Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen (born 19 September 2000) is a Norwegianmiddle- andlong-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track1500 metres, short trackmile,2000 metres,3000 metres, andtwo miles.[note 1] He won gold medals in the 1500 metres at the2020 Tokyo Olympics, and in the5000 metres at the2024 Paris Olympics. Ingebrigtsen is also a two-timeWorld champion, winning gold medals in the 5000 metres in2022 and2023, and a two-timeWorld Indoor champion, winning gold medals in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres in2025. He is a six-timeEuropean champion, a seven-timeEuropean indoor champion, and an eight-timeEuropean cross country champion. Known for his versatility at different distances, he also holds theEuropean record in the 1500 metres and mile.
The youngest athlete in theIngebrigtsen family, his older brothersHenrik andFilip are also middle-distance runners who compete internationally. They were trained by their father,Gjert, until 2022.[5] 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 consecutiveEuropean Cross Country Championships, a gold medal in 5000 metres at the2017 European under-20 Championships, and set a European under-20 record in the3000 metres steeplechase.
Ingebrigtsen is a two-time winner of theEuropean AthleticsEuropean Athlete of the Year award, a one-time winner of the European AthleticsRising Star of the Year award, a four-time nominee of theWorld AthleticsAthlete of the Year award, and a one-time nominee of theLaureus World Sports Breakthrough of the Year award.
Ingebrigtsen was born inSandnes, Norway toGjert and Tone Eva Ingebrigtsen, part of theIngebrigtsen family of athletes. According to brother Henrik, his parents were "fishermen and farmers" with no background in sport or athletics.[6] Ingebrigtsen tried multiple sports, such ascross-country skiing and football, but committed to running by age nine.[6] By his own account, Ingebrigtsen was training in a professional style since age "four or five", and by age twelve had a focused training plan including weight lifting and running over 100 kilometres a week.[7]
Ingebrigtsen was coached by his father, Gjert Ingebrigtsen, from his childhood until 2022.[8] Gjert had no professional running or coaching background, but took an interest in his son's athletic careers and began reading books and consulting with other coaches in order to fill the role.[6] Since 2022, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has "essentially been self-coached", alongside input from his brothers.[7] Ingebrigtsen himself has stated that he credits much of his success to his father refining training plans that had been used by his older brothers, saying "Henrik has done a lot of stupid things, Filip has done some and I haven't really done anything stupid. That's why I am going to run so fast in the end."[9]
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On 27 May, still 16 years old, Ingebrigtsen became the youngest athlete in history to run themile in less than four minutes, when he ran 3:58.07, finishing in eleventh place at thePrefontaine Classic inEugene, Oregon.[10] This record has since been beaten bySam Ruthe ofNew Zealand in 2025, who ran 3:58.35 at the age of 15.[11] On 15 June, Ingebrigtsen ran almost two seconds faster, when he won a mile run with a time of 3:56.29 at theBislett Games inOslo, Norway.[12] Ingebrigtsen's time stood as an age group world record untilCameron Myers ofAustralia broke it in 2023, with a time of 3:55.44.[13] On 8 July, in his first attempt at the distance, he beat the European Under-20 record in the3000 metres steeplechase at the Guldensporenmeeting inKortrijk, Belgium with a time of 8:26.81.[14]
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On 26 May, at age 17, Ingebrigtsen finished fourth in the Prefontaine Classic'sBowerman Mile, with a time of 3:52.28. It was the fastest mile ever run by a 17-year-old at the time.[15] In August, Ingebrigtsen ran at the2018 European Athletics Championships. In the 1500 metres, running alongside his brothers Henrik and Filip, he won gold with a time of 3:38.10, becoming the youngest ever European champion in this event.[16] The next day, Ingebrigtsen ran in the 5000 metres final, winning again to become the first man ever to achieve the 1500 / 5000 metres double at the European championships. His time of 13:17.06 also broke his own European under-20 record.[17]
