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Jakob Ingebrigtsen sets new European 5000m record
A 12:48.45 by 20-year-old Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway takes down a loaded men’s 5,000m field in Florence Italia and he records a new European record in the process!
2. Hagos Gebriwhet 12:49.02
3. Moh Ahmed 12:50.12
4. Mohammed Katir 12:50.79
5. Justyn Knight 12:51.93 PB
6. Joshua Cheptegei 12:54.69 - first 5K loss since July 2019
Imagine running a 12:51 5000 and it’s only good for 5th!
So yeah, how good is he?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen becomes the first man to simultaneously hold European records in both the 1500 and the 5000.
1500m 3:28.68
5000m 12:48.45
since 1966 by France's Michel Jazy
(06/11/2021) Views: 1,388 ⚡AMP
