIGTSEN - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
  2. ^ European Athletics (author name unknown) (July 29, 2014). "Record breaker Ingebrigtsen turns his gaze towards Europeans". {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ a b AthleticLIVE (May 3, 2018). "Men 5000 Meter Run Section 1 - Payton Jordan Invitational". Retrieved October 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Dickinson, Marley (2023-10-19). "Ingebrigtsen brothers speak out against their father and former coach". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ LetsRun.com (2024-07-25). "Ingebrigtsen Brothers Release Single & Music Video To Get Norway Pumped For The Olympics". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  6. ^ "Olympic Track Champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen Weirdly Just Dropped the Song of the Summer". Runner's World. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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