On 20 February, at thePSD Bank Meeting inDüsseldorf, Ingebrigtsen set a world under-20 record in the short track 1500 metres, with a time of 3:36.02.[18] At theEuropean Indoor Championships inGlasgow, Ingebrigtsen won the 3000 metres and placed second behindMarcin Lewandowski in the 1500 metres, in times of 7:56.18 and 3:43.23, respectively.[19][20] On 5 July, Ingebrigtsen set a new personal best in the 1500 metres when he ran 3:30.16 at theAthletissima meeting for second position.[21] On 20 July at theAnniversary Games inLondon, Ingebrigtsen set a newNorwegian national record andunder-20 European record in the 5000 metres with a time of 13:02.03, finishing second.[22] At theWorld Championships held inDoha, Ingebrigtsen placed fourth in the 1500 metres and fifth in the 5000 metres.[23][24] On 19 October, Ingebrigtsen brokeSondre Nordstad Moen's Norwegian 10 kilometres national record at the Hytteplanmila inHole, Norway, winning the race in 27:54. This time was also the fastest time by a European in 2019, and a European under-20 best.[25]
On 14 August 2020, at theHerculis meeting inMonaco, Ingebrigtsen broke the 3:30 barrier in the 1500 metres for the first time, running 3:28.68, which was underMo Farah's 7-year-old European record of 3:28.81.[26] Ingebrigtsen also broke the European record in the short track 1500 metres at theMeeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais on 9 February 2021, running a time of 3:31.80.[27] At theEuropean Indoor Championships inToruń, Ingebrigtsen won both the 1500 metres and 3000 metres, becoming the first male athlete to complete the double at the Championships.[28] On 10 June 2021 at theGolden Gala inFlorence, Italy, Ingebrigtsen set a new European record in the 5000 metres with his time of 12:48.45, in a race where a half-dozen competitors bested a time of 12:55.[29][30]
At the delayed2020 Tokyo Olympics, on 7 August 2021, Ingebrigtsen set anOlympic andEuropean record of 3:28.32 to secure gold in the1500 metres final. This eclipsed the newly setOlympic record of 3:31.65 established by the KenyanAbel Kipsang in the Tokyo semifinals, and the previous Olympic record of 3:32.07 set byNoah Ngeny in the2000 Summer Olympics.[31][32] Ingebrigtsen became the second youngest winner in this event.[33] On the final bend, he overtook for the first time his Kenyan rivalTimothy Cheruiyot, who won the silver medal.[34][35] On 21 August, Ingebrigtsen set a new personal best and Diamond League record of 3:47.21 in winning the mile at thePrefontaine Classic.[36] At the season-endingWeltklasse Zürich meeting, which served as the2021 Diamond League final, Ingebrigtsen placed second to Cheruiyot in the 1500 metres, who edged him out over the final sprint.[37]
On 17 February 2022, Ingebrigtsen set his first senior world record, clocking 3:30.60 for the short track 1500 metres at theMeeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais inLiévin. He brokeSamuel Tefera's 3-year-old record by 0.44 seconds.[38]
About a month later at the2022 World Indoor Championships held inBelgrade, he was beaten in theevent by Tefera, who ran a new championship record of 3:32.77 while Ingebrigtsen placed second in a time of 3:33.02.[39] Ingebrigtsen tested positive forCOVID-19 the following day.[5] In June, he improved his own Diamond League and national record in the mile to 3:46.46 in winning at theBislett Games inOslo, only missingSteve Cram's European record by 0.14 s.[40]
At the2022 World Championships in Eugene, Ingebrigtsen achieved a silver medal in the1500 metres after being outsprinted byJake Wightman ofGreat Britain. He also won the gold medal in the5000 metres, in a time of 13:09:24. In winning, Ingebrigtsen became the first male runner not born in Africa to win an Olympic or World Championships gold in the 5000 metres in 30 years, going back toDieter Baumann in the1992 Barcelona Olympics.[5]
In August, Ingebrigtsen won both the1500 metres and5000 metres at the2022 European Championships. In the former event, he set a championship record of 3:32.76, and in the latter event he finished in 13:21.13.[41][42][43]
At the season-endingWeltklasse Zürich meeting, which served as the2022 Diamond League final, he defeatedTimothy Cheruiyot in the 1500 metres to take his first Diamond League title. The victory brought his lifetime head-to-head with Cheruiyot to 7–13 at the time.[44]
In March at theEuropean Indoor Championships held inIstanbul, Turkey, Ingebrigtsen secured the 1500 / 3000 metres 'double-double', winning both events for the second time. He set a championship record of 3:33.95 at the shorter distance and broke the Norwegian record at the longer event with a time of 7:40.32.[45][46]
