Filip Ingebrigtsen

Filip Ingebrigtsen
Ingebrigtsen in 2014
Personal information
Nationality Norwegian
Born (1993-04-20) 20 April 1993
Sandnes, Norway
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 1500 metres

Filip Ingebrigtsen (born 20 April 1993) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.

Career

He won gold in the 1500 metres in the 2016 European Athletics Championships.[1]

His older brother Henrik Ingebrigtsen and younger brother Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 2000) are also middle distance runners and European champions in the 1500 metres event. They are trained by their father Gjert Ingebrigtsen.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Norway
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 25th (h) 800 m 1:54.20
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 29th (h) 800 m 1:50.74
10th 1500 m 3:46.54
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 7th (h) 800 m 1:48.57
6th 1500 m 3:45.48
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 17th (h) 1500 m 3:41.06
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 24th (h) 1500 m 3:50.15
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 1500 m 3:46.65
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1500 m DQ
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 17th (h) 1500 m 3:51.25
World Championships London, Great Britain 3rd 1500 m 3:34.53
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 12th 1500 m 3:41.66

References

  1. Ecstatic Filip Ingebrigtsen wins gold 1500m Amsterdam2016.org. Retrieved 10 July 2016
  2. Thomas Brakstad (16 March 2016) Familien vinnervilje NRK


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