Henrik Ingebrigtsen
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Ingebrigsten at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Born | 24 February 1991 Sandnes, Norway |
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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 metres: 3:31.46[1] Mile: 3:50.72[1] 3000 metres: 7:42.19[1] |
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Medal record
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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 Summer Olympics. His younger brother, Filip Ingebrigtsen, is also a middle-distance runner.
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. Ingebrigsten further improved the national record to 3:33.95 at the Diamond League meet held in Zürich on August 29, 2013.
International competitions
References
External links
- Henrik Ingebrigtsen profile at IAAF
Categories:
- Pages with broken file links
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Sandnes
- Norwegian middle-distance runners
- Male middle-distance runners
- Norwegian sportsmen
- Olympic athletes of Norway
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for Norway
- European Athletics Championships medalists
