– There is something special about the blink of an eye when myself, Filip and Jakob went to the front in the 1500 meters in Berlin in 2018. Then there were three Ingebrigtsen in the lead in an EC final. That image is burned into my skull. It’s an instant I’ll never forget, says Henrik Ingebrigtsen to news. Photo: Ørn E. Borgen / NTB It was he who shocked the Norwegian population by taking EC gold in the 1500 meters twelve years ago in Helsinki. Since then, gold has become the standard and silver the exception. Because there is always at least one Ingebrigtsen on the podium in the 1500 meters in the EC. Henrik Ingebrigtsen won gold in 2012, silver in 2014 and bronze in 2016. Filip Ingebrigtsen won gold in 2016. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won gold in 2018 and 2022. He can take his sixth EC gold in six starts. No other men have more than five EC gold medals. And when the youngest running brother runs the final in Rome, it is with the fastest class of Europeans in history. The development at the distance has been exceptional. – Enormous development Never before have more people been under the dream limit of 3.30 minutes – and it can be mentioned that the EC requirement of 3.36 was taken by 51 athletes last season. Twelve years ago, there were only 13 athletes in Europe during that time. – This is a huge development. What it owes is probably a combination of many different things. I have no doubt that Henrik’s journey showed more people that if you train better, try harder, have a more research-based training plan… and not so much based on experiences and things you did 20 years ago, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen news. The competitors fell straight ahead of Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen’s boot tops. There are two things in particular that are visible when you look more closely at the numbers: The number of Europeans at the top of the world has increased sharply. factors into the picture that make every race as optimal as possible. Before, I would say that one out of ten races was as expected and hoped for in relation to pacers and race plans and everything possible like that, explains Henrik Ingebrigtsen. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB He believes that now almost ten out of ten races go according to plan when it comes to time. Now even more people benefit from the fact that an even start is maintained. – Before, it was the case that the best in the field had to decide the speed themselves. He made selfish judgments that only suited him. He then crushed the entire field. The others just had to grit their teeth and pick up the broken puzzle at the back, says the 33-year-old. Heavy lift Almost half of the fastest times in the world were seen by European athletes in 2023. 6 out of 11 athletes under 3.30 minutes were Europeans 16 out of 24 under 3.33 35 out of 74 under 3.35 51 out of 101 under 3.36 The difference from 2012 is marked. Then there were hardly any Europeans at the top: 0 out of 3 athletes under 3.30 minutes were Europeans 0 out of 13 under 3.33 8 out of 42 under 3.35 13 out of 72 under 3.36 – Henrik worked against the uncertain, something that was uncertain. You didn’t know you could be good. The breakthrough in 2012 had a lot to say. You can be the best in the world with what you do, it was special to have it proven when we sat and watched, says Jakob Ingebrigtsen. Filip Ingebrigtsen broke the next barrier when he won the global championship medal with bronze in the London World Championships in 2017. BRONZE: Filip Ingebrigtsen ran for the bronze medal in the World Championships in 2017. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB – Few who tried Jakob Ingebrigtsen put the finishing touches with Olympic gold in 2021. The first European gold medal over the distance in a global championship in 19 years. – There was always talk that it was not possible to be good. That’s why so few tried. It was cool that someone came forward and broke all the norms about being good in Norway, says the youngest running brother. Now the last three global championships have been won by Europeans: the Olympics by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Tokyo, the WC by Jake Wightman and Josh Kerr in Eugene and Budapest. – Europeans dominated for a long period, then the Africans came and beat us for a long, long time. Now it’s time to take the practice back and decorate the podium with as many as possible, says world champion Kerr to news. The Scot is not in place at the EC in Rome, but will probably be Ingebrigtsen’s toughest challenger in Paris. He believes that hosting the Olympics is another example of Europe having “taken over” the distance. PS! Jakob Ingebrigtsen runs the final of 1500 meters on Wednesday, at 22.26. This is where Jakob’s phantom career started 00:51 Bought an autograph for NOK 10,000 01:08 Fooling everyone with this celebration 00:54 This is how Iuel explains the exchange mistake: – Taking it on my coat 00:40 Show more Published 12.06.2024, at 17.11 Updated 12.06.2024, at 17.17
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