At theMeeting de Paris on 9 June, Ingebrigtsen set thetwo mile world best by running 7:54.10, improvingDaniel Komen's previous world best of 7:58.61, set in 1997, by 4.51 seconds. This made Ingebrigtsen the second man in history, after Komen, to break eight minutes in the two mile and thus average two miles at asub four minute mile pace.[47]
On 15 June, Ingebrigtsen improved his own European record in the 1500 metres at theBislett Games, breaking the 3:28 barrier for the first time by running 3:27.95.[48] On 16 July, at theKamila Skolimowska Memorial, Ingebrigtsen would further improve his time to 3:27.14 to become the fourth fastest man at the distance.[49][50]
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For the second successive championships, Ingebrigtsen finished second in the final sprint to a Scottish and British athlete,Josh Kerr, in the1500 metres final at the2023 World Athletics Championships inBudapest. He repeated as the gold-medal winner in the5000 metres.[51] Less than two weeks later, Ingebrigtsen set a new world record in the2000 metres at theKing Baudouin Stadium inBrussels, with a time of 4:43.13, eclipsing Hicham El Guerrouj's previous record of 4:44.79 set in 1999 by 1.66 seconds.[52][53]
The Norwegian ended his season with victories in the mile and3000 metres at thePrefontaine Classic, which also served as the2023 Diamond League final. He edgedYared Nuguse for the win in the mile, winning in 3:43.73 and missing the world record by 0.60 seconds.[54] His time was a new European record and the third-fastest time ever run, behindNoah Ngeny's 3:43.40 andHicham El Guerrouj's world record of 3:43.13, both ran in 1999.[55] In the 3000 metres, Ingebrigtsen defeatedYomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia, by one hundredth of a second, in a sprint finish.[56] At the time, Ingebrigtsen's clocking of 7:23.63 was the third fastest ever run at the distance, behind El Guerrouj's 1999 time of 7:23.09 and Daniel Komen's world record of 7:20.67, set in 1996.[57]
In fall of 2023, post-track season, Ingebrigtsen suffered an injury around the sacrum region, causing him, for the first time in seven years, to not defend his continental title at theEuropean Cross Country Championships. According to Ingebrigtsen's spokesperson Espen Skoland, he focused on recovery and training during this time, after a lengthy, challenging 2023 season, to prepare for an important Olympic year in 2024.[58]
Ingebrigtsen skipped his indoor season, including the2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships inGlasgow,Scotland, due to an achilles injury. Instead, he focused on preparation & training, for both the2024 European Championships inRome and the2024 Summer Olympic Games inParis, held in June and August, respectively.[59]
Ingebrigtsen's first race of 2024 was on 25 May, at thePrefontaine Classic'sBowerman Mile, against rivalsJosh Kerr andYared Nuguse.[60] With the historically deep field, and the highly anticipated pre-Olympic match-up between Ingebrigtsen and Kerr, who last raced each other at the 2023 World Championships, the 2024 Bowerman Mile was billed as the "Mile Race of the Century". Kerr took the win in 3:45.34, a newBritish record, while Ingebrigtsen came second in 3:45.60, and Nuguse in third at 3:46.22.[61][62]
On 30 May, Ingebrigtsen won the 1500 metres at theBislett Games, in a world leading time of 3:29.74, edging outTimothy Cheruiyot by three hundredths of a second.[63] In June, he won the1500 metres at theEuropean Athletics Championships, with a new championship record of 3:31.95, and the5000 metres in a time of 13:20.11.[64] On 12 July, in the final weeks before the2024 Summer Olympics, Ingebrigtsen improved hisEuropean record in the 1500 metres to 3:26.73 at Monaco'sHerculis meeting, becoming the fourth man in history to break the 3:27 barrier.[65][66][67]
On 6 August, in theOlympic men's 1500 metres final, Ingebrigtsen led at a fast pace for most of the race, but unexpectedly faded to fourth in a time of 3:28.24, withYared Nuguse,Josh Kerr, andCole Hocker passing him in the final straightaway. The race was highly anticipated given Ingebrigtsen's rivalry with Kerr, withWorld Athletics President and former middle-distance runnerSebastian Coe labeling it a "Race for the Ages". The top four finishers all finished under Ingebrigtsen's previousOlympic record of 3:28.32, with Hocker winning the gold medal in a new Olympic record of 3:27.65.[68][69][70] Despite the loss, Ingebrigtsen would go on to win theOlympic men's 5000 metres final on 10 August, in a time of 13:13.66. This race saw a relatively slow start, but turned into a sprint finish, with the final lap being 53.2 seconds.[71] With hisTokyo 2020 gold medal in the1500 metres, and hisParis 2024 gold medal in the5000 metres, Ingebrigtsen became the third man in history to have achieved an Olympic gold medal in both the1500 metres and5000 metres. The other two men,Hicham El Guerrouj andPaavo Nurmi, achieved this feat at the same Olympic Games, inAthens 2004 andParis 1924 respectively.[72][73]
