A year ago, the 23-year-old shared the award with Sweden’s Armand Duplantis, but this season there was only one winner. In the Lithuanian capital Vilnius, the Norwegian was called up on stage, in favor of Duplantis and the Greek long jumper Miltiadis Tentoglou. – It feels good, very good. It is a great honor to be here again and to win this prestigious award, says Ingebrigtsen from the stage. It didn’t really come as a bombshell. Because there has been a hail of records from Ingebrigtsen in 2023: World record at 2,000 meters World record at two English miles European record at 1,500 meters European record at one English mile European record at 3,000 meters He took European Championship gold indoors at 1,500 meters and 3,000 meters in March. It was silver in the 1500 meters and gold in the 5000 meters during the WC in Budapest. The season ended with a double win in the Diamond League final. There he won both the English mile and the 3000 meters in Eugene. Jakob Ingebrigtsen in 2023 Jakob Ingebrigtsen delivered medals, records and hardly lost a race last season. This is his year. Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500 meters during the European Indoor Championships in Istanbul in a time of 3:33.95 minutes. Neil Gourley (Great Britain) and Azeddine Habz (France) take silver and bronze. In a time of 7.40.32, the 23-year-old ran to EC gold number two in the 3000 metres. He was visited by Adel Mechaal (Spain) and Elzan Bibic (Serbia) on the podium. Jakob Ingebrigtsen ran to a strong victory in the 1500 meters in Rabat in the first outdoor event of the year. The time 3:32.59 minutes pales in comparison to what was to come. Two English miles is not a distance that is run often, but it is one of ten distances the Sandnes boy wants to set a world record for. He managed that in a time of 7:54.10 minutes in Paris. The passage of 7.24.00 at 3000 meters also stood as a European record for a few months. For the first time in her career, Ingebrigtsen got under 3.28 minutes in 1500 metres, and that in front of a Norwegian audience. In a time of 3.27.95, he was supremely the strongest in one of the fastest races ever. The 22-year-old continued his dominance with a solid victory in the 1500 meters with a time of 3.28.72 minutes in Lausanne. There was a foretold record attempt at the front with three hares going to 1200 meters. Ingebrigtsen did the job and erased her old European record with a time of 3:27.14 minutes. He is now the fourth fastest ever over the distance, behind, among others, doping suspect Asbel Kiprop. Hicham El Guerrouj’s world record of 3.26.00 looks increasingly achievable. Jakob Ingebrigtsen had a clear ambition to win gold over two distances in Budapest, but had to see himself beaten by a Scotsman for the second year in a row. When he met the press, he said that he had been struggling with illness for the last few days. The Norwegian raced to silver in a time of 3:29.65. It was 27 hundredths behind Josh Kerr. Narve Gilje Nordås took bronze in 3.29.68. The Norwegian lined up for the start despite the fact that he had struggled with illness. He had to work hard for it at the end, but emerged victorious from the duel with Mohamed Katir, winning in 13:11.30. In bronze place came Jacob Krop (Kenya) There was great excitement about what the youngest running brother could accomplish in the 2000 meters in Belgium after the illness in the WC. However, he complied and showed strength with 4.43.13 and a new best record in the world at the non-traditional distance in Brussels. Ingebrigtsen promised an American record to Yared Nuguse if he managed to follow him, which was fulfilled to that extent. The Norwegian’s 3.43.73 minutes is a new European record over 1609 metres. Nuguse set an American record with 3.43.97 and praised his Norwegian colleague for pushing the boundaries. The win in Eugene also secured the Diamond League trophy. Only one hundredth separated Yomif Kejelcha after a nerve-wracking duel on the run, but once again it was the Norwegian who ran away with the diamond. The 3000 meters went away in 7.23.63 minutes. It was a European record and only 2.96 seconds behind the world record. Show more – What has been the highlight? he was asked during the award ceremony. – I feel I’ve been lucky this year, and have been able to compete a lot, and that’s what I like, but winning the WC is a lot of fun, answered Ingebrigtsen. Got questions about the wedding On top of it all, he married Elisabeth Asserson in September. The jury hardly emphasized the marriage in the assessments, but Ingebrigtsen has stated several times how important she is to his career as a runner. NEWLY MARRIED: Elisabeth Asserson Ingebrigtsen and Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen got married in Drammen this autumn. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB – Elisabeth is the most important person in my life, said Ingebrigtsen after the WC gold in the 5000 metres. – A special thank you to my beautiful wife Elisabeth, and to my brothers who help me perform well in races and in training. It’s a lot of fun, he said in his acceptance speech. – What is more nerve-wracking, standing on the starting line in the WC or getting married? – The wedding speech, he answered the prize giver with a smile. Turbulent season Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s season has not only been about running. The inflamed conflict with his father Gjert Ingebrigtsen has increasingly received attention. This week, Jakob, together with his brothers Henrik and Filip, published an article in VG in which they claimed to have been exposed to physical violence and threats growing up. Gjert Ingebrigtsen denies it. The three brothers do not want to answer questions about the conflict. They have asked for calm. Norwegian season of success on the field Norway has never delivered a better season on the field. Jakob Ingebrigtsen led a series of brilliant achievements. Karsten Warholm took WC gold in the 400 meter hurdles and delivered three of the five best races of his career. Narve Gilje Nordås impressed with bronze in the 1,500 meters at the World Championships – and a number of strong performances. The progress of 21-year-old Håvard Bentdal Ingvaldsen was among the biggest surprises. The 400-meter runner from Moelv was also nominated in the “Young Athlete of the Year” category. Ingvaldsen came close to setting a European record in the attempt and came sixth in the WC final. He also lowered Warholm’s Norwegian record from 44.87 to 44.39 seconds. The Norwegian was in the hall, but the award went to the Italian long jumper, Mattia Furlani. Dutch Femke Bol won female athlete of the year for 2023. The award for athlete of the year in Europe has been awarded to Norwegians six times. Trine Hattestad and Andreas Thorkildsen won for their achievements in the javelin throw in 2000 and 2008 respectively. Karsten Warholm won in 2019 and 2021, while Ingebrigtsen shared the prize with Duplantis last year.
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