# Henrik Ingebrigtsen

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. A member of the Ingebrigtsen family, his younger brothers, Filip and Jakob, are also middle-distance runners.

## 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 29 August 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 13 June 2019, he set a new Norwegian record for 3000 metres, running 7:36.85 at the Bislett Games in Oslo, Norway.

## Personal life

In October 2023, Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a statement accusing their father and former coach Gjert of "aggression, control, and physical violence", also saying that he "took the joy out of the sport they once loved". Gjert stopped coaching his sons in 2022, and was not accredited as their coach at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Gjert would later be charged with seven counts of domestic abuse under Norwegian law in 2024, with a trial set for 2025.
Ingebrigtsen and his brothers were the focus of several television programs, including Team Ingebrigtsen (2016-2021), and Ingebrigtsen: Born to Run (2024).

## Music career

In late July 2024, with the goal of getting Norwegians excited and confident in their athletes for the 2024 Summer Olympics, Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a pop song known as Ingen gjør det bedre (Nobody Does It Better). They released this under the handle The IngebritZ. In addition to featuring views of Norwegian fjords and mountains, along with archival footage of Norwegian athletes, the piece's original footage was filmed in St. Moritz, Switzerland.

## International competitions

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Norway ||||||
| 2008 | European Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 23rd | U20 race | Individual |
| 2008 | European Cross Country Championships | Brussels, Belgium | 2nd | U20 race | Team |
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 13th (sf) | 800 m | 1:51.53 |
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | 14th (h) | 1500 m | 3:53.69 |
| 2009 | European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 12th | U20 race | Individual |
| 2009 | European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 3rd | U20 race | Team |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 12th (h) | 1500m | 3:45.31 |
| 2010 | European Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 13th (h) | 1500 m | 3:42.62 |
| 2011 | European Cross Country Championships | Velenje, Slovenia | 15th | U23 race | Individual |
| 2011 | European Cross Country Championships | Velenje, Slovenia | 1st | U23 race | Team |
| 2011 | European U23 Championships | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 26th (h) | 1500m | 3:51.99 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.20 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 5th | 1500 m | 3:35.43 NR |
| 2012 | European Cross Country Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 1st | U23 race | Individual |
| 2012 | European Cross Country Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | U23 race | Team |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 11th | 3000 m | 8:02.45 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 20th (h) | 1500m | 3:50.16 |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 5000m | 14:19.39 |
| 2013 | 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 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 3rd | 3000 m | 7:45.54 NR |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 31st (h) | 1500 m | 3:43.97 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:47.18 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 4th | 5000 m | 13:40.86 |
| 2016 | 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 |
| 2017 | European Cross Country Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 11th | Senior men | Individual |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | 1500 m | 3:38.50 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 5000 m | 13:18.75 |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 18th | Senior men | Individual |
| 2018 | European Cross Country Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 6th | Senior men | Team |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 3rd | 3000 m | 7:57.19 |
| 2019 | World Championship | Doha, Qatar | 13th | 5000 m | 13:36.25 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 24th (h) | 5000 m | 13:38.80 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 25th | 5000 m | 13:52.71 |