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Gjert Ingebrigtsen
Gjert Ingebrigtsen
	Ingebrigtsen in May 2019
Born	12 January 1966 (age 58); Båtsfjord, Norway
Occupation	Sports coach
Organization	Sandnes IL
Partner	Tone Eva Ingebrigtsen (née Tønnessen)
Children	Kristoffer Ingebrigtsen; Henrik Ingebrigtsen; Filip Ingebrigtsen; Martin Ingebrigtsen; Jakob Ingebrigtsen; Ingrid Ingebrigtsen; William Ingebrigtsen;
Awards	Norwegian Sports Coach of the Year (2018);

Gjert Arne Ingebrigtsen (born 12 January 1966) is a Norwegian sports coach.

The patriarch of the Ingebrigtsen family, Ingebrigtsen was born in the Båtsfjord Municipality,^[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]

Career

Ingebrigtsen coached his 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 (2016-2021) and Ingebrigtsen: Born to Run (2024).^[9]^[10]^[11]

Ingebrigtsen currently coaches middle distance runner Narve Nordås, who won bronze at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest.^[12]

Domestic abuse allegations

In October 2023, Ingebrigtsen's professional running sons Jakob, Filip, and Henrik 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.^[13]

Ingebrigtsen will stand trial for alleged physical, mental, and verbal abuse of his children in 2025. The trial will last approximately eight weeks, and will call around 30 to 40 witnesses. He is charged with seven counts of breaching the Norwegian Criminal Code's section 282, which concerns abuse in close relationships. Ingebrigtsen has denied the allegations. If found guilty, Ingebrigtsen could face up to six years in prison.^[14]^[15]^[16]

References

^ "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.
^ Team Ingebrigtsen (Biography, Reality-TV), Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Henrik Ingebrigtsen, Filip Ingebrigtsen, Norsk Rikskringkasting (NRK), 17 March 2016, retrieved 29 November 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Ingebrigtsen - Born to Run (Documentary), Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Liva Ingebrigtsen, Astrid Mangen Ingebrigtsen, Salto Film og Fjernsyn, 20 September 2024, retrieved 29 November 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Dickinson, Marley (19 October 2023). "Ingebrigtsen brothers speak out against their father and former coach". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ Dickinson, Marley (19 October 2023). "Ingebrigtsen brothers speak out against their father and former coach". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ Ingle, Sean (29 November 2024). "Jakob Ingebrigtsen's father charged over threat to 'beat him to death'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Gjert Ingebrigtsen To Stand Trial For Alleged Abuse In 2025". CITIUS MAG. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ Ormond, Cameron (29 November 2024). "Jakob Ingebrigtsen alleges father abused him from age seven". Canadian Running Magazine. Retrieved 29 November 2024.