Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen

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Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, short track mile, 2000 metres, 3000 metres, and two miles. Ingebrigtsen won gold medals in the 1500 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and in the 5000 metres at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He is also a two-time World champion, winning gold medals in the 5000 metres in 2022 and 2023, a two-time World Indoor champion, winning gold medals in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres in 2025, a seven-time European champion, a seven-time European indoor champion, and an eight-time European cross country champion.
The youngest athlete in the Ingebrigtsen family, his older brothers Henrik and Filip are also middle-distance runners who compete internationally. They were trained by their father, Gjert, until 2022. Ingebrigtsen had a successful junior career: at age 16, he became the youngest man in history to run a sub-four minute mile at the time. In junior competition, he won four consecutive European Cross Country Championships, a gold medal in 5000 metres at the 2017 European under-20 Championships, and set a European under-20 record in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Ingebrigtsen is a two-time winner of the European Athletics European Athlete of the Year award, a one-time winner of the European Athletics Rising Star of the Year award, a four-time nominee of the World Athletics Athlete of the Year award, and a one-time nominee of the Laureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award.