– I have so much energy that it gets a little too hard too soon, says Ingebrigtsen to news. Because in the Olympic final of 1500 meters, Ingebrigtsen was too hot from the start. And it paid off. In the end, the race certainly did not end as predicted in advance. Because everything had revolved around Josh Kerr and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. But the Norwegian finished fourth after an incredible run-up, where he was passed by three runners. DISAPPOINTED: Jakob Ingebrigtsen realized that his pace at the front was too tough. Photo: BILDBYRÅN American Cole Hocker sensationally won the race ahead of Josh Kerr in a new Olympic record of 3.27.65. Kerr was 14 hundredths behind. – I have no words to describe it. I think it will take days and maybe weeks to let it sink in, says Hocker to news after the triumph of his life. Ingebrigtsen finished 59 hundredths behind the winner, who thought “the gentleman” lifted him towards the finish line at the end. Ingebrigtsen was also behind Yared Nuguse, who took the last medal. – What a huge setback for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post. Ingebrigtsen himself admits that the extreme speed from the start was a mistake on his part. – Of course I’m disappointed. It will be wrong. I feel quite strong and that is partly why it turns out the way it does, says Ingebrigtsen to news. Got too eager He saw on the big screen in the stadium that he was about to get a small gap just over halfway through the race. – And then you get a little excited. I’m going to use the opportunity to run away a bit. Then it just got a little long, says Ingebrigtsen and continues. – Of course I am disappointed, but there are many different reasons for things that happen. But it’s a bit crazy that I’m ruining it for myself, says Ingebrigtsen. He emphasized that he only had himself to thank for missing the podium. DISAPPOINTED: Jakob Ingebrigtsen at the stadium after being interviewed on TV. Photo: BILDBYRÅN He also explained why he went so hard from the start. – I had extremely good legs and a fantastic feeling. Then I’m a little too sure of myself, so I get an overly hard opening and go quite hard in the middle too. Then it will be fourth place, says Ingebrigtsen to Max. He was aware that he was unable to adjust the speed either. – I am taken by myself, says Ingebrigtsen. Narve Gilje Nordås was among those who got to experience Ingebrigtsen’s rough ride. – Jakob sets a world record speed on the first lap, how does it feel to be at the back of the field? – I don’t think I’ve ever opened so quickly in my entire life. I think I opened a second faster than I’ve ever opened. So for my part there was little to agree with at the end, says Nordås. STEINHARD OPENING: The opening to Jakob Ingebrigtsen (th) was in the toughest team for Nordås. Photo: Fredrik Varfjell / NTB Ingebrigtsen’s British rival Josh Kerr says he knew the race would be won in the last 50 metres. – I didn’t have enough strength at the end, says Kerr to news. Kerr expected a hard drive from Ingebrigtsen before the final, but thought it would be tougher for several in the field. When asked if he was surprised to see that Ingebrigtsen was passed on the run, Kerr replies: – No. I am very present in my own race and just try to get to the finish line as fast as I can. Hear what Kerr and Nuguse had to say after the race. – Very surprising – I feared him at a slightly slower speed, but not at this speed. Olympic record, that is. Cole Hocker, says Post about the American winner. All three on the podium set a personal record and ran under 3.28. The winning time is still almost a second behind Ingebrigtsen’s time from earlier this season. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB For many, both the winner and Ingebrigtsen’s fourth place were a big surprise. – Very surprising, says Narve Gilje Nordås about both the countryman and Hocker’s Olympic gold. As the race developed, it seemed that Ingebrigtsen would crush his opponents. The Kenyans Brian Komen and Timothy Cheruiyot, together with Josh Kerr, were the ones who followed Ingebrigtsen most closely from the start. The two Kenyans both stiffened throughout the race. Komen had to drop Ingebrigtsen after 800 meters and finished last, while Cheruiyot got it on the last lap and finished second last. But in her third global final in a row, the gold was also lost to Ingebrigtsen. And for the first time since 2019, he ended up outside the podium in a championship. – There is and will be a difference with and without a hare, says news commentator Jann Post about the Olympic final. There, unlike in the Diamond Leauge, there are no hares that help with the speed of the races along the way. – It is very good that we have both. Honest championship races, where no one gets help. It is fascinating, added news expert Vebjørn Rodal. It really looked like Ingebrigtsen was going to get the race he wanted and that the competitors seemed to be struggling around 800 metres. The pace was sky high. And Ingebrigtsen put pressure on the others even before the start with a sky-high speed. Already after 100 metres, Ingebrigtsen was in the lead. It was clear that he was going to wear out the others in the field. – Is he going to try to drive a record speed from the start, exclaimed news commentator Jann Post when Ingebrigtsen got into the car. DOWNHILL: Jakob Ingebrigtsen has to see himself beaten by three runners in the 1500 metres. Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP Extreme speed After losing the WC final twice in a row, there was great excitement about how Ingebrigtsen would solve the Olympic final on Tuesday. There were 12 men at the start, including Narve Gilje Nordås, who eventually finished seventh. But in the Olympic final in Paris, there was no doubt what Ingebrigtsen was up to – It’s a world record speed for Jakob Ingebrigtsen, said Post after passing 400 metres. RECORD SPEED: Jakob Ingebrigtsen set a speed on par with the world record at the Olympic stadium in Paris. Photo: Hannah McKay / Reuters In the final, six runners had a personal best faster than 3.30, which is seen as a dream limit at the distance. Rodal wondered in advance what help Ingebrigtsen would get in tet. – It is expected that Kerr is a little stronger as a sprinter, a little faster, he is a better 800-meter runner and probably has a little more speed in his legs. So Jakob must try to wear out Josh Kerr, said news’s athletics expert Vebjørn Rodal ahead of the race. Two losses in a row After the Olympic gold in 2021, Jakob Ingebrigtsen has consolidated his position as the world’s best 1500-metre runner. In the Olympics in Tokyo three years ago, he won the race in 3:28.32. But in the two consecutive world championships, he has been beaten twice in a row. Both times the winning time was 3.29. Photo: Sarah Meyssonnier / Reuters Jake Wightman beat Ingebrigtsen in the sprint during the WC in Eugene in 2022. The winning time was 3.29.23. Ingebrigtsen was 24 hundredths behind. Josh Kerr beat Ingebrigtsen with the same move in the sprint in Budapest last year. The winning time was 3:29.38. Ingebrigtsen was 27 hundredths behind. But when Ingebrigtsen was beaten in the Olympic final, the speed was so strong that three runners ran under 3.28. Published 06.08.2024, at 20.54 Updated 06.08.2024, at 22.27
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1500 meter final in the Olympics – Ingebrigtsen sensationally without a medal – Olympics Paris 2024
