At just 17-years-old, Jakob Ingebrigtsen became the youngest European champion in history. In what looked like a controlled victory, the Norwegian runner won gold in the men’s 1500 meters at the European Athletics Championships on Friday in Berlin.

Ingebrigtsen is one of three brothers—Henrik, 27, and Filip, 25—who worked together in the final, but it was the youngest of the siblings who shocked the crowd.

The Ingebrigtsens began the race by running in the back of the pack and eventually shifted gears to the front around the 700-meter mark, with Jakob in the lead. The youngest Ingebrigtsen maintained his position throughout the last half of the race and held off a hard-charging Marcin Lewandowski of Poland and Great Britain’s Jake Wightman for gold. Ingebrigtsen’s winning time was 3:38.10, just slightly faster than the silver medalist’s 3:38.14.

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Initially, Ingebrigtsen finished in what seemed like a state of shock and didn’t express any emotion until he saw the official results on the board, at which point he started to celebrate. The victory marked the third European gold medal for the Ingebrigtsen brothers.

“I’m really happy to bring home what’s ours,” he told European Athletics.

While many fans were hoping to see a family sweep, Henrik and Filip Ingebrigtsen were unable to make it on the podium after finishing fourth and 12th in the final.

Later during the meet, the young Norwegian led from the front in the men’s 5,000 meters to take another European championship in an under-20 record of 13:17.06.

Ingebrigtsen’s championship performances capped a breakthrough year for the teenager who recently set a new world record for his age in the 1500 meters. At the Diamond League meet in Monaco, Ingebrigtsen finished fourth overall in a time of 3:31.18. In the process, he beat notable elites such as world indoor champion Ayanleh Souleiman and Olympic gold medalist Matthew Centrowitz.

That record broke the previous record set by Ingebrigtsen in June when he ran 3:36.06 at the Diamond League meet in Oslo. The accomplishment also built on last year when he became the youngest person ever to break 4 minutes in the mile.

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Taylor Dutch is a writer and editor living in Austin, Texas, and a former NCAA track athlete who specializes in fitness, wellness, and endurance sports coverage. Her work has appeared in Runner’s World, SELF, Bicycling, Outside, and Podium Runner.