Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 24 February 1991) is a Norwegian middle-distance runner who competes mainly in the 1500 metres. He represented Norway in this event at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. A member of the Ingebrigtsen family, his younger brothers, Filip and Jakob, are also professional 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. A trial investigating these claims began in March 2025, and lasted six weeks. Over 30 witnesses were called, including all seven Ingebrigtsen siblings. On 16 June, Gjert was convicted of abusing one of his children and was sentenced to a 15-day suspended prison sentence and pay NOK 10,000 ($1,010) in damages.
Ingebrigtsen and his brothers were the focus of several television programs, including Team Ingebrigtsen (2016–2021), and Ingebrigtsen: Born to Run (2024).
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).
In June 2025, the Ingebrigtsen brothers, along with Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal and Marthe Kristoffersen, launched the Spring Run Club, open to all individuals interested in learning more about running. Jakob Ingebrigtsen said the team wants "...to share our knowledge and help grow a global running movement, for everyone that loves running".
International competitions Representing 2008European Cross Country ChampionshipsBrussels, Belgium23rdU20 raceIndividual2ndTeam2009European Junior ChampionshipsNovi Sad, Serbia13th (sf)800 m1:51.5314th (h)1500 m3:53.69European Cross Country ChampionshipsDublin, Ireland12thU20 raceIndividual3rdTeam2010World Junior ChampionshipsMoncton, New Brunswick, Canada12th (h)1500m3:45.31European ChampionshipsBarcelona, Spain13th (h)1500 m3:42.622011European Cross Country ChampionshipsVelenje, Slovenia15thU23 raceIndividual1stTeamEuropean U23 ChampionshipsOstrava, Czech Republic26th (h)1500m3:51.992012European ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1st1500 m3:46.20Olympic GamesLondon, United Kingdom5th1500 m3:35.43 NREuropean Cross Country ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary1stU23 raceIndividual4thTeam2013European Indoor ChampionshipsGothenburg, Sweden11th3000 m8:02.45European U23 ChampionshipsTampere, Finland20th (h)1500m3:50.161st5000m14:19.39World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia8th1500 m3:37.522014European ChampionshipsZürich, Switzerland2nd1500 m3:46.102015European Indoor ChampionshipsPrague, Czech Republic6th1500 m3:39.70 NR3rd3000 m7:45.54 NRWorld Championships Beijing, China31st (h)1500 m3:43.972016European ChampionshipsAmsterdam, Netherlands3rd1500 m3:47.184th5000 m13:40.86Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil20th (sf)1500 m3:42.512017European Indoor ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia2nd3000 m8:00.93European Cross Country ChampionshipsŠamorín, Slovakia11thSenior menIndividual2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany4th1500 m3:38.502nd5000 m13:18.75European Cross Country ChampionshipsTilburg, Netherlands18thSenior menIndividual6thTeam2019European Indoor ChampionshipsGlasgow, United Kingdom3rd3000 m7:57.19World ChampionshipDoha, Qatar13th5000 m13:36.252023World ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary24th (h)5000 m13:38.802024European ChampionshipsRome, Italy25th5000 m13:52.71
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