Henrik Ingebrigtsen facts for kids
Henrik Ingebrigtsen in 2016
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Nationality | Norwegian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sandnes, Norway |
24 February 1991 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | 1500 metres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regional finals | 1st at the 2012 European Athletics Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal best(s) | 1500 m: 3:31.46 Mile: 3:50.72 3000 m: 7:36.85 2-Mile: 8:22.31 5000 m: 13:15.38 |
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Medal record
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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
Ingebrigtsen first broke the 3:40 barrier in the 1500 meters at the age of 19. 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. He had run the last 400 metres of the race in 56.27 seconds.
On June 13, 2019, he set a new Norwegian record for 3000 metres, running 7:36.85 at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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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 |
See also
In Spanish: Henrik Ingebrigtsen para niños