On 22 August, at theAthletissima meeting, Ingebrigtsen defeated Olympic championCole Hocker in the 1500 metres, setting a new meeting record of 3:27.83 to Hocker's 3:29.85.[74] On 25 August, Ingebrigtsen set a new3000 metres world record at theKamila Skolimowska Memorial, finishing in 7:17.55 to break the previous mark of 7:20.67 set by Kenya'sDaniel Komen in 1996. Komen's nearly 28-year-old record had been the longest-standing men's athletics world record in an individual track event. In breaking the record, the Norwegian became the first man to break the 7:20 barrier at this distance, averaging 58.34 seconds per 400 m with a final lap of 55.45 seconds. Ingebrigtsen's 3000 metres performance, with a world athletics score of 1320 points, ranks as the second-highest men's outdoor distance world record in athletics, only behindKelvin Kiptum'smarathon world record of 2:00:35 which scores 1322 points.[75][76][77]
| Bernard Lagat (@Lagat1500) tweeted: |
Hear this from a 1500m (3:26.34) dude. I've always maintained that the 3000m WR of 7:20.67 is the HARDEST WR to break. In my opinion- It's harder than the 1500m WR; no disrespect to my dear brother, Hicham;Jakob's 7:17.55 is WILD!!
25 August 2024[78]
On 5 September, Ingebrigtsen was out-kicked byYared Nuguse in the 1500 metres at theWeltklasse Zürich meeting, with Nuguse winning in 3:29.21 and Ingebrigtsen finishing second in 3:29.52. Ingebrigtsen had reported being sick after setting his world record in the 3000 metres. In addition to Nuguse & Ingebrigtsen, the race featured the other two Olympic medalists, Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr, who finished third and fifth respectively. As such, this race was billed as an "Olympic rematch" and the "metric mile of the century". The race was Ingebrigtsen's first 1500 metres Diamond League defeat in three years.[79][80][81][82] On 13 September, at theMemorial Van Damme inBrussels, which served as the2024 Diamond League final, Ingebrigtsen ended his track season with a Diamond League title in the 1500 metres, winning in a time of 3:30.37.[83] At the finish line of the race was world record holderHicham El Guerrouj, who congratulated Ingebrigtsen.[84]
On 15 September, Ingebrigtsen competed at theCopenhagen Half Marathon, his debut at the distance. At 10 kilometres, he split 27:27, which was a personal best for Ingebrigtsen and a new Norwegian national record. Ingebrigtsen briefly stopped at the 10 kilometres mark, but still continued to finish the half marathon in a time of 1:03:13, which was 34th overall in the elite race.[85] Ingebrigtsen ended his 2024 season by winning the senior race at theEuropean Cross Country Championships inAntalya, his third win in the event.[86]
In his first race of the year on 13 February, Ingebrigtsen brokeYared Nuguse's world record in the short track mile, running 3:45.14 at theMeeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais inLiévin. Ingebrigtsen split 3:29.63 for 1500 metres en route to the mile, thus breaking his previous short track world record of 3:30.60 in this event by almost a second and becoming the first man to ever run sub-3:30 in the short track 1500 metres.[87][88]
At the2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships inApeldoorn, Ingebrigtsen won the1500 metres and the3000 metres races, completing the distance double for the third time (alongside 2021 and 2023).[89]
On 22 March, at the2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships inNanjing, China, Ingebrigtsen achieved his first world indoor title, winning the3000 metres overBerihu Aregawi in a time of 7:46.09 to Aregawi's 7:46.25.[90] The following day, Ingebrigtsen won the1500 metres in a time of 3:38.79, becoming the second man afterHaile Gebrselassie to win two gold medals at the same World Indoor Championships.[91] Ingebrigtsen's performance also makes him the sixth male distance runner to win a gold medal at the Olympic Games, World Outdoor Championships, and World Indoor Championships.[92]
In May, Ingebrigtsen announced that he had suffered a strainedAchilles tendon, causing him to postpone an altitude training camp.[93] The injury resulted in him not racing the2025 Diamond League.[94] Ingebrigtsen failed to advance from the first round of themen’s 1500 m at the2025 World Championships inTokyo, Japan.[95] He finished tenth in themen's 5000 m final.[96]
