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11 Facts About Filip Ingebrigtsen

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In 2016, Ingebrigtsen became European Champion at 1500 meters during the European Championships in Amsterdam, and took bronze over the same distance at the World Championships in 2017 in London.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen previously held the Norwegian 1500m record with the time 3:30.01, set at a Diamond League meet in Monaco on 20 July 2018.

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At the 2019 London Diamond League Filip Ingebrigtsen finished second to Samuel Tefera in the mile.

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At the Diamond League in Monaco on 20 July 2018 Filip Ingebrigtsen set a record of 1500 meters with a time of 3:30.01, which was the best time in Europe that year, and he became a favorite at that distance for the European Championship in Berlin.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen's injury affected his performance in the final, and he had to withdraw from the 5000 meters final.

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At the Millrose Games, Filip Ingebrigtsen ran a 3:56.99 indoor mile to set a new national record.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen set personal bests in the 1500 meters and 800 meters.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen opened his outdoor season in the Impossible Games, running the 1000 meters in a national record of 2:16.46 and a 2000 meters in 4:56.91 just behind his brothers Henrik and Jakob, running both events on the same day.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen ran an 800-meter personal best of 1:46.74 3 weeks later.

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Filip Ingebrigtsen struggled in training leading up to the 2020 Summer Olympics and failed to qualify for the Olympic Men's 1500 m final after finishing tenth in his heat.

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In October 2023, Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a statement accusing their father and former coach Gjert of "aggression, control, and physical violence", saying that he "took the joy out of the sport they once loved".