Jakob Ingebrigtsen secures seventh European athletics gold in 5,000m race
Jakob Ingebrigtsen, a 25-year-old Norwegian athlete, achieved his seventh individual continental gold medal by winning the 5,000m race in Birmingham. He completed the race in 13 minutes, 15.29 seconds, ahead of Germany鈥檚 Florian Bremm and France鈥檚 Etienne Daguinos. This victory solidifies his position as the most successful male athlete in European history. Ingebrigtsen has been undefeated at the European championships since 2018, when he won the 1,500m and 5,000m double at the age of 17. He repeated this double in 2022 and 2024. This was Ingebrigtsen's first competition of the season following an Achilles tendon injury that required surgery. Despite this, he displayed strong form, executing a perfectly timed finish to pass Bremm in the final meters. Other competitors, including bronze medalist Daguinos and fourth-place finisher Gressier, acknowledged Ingebrigtsen's legendary status and strength in the sport.
