Norway’s Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 1,500 metres in Rome on June 12 for a record sixth European Championship gold medals.
The 23-year-old charged down the final metres and was all by himself when he crossed the finish in 3min 31.95sec, a championship record, to become the most decorated male athlete ever in the continental championship.
Belgian Jochem Vermeulen took the second spot on the podium in 3:33.30 while Italian Pietro Arese was third in 3:33.34. “Today it’s about winning.
At the same time, I’m looking for answers in every single question I’m asked. Today I got a lot of good answers,” he told a Norwegian broadcaster.