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The 1500 metres or 1500-metre run is the foremost middle-distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletics s
Men's 1500 m final at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leads with Josh Kerr to the far left and Yared Nuguse in center frame.
Athletes competing in the 2024 men's Olympic final
Olavi Salsola, Olavi Salonen and Olavi Vuorisalo (The three Olavis) break the 1500 m world record in 1957 in Turku, Finland.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen
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Jakob Asserson Ingebrigtsen is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner who is the world record holder in the short track 1500 metres, short track mile, 2000 metres, 3000 metres, and two miles. In
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…averaged just under 55 seconds per lap. Since El Guerrouj, only three other men in history have broken the 3:27 barrier; Bernard Lagat, Asbel Kiprop, and Jakob Ingebrigtsen. El Guerrouj remains the only man to break the 3:27 barrier more than once, having done so five times. 1500 metres is three and three-quarter laps…
Ingebrigtsen at the 2018 European Athletics Championships
Ingebrigtsen at the Guldensporenmeeting in Kortrijk, Belgium in 2017.
Ingebrigtsen brothers (in white) lead the pack in the race (L-R): Henrik, Jakob and Filip.
Brothers celebrate after the race (L-R): Henrik (4th), Jakob (1st) and Filip (12th).