Jakob had alleged that he was abused both physically and mentally from 2008 until 2018. The prosecutor had requested a prison sentence of 2½ years. A total of Nkr400,000 (£29,800) in ...

During the trial, 24-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen - who won gold in the 5,000m at Paris 2014 and 1,500m at Tokyo 2021 - claimed his childhood was marred by fear and manipulation.

Bobbing up and down in a swimming pool, his head barely above the surface of the water, Jakob Ingebrigtsen is being forced to take things slowly. Very, very slowly. As he moves at a snail’s pace ...

The 24-year-old Jakob won Olympic gold in the 1,500 meters at the Tokyo Games in 2021 and the 5,000 at the Paris Games in 2024. He was world champion at the 5,000 in 2022 and '23.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen, of Norway, stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's 1500 meters at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, Sunday, March 23, 2025.

SANDNES, Norway -- Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence.

Jakob, the 5,000m Olympic champion and one of the biggest stars in track and field, told the court that he had been a victim of domestic violence and said he had been punched and kicked by his father.

The father of Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting his younger sister with a wet towel but has been cleared of abusing Norway’s double Olympic champion.. Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 59 ...

The father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been convicted of one count of assault against his daughter and given a suspended prison sentence.

The father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been found guilty of hitting the Norwegian runner’s younger sister, Ingrid, with a wet towel, and handed a 15-day suspended ...

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Norwegian track star Jakob Ingebrigtsen, was convicted Monday of assaulting his daughter and handed a suspended prison sentence.