On 23 September 2023, Ingebrigtsen married Elisabeth Asserson.[97] They had been dating for seven years, since they were both 16.[7] Their daughter, Filippa, was born on 25 June 2024.[98]
In October 2023, Jakob,Filip, andHenrik Ingebrigtsen released a statement accusing their father and former coachGjert of "aggression, control, and physical violence", also saying that he "took the joy out of the sport they once loved". Gjert coached the three brothers until 2022.[99] Jakob accused his father specifically of slapping him twice in 2008, and threatening to beat him "to death".[100] Gjert, via his lawyer, stated that the allegations were "baseless" and that he was never violent.[101] During an interview in 2019, years before the Ingebrigtsen brothers publicised their allegations, Gjert stated he felt it was necessary to control every aspect of his sons' lives to maximize their athletic performance, explaining "you have to be a dictator."[9]
In 2024, Gjert was charged with seven counts of domestic abuse under Norwegian law.[102] The charges included accusations of abuse to Jakob and his younger siblings. Six other charges were dismissed for lack of evidence or statue of limitations.[102][103]
The trial began in March 2025, and lasted six weeks. Over 40 witnesses were called, including all seven Ingebrigtsen siblings.[104][105] Speaking in court, Jakob stated "My upbringing was very much characterised by fear ... Everything was controlled and decided for me."[106] On 16 June, Gjert was convicted of assaulting his daughter Ingrid, but acquitted of all charges of abuse against Jakob due to lack of evidence. Gjert was sentenced to a 15-day suspended prison sentence and ordered to pay NOK 10,000 ($1,010) in damages.[107]
Ingebrigtsen has stated he would like to break every record from the 1500 metres up to the marathon. Thus far, Ingebrigtsen has broken the short track 1500 metres, short track mile, 2000 metres and 3000 metres world records, along with the two mile world best.[108][109]
Ingebrigtsen has stated he considers running "the ultimate sport", and that he enjoys that the sport is "so basic, brutal, in the way that it is man against man, woman against woman. If you are first to finish, you have won. You don't need to ask anyone who is the best."[7]
In June 2025, the Ingebrigtsen brothers, along withKaroline Bjerkeli Grovdal andMarthe Kristoffersen, launched the Spring Run Club, open to all individuals interested in learning more about running. Ingebrigtsen said the team wants "...to share our knowledge and help grow a global running movement, for everyone that loves running".[110] Other noted members of the club includeWilma Torbiörnsson,Marte Hovland,Malin Hoelsveen,Magnus Tuv Myhre, andAndreas Fjeld Halvorsen (as of Q4 2025).[111]
From 2016 to 2021, Ingebrigtsen starred in a Norwegian reality show calledTeam Ingebrigtsen, which revolved around him and his brothers, showing the trials and tribulations of middle-distance running. The concept for the show was inspired years earlier, when Ingebrigtsen appeared as a ten year old on a Norwegian show that profiled young athletes.The New York Times described the show as "relentlessly authentic", and it became so popular in Norway that Ingebrigtsen has stated he has trouble going outside in his home country without being recognized.[112]
In September 2024,Amazon Prime released the first season ofIngebrigtsen: Born to Run, a six-episode documentary series. It stars Jakob, as well as his brothers Henrik and Filip, in the lead up to the2024 Summer Olympics.[113] Gjert is notably absent from the show, as the brothers released a statement accusing him of abuse the previous year.[114]
In late July 2024, with the goal of getting Norwegians excited and confident in their athletes for the2024 Summer Olympics, Jakob,Filip, andHenrik Ingebrigtsen released a pop song titled "Ingen gjør det bedre" (Nobody Does It Better) under the handle The IngebritZ.[115][116]
In October 2025, Ingebrigtsen had his tonsils removed due to recurring illness cycles, which included sicknesses at the2022 World Indoor Championships,2023 World Championships, and the2024 Weltklasse Zürich meeting. The surgery required him to take two weeks off training.[117]
All information fromWorld Athletics profile.[50]
| Category | Event | Time | Venue | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoor | 800 m | 1:46.44 | Boysen Memorial Oslo, Norway | 30 June 2020 | |
| 1500 m | 3:26.73 | Monaco Diamond League, Monaco | 12 July 2024 | European record, 4th all time | |
