Gjert Arne Ingebrigtsen (born 12 January 1966) is a Norwegian sports coach. He was awarded the title Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year for 2018.
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| Born | 12 January 1966 Båtsfjord, Norway |
| Occupation | Sports coach |
| Organization | Sandnes IL |
| Partner | Tone Eva Ingebrigtsen |
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Career edit
Ingebrigtsen was born on 12 January 1966 in Båtsfjord,[1] and resides in Sandnes. He is married to Tone Eva Tønnessen; the couple has seven children, including middle-distance runners Henrik, Filip and Jakob.[2]
Ingebrigtsen coached three sons until 2022;[3] those sons all had significant achievements in 2018. At the 2018 European Athletics Championships, Jakob won gold medals in both 1500 m and 5000 m, while Henrik won a silver medal in 5,000 m and placed fourth in 1500 m. Filip won gold medal at the 2018 European Cross Country Championships. Ingebrigtsen was awarded the title Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year for 2018, awarded at Idrettsgallaen in January 2019.[4]
Henrik, Filip and Jakob have all competed at the Summer Olympics. Henrik placed fifth in 1500 metres at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, and reached the semifinal in 1500 metres at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[5] Both Filip and Jakob competed in 1500 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo,[6][7] where Jakob won the gold medal and set Olympic record with time 3:28.32.[8]
The Ingebrigtsen family has been featured in the television series Team Ingebrigtsen.[9]
Personal life edit
In October 2023, Gjert's professional running sons Jakob, Filip, and Henrik Ingebrigtsen released a statement accusing their father and former coach of "aggression, control, and physical violence", also saying that he "took the joy out of the sport they once loved". Gjert stopped coaching his sons in 2022, and was not accredited at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Coaches and Technical Personnel". olympiatoppen.no. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Odinsen, Hege Lyngved (27 October 2018). Throndsen, Jane (ed.). "Et løp for evigheten". VG Helg (in Norwegian). Oslo. pp. 20–28.
- ^ https://www.nrk.no/sport/gjert-ingebrigtsen-vil-ikke-blande-seg-i-sonnens-em_-_-jeg-kommer-ikke-til-a-pushe-1.16068601. NRK.no
- ^ Schibevaag, Torkel Anstensrud. "Storeslem for familien Ingebrigtsen på Idrettsgallaen". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Henrik Ingebrigtsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Filip Ingebrigtsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Jakob Ingebrigtsen". olympedia.org. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob". olympics.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Team Ingebrigtsen". NRK. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (19 October 2023). "Ingebrigtsen brothers speak out against their father and former coach". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2023.