Henrik Ingebrigtsen
Norwegian middle-distance runner (born 1991)
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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. A member of the Ingebrigtsen family, his younger brothers, Filip and Jakob, are also middle-distance runners.
Ingebrigtsen in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 24 February 1991 Sandnes, Norway |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
Event | 1500 metres |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Regional finals | 1st 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 | |
| Updated on 28 January 2019 | |
Athletic career
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 29 August 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 13 June 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 as their coach at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[4] Gjert would later be charged with seven counts of domestic abuse under Norwegian law in 2024. A trial investigating these claims began in March 2025, and lasted six weeks.[5][6] Over 30 witnesses were called, including all seven Ingebrigtsen siblings.[7] On 16 June, Gjert was convicted of abusing one of his children and was sentenced to a 15-day suspended prison sentence and pay NOK 10,000 ($1,010) in damages.[8]
Ingebrigtsen and his brothers were the focus of several television programs, including Team Ingebrigtsen (2016-2021), and Ingebrigtsen: Born to Run (2024).[9][10]
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).[11][12]
In June 2025, the Ingebrigtsen brothers, along with Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal and Marthe Kristoffersen, launched the Spring Run Club, open to all individuals interested in learning more about running. Jakob Ingebrigtsen said the team wants "...to share our knowledge and help grow a global running movement, for everyone that loves running".[13]