| Mile | 3:43.73 | Prefontaine Classic Eugene, United States | 16 September 2023 | European record, 3rd all time | |
| 2000 m | 4:43.13 | Memorial van Damme Brussels, Belgium | 8 September 2023 | World record | |
| 3000 m | 7:17.55 | Kamila Skolimowska Memorial Chorzów, Poland | 25 August 2024 | World record | |
| 3000 m s'chase | 8:26.81 | Guldensporenmeeting Kortrijk, Belgium | 8 July 2017 | NU18B,NU20R | |
| Two miles | 7:54.10 | Meeting de Paris Paris, France | 9 June 2023 | World best | |
| 5000 m | 12:48.45 | Golden Gala Florence, Italy | 10 June 2021 | National record, 25th all time | |
| Indoor | 800 m | 1:52.01 | Norwegian Indoor Championships Bærum, Norway | 4 February 2018 | |
| 1500 m | 3:29.63+ | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais Liévin, France | 13 February 2025 | World record | |
| Mile | 3:45.14 | ||||
| 3000 m | 7:40.32 | European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey | 5 March 2023 | NR | |
| Road | 10 km | 27:27+ | Copenhagen, Denmark | 15 September 2024 | NR, en route to half marathon |
| Half marathon | 1:03:13 |
Each event combines outdoor and short track variations. An ongoing year is not included. Only primary events and events run in multiple years included. All information fromWorld Athletics profile.[50]
| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4:05.49 | Sandnes, Norway | 20 September |
| 2015 | 3:48.37 | Stockholm, Sweden | 30 July |
| 2016 | 3:42.44 | Oslo, Norway | 9 June |
| 2017 | 3:39.92 | Stockholm, Sweden | 18 June |
| 2018 | 3:31.18 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 20 July |
| 2019 | 3:30.16 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July |
| 2020 | 3:28.68 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 14 August |
| 2021 | 3:28.32 | Tokyo, Japan | 7 August |
| 2022 | 3:29.02 | Zurich, Switzerland | 8 September |
| 2023 | 3:27.14 | Chorzów, Poland | 16 July |
| 2024 | 3:26.73 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 12 July |
| 2025 | 3:29.63i+ | Liévin, France | 13 February |
| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 3:56.29 | Stockholm, Sweden | 15 June |
| 2018 | 3:52.28 | Eugene, United States | 26 May |
| 2019 | 3:51.30 | Palo Alto, United States | 30 June |
| 2021 | 3:47.24 | Eugene, United States | 21 August |
| 2022 | 3:46.46 | Oslo, Norway | 16 June |
| 2023 | 3:43.73 | Eugene, United States | 16 September |
| 2024 | 3:45.60 | Eugene, United States | 25 May |
| 2025 | 3:45.14i | Liévin, France | 13 February |
| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 5:42.07 | Oslo, Norway | 17 August |
| 2015 | 5:24.41 | Lillestrøm, Norway | 13 September |
| 2020 | 4:50.01 | Oslo, Norway | 11 June |
| 2023 | 4:43.13 | Brussels, Belgium | 8 September |
| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 8:25.90 | Bærum, Norway | 12 June |
| 2016 | 8:22.25 | Nadderud, Norway | 10 June |
| 2017 | 8:00.01 | Bergen, Norway | 1 September |
| 2018 | 7:56.74i | Bærum, Norway | 4 February |
| 2019 | 7:51.20i | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1 March |
| 2020 | 7:27.05 | Rome, Italy | 17 September |
| 2021 | 7:33.06 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 26 August |
| 2023 | 7:23.63 | Eugene, United States | 17 September |
| 2024 | 7:17.55 | Chorzów, Poland | 25 August |
| 2025 | 7:46.09i | Nanjing, China | 22 March |
| Year | Time | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14:38.67 | Brandbu, Norway | 7 August |
| 2017 | 13:35.84 | Sandnes, Norway | 25 August |
| 2018 | 13:17.06 | Berlin, Germany | 11 August |
| 2019 | 13:02.03 | London, United Kingdom | 20 July |
| 2021 | 12:48.45 | Florence, Italy | 10 June |
| 2022 | 13:02.03 | San Juan Capistrano, United States | 6 May |
| 2023 | 13:11.30 | Budapest, Hungary | 27 August |
| 2024 | 13:13.66 | Paris, France | 10 August |
| 2025 | 13:02.00 | Tokyo, Japan | 21 September |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 9th | 1500 m | 3:51.09 | [118] |
| European Cross Country Junior Championships | Chia, Italy | 1st | XC 6 km U20 | 17:06 | [119] | |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 8th | 1500 m | 3:58.64 | [120] |
| 1st | 5000 m | 14:41.67 | ||||
| 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:50.00 | ||||
| World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 27th (sf) | 3000 m s'chase | 8:34.88 | [121] | |
| European Cross Country Junior Championships | Šamorín, Slovakia | 1st | XC 6.28 km U20 | 18:39 | [122] | |
| 2018 | World U20 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:41.89 | [123] |
| 3rd | 5000 m | 13:20.78AU20R | [124] | |||
