Ingeborg Østgård
Norwegian athlete (born 2003)
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Ingeborg Østgård (born 5 October 2003) is a Norwegian middle-distance and cross country runner. She is a multiple-time national champion over 1500 metres.[1]
1500m: 4:08.84 (Dessau, 2025)
Mile: 4:37.10 (Moelv, 2022)
3000m: 9:07.38 (Jessheim, 2024)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 5 October 2003 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | Middle-distance running, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 800m: 2:03.30 (Kristiansand, 2021) 1500m: 4:08.84 (Dessau, 2025) Mile: 4:37.10 (Moelv, 2022) 3000m: 9:07.38 (Jessheim, 2024) |
Medal record | |
Biography
She was a skier in her early years before focusing on athletics, and is a member of Ren-Eng IL. She was the Nordic junior champion in cross country running, both individually and in the team race as a 16 year-old in November 2019.[2]
She won the gold medal in the 1500 meters at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships.[3] She became senior Norwegian champion over 1500 metres for the first time at the Norwegian Athletics Championships in September 2021.[4] She was runner-up to Megan Keith of Great Britain in the U20 race at the 2021 European Cross Country Championships in Dublin, Ireland.[5]
She ran a personal best 4.09.91 for the 1500 metres at the 2022 Bislett Games.[6] She retained her Norwegian national title over 1500 metres in June 2022.[7] She placed sixth over 1500 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia.[8]
She won the Norwegian national title over 1500 metres for the third consecutive year in July 2023.[9] She won the Norwegian Cross Country Championships in Frognerparken in October 2023.[10] She won the 2024 Norwegian Indoor Athletics Championships in the 1500 metres in February 2024.[11] She competed over 1500 metres at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in Rome, Italy.[12] At the 2024 Norwegian U23 Championships, she placed second in the 1500 metres behind Anne Gine Løvnes, before finishing ahead of Løvnes at the senior Norwegian Championships.[13]
She competed in Apeldoorn, Netherlands, over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships.[14] She placed third over 1500 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships Second Division in Maribor, Slovenia.[15] In September 2025, she competed over 1500 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, without advancing to the semi-finals.[16][17]
In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the 1500 metres.[18]