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 1500 m | 3:38.10 | [125] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:17.06AU20R | [126] | |||
| European Cross Country Junior Championships | Tilburg, Netherlands | 1st | XC 6.3 km U20 | 18:00 | [127] | |
| 2019 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:43.23 | [128] |
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:56.15 | [129] | |||
| World Cross Country Championships | Aarhus, Denmark | 12th | XC 7.728 km U20 | 24:39 | [130] | |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 4th | 1500 m | 3:31.70 | [131] | |
| 5th | 5000 m | 13:02.93 | [132] | |||
| European Cross Country Junior Championships | Lisbon, Portugal | 1st | XC 6.3 km U20 | 18:20 | [133] | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:37.56 | [134] |
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:48.20PB | [135] | |||
| Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 1500 m | 3:28.32ORAR | [136] | |
| European Cross Country Championships | Dublin, Ireland | 1st | XC 10 km | 30:15 | [137] | |
| 2022 | World Indoor Championships | Belgrade, Serbia | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:33.02 | [138] |
| World Championships | Eugene, United States | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:29.47 | [139] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:09.24 | [140] | |||
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 1500 m | 3:32.76CR | [141] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:21.13 | [142] | |||
| European Cross Country Championships | Turin, Italy | 1st | XC 9.572 km | 29:33 | [143] | |
| 2023 | European Indoor Championships | Istanbul, Turkey | 1st | 1500 m | 3:33.95CR | [144] |
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:40.32NR | [145] | |||
| World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 2nd | 1500 m | 3:29.65 | [146] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:11.30 | [147] | |||
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 1st | 1500 m | 3:31.95CR | [64][148] |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:20.11 | ||||
| Olympic Games | Paris, France | 4th | 1500 m | 3:28.24 | [149] | |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:13.66 | [150] | |||
| European Cross Country Championships | Antalya, Turkey | 1st | XC 7.5 km | 22:16 | [86] | |
| 2025 | European Indoor Championships | Apeldoorn, Netherlands | 1st | 1500 m | 3:36.56 | [151] |
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:48.37 | [152] | |||
| World Indoor Championships | Nanjing, China | 1st | 3000 m | 7:46.09 | [90] | |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:38.79 | [91] | |||
| World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 8th(prelim) | 1500 m | 3:37.84 | [153] | |
| 10th | 5000 m | 13:02.00 | [153] |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
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| 2018 | Continental Cup | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 3rd | 1500 m | 3:40.80 | [154] |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
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| 2020 | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 1st | 1500 m | 3:30.69 | [155] |
| 2021 | British Grand Prix | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 1st | 1500 m | 3:36.27 | [156] |
| Golden Gala | Florence, Italy | 1st | 5000 m | 12:48.45WLAR | [157] | |
| Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | 1st | Mile | 3:47.24WL | [158] | |
| Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1st | 3000 m | 7:33.06 | [159] | |
| 2022 | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | 1st | Mile | 3:49.76WL | [160] |
| Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1st | Mile | 3:46.46WLDLRNR | [161] | |
| Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.05WL | [162] | |
 Weltklasse Zürich | Zurich, Switzerland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.02WL | [163] | |
| 2023 | Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat | Rabat, Morocco | 1st | 1500 m | 3:32.59 | [164] |
| Meeting de Paris | Paris, France | 1st | Two miles[note 2] | 7:54.10WB | [165] | |
| Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1st | 1500 m | 3:27.95ARMRWL | [166] | |
| Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:28.72MR | [167] | |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:27.14ARMRWL | [168] | |
| Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 1st | 2000 m | 4:43.13WRMRDLR | [169] | |
| Prefontaine Classic | Eugene, United States | 1st | Mile | 3:43.73ARDLRMRWL | [170] | |
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:23.63ARDLRMRWL | [171] | |||
| 2024 | Bislett Games | Oslo, Norway | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.74WL | [172] |
| Herculis | Fontvieille, Monaco | 1st | 1500 m | 3:26.73ARWL | [173] | |
| Athletissima | Lausanne, Switzerland | 1st | 1500 m | 3:27.83MR | [174] | |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial | Chorzów, Poland | 1st | 3000 m | 7:17.55WRMRDLR | [175] | |
| Memorial Van Damme | Brussels, Belgium | 1st | 1500 m | 3:30.37 | [83] | |
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
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| 2019 | PSD Bank Meeting | Düsseldorf, Germany | 1st | 1500 m | 3:36.02WU20R | [176] |
| 2021 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | 1st | 1500 m | 3:31.80AR | [177] |
| 2022 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | 1st | 1500 m | 3:30.60WR | [178] |
| 2023 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | 1st | 1500 m | 3:32.38WL | [179] |
| 2025 | Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais | Liévin, France | 1st | 1500 m | 3:29.63+WR | [180] |
| Mile | 3:45.14WR | |||||
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Ref |
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| 2015 | Norwegian Championships | Haugesund | 9th | 1500 m | 3:54.05 | [50] |
| Norwegian Youth Championships | Lillestrøm | 1st | 800 m | 1:54.05 | ||
| 1st | 2000 m | 5:24.41 | ||||
| 2016 | Norwegian Championships | Askøy | 5th | 800 m | 1:53.10 | |
| 3rd | 1500 m | 4:01.67 | ||||
| Norwegian Junior Championships | Brandbu | 2nd | 800 m | 1:54.13 | ||
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:46.59 | ||||
| 1st | 5000 m | 14:38.67 | ||||
| Norwegian Youth Championships | Sandnes | 1st | 800 m | 1:56.03 | ||
| 1st | 3000 m | 8:36.77 | ||||
| 2017 | Norwegian Championships | Sandnes | 3rd | 800 m | 1:50.54 | [181] |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:53.29 | ||||
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:35.84 | ||||
| 1st | 3000 m s'chase | 8:44.12 | ||||
| Norwegian Youth Championships | Bergen | 2nd | 400 m | 51.03 | [50] | |
| 1st | 3000 m | 8:00.01 | ||||
| Norwegian Indoor Youth Championships | Oslo | 1st | 800 m | 1:52.91 | ||
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:51.91 | ||||
| 2018 | Norwegian Championships | Byrkjelo | 1st | 1500 m | 4:03.54 | [182] |
| Norwegian Indoor Championships | Bærum | 2nd | 800 m | 1:52.01 | [183] | |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:42.75 | ||||
| 1st | 3000 m | 7:56.74 | ||||
| 2019 | Norwegian Championships | Hamar | 1st | 1500 m | 3:36.33 | [184] |
| 2020 | Norwegian Championships | Bergen | 1st | 800 m | 1:48.72 | [185] |
| 1st | 1500 m | 3:33.93 | ||||
| 2021 | Norwegian Championships | Kristiansand | 1st | 1500 m | 3:33.26 | [186] |
| 2024 | Norwegian Championships | Sandnes | 1st | 1500 m | 3:34.03 | [187] |
| 1st | 5000 m | 13:14.36 |
| Venue | Award | Year | Status | Ref |
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| Norwegian Association of Sports Journalists [no] | Norwegian Sportsperson of the Year | 2018 | Won | [citation needed] |
| 2022 | [188] | |||
| Idrettsgalla | Athletes' Award | 2019 | Won | [189] |
| [?] | [189] | |||
| 2025 | [188] | |||
| Laureus World Sports Awards | Breakthrough of the Year | 2019 | Nominated | [190] |
| Comeback of the Year | 2023 | Nominated | [191] | |
| European Athletics | Rising Star of the Year | 2018 | Won[note 3] | [192] |
| European Athlete of the Year | 2022 | Won[note 4] | [193] | |
| 2023 | Won | [194] | ||
| World Athletics | Athlete of the Year | 2021 | Nominated | [195] |
| 2022 | Nominated | [196] | ||
| 2023 | Nominated | [197] | ||
| 2024 | Nominated | [198] |
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| Preceded by | Men's 1500 m European record holder 14 August 2020 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 5000 m European record holder 10 June 2021 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's mile European record holder 16 September 2023 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 1500 m short track world record holder 17 February 2022 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's two mile world best holder 9 June 2023 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 2000 m world record holder 8 September 2023 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's 3000 m world record holder 25 August 2024 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by | Men's mile short track world record holder 13 February 2025 – | Succeeded by Incumbent |
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