Ingebrigtsen breaks OLYMPIC RECORD! | Men's 1500m final at Tokyo 2020

[@west_official_vdw]

This is actually a VERY underrated 1500m race. Notice how the first 6 athletes that passed the finish line all ran under the previous Olympic record of 3.31.65.

[@LifeupNinjaTeam]

how in any way is this underrated???

[@journeymanx219]

@@LifeupNinjaTeam underrated means less noticed than it should be my guy?

[@LifeupNinjaTeam]

@@journeymanx219 I know what underrated means 😂 this is the 2021 Olympic 1,500m final which is arguably one of the most stacked fields, the pace was honest from gun to tape, it resulted in an Olympic record of 3:28, about two seconds away from the World record (mind you a decent amount of championship finals are tactical due to the worthiness of achieving a global medal), it featured lone American Cole Hocker who had outstanding indoor and outdoor collegiate seasons (#2 collegian in the mile of all time, and #9 indoor mile of all time) and the winner and runner-up of this final are Jakob Ingebrigsten, who is known for being a track star since he was just a teenager and being the youngest one to break 4 mins in the mile, and Timothy Cheruiyot, who is notorious for taking the field out quick and always makes it honest. This is not an underrated race at all in my opinion!

[@journeymanx219]

@@LifeupNinjaTeam oh okay I feel you lmao, well I still think the average person didn’t know about this race because I know I didn’t and that’s all he’s saying I think. is that this race is crazy just like you’re saying so the race deserved to be more recognized than it was. But obviously you know a lot more than I do and I’m not kidding so I was just trying to help out lol

[@_Opal_Miner_]

The lack of a crowd in the stadium meant that a lot of memorable performances in these Olympics didn't feel as epic as they really were.

[@astrea00]

Wow only about 8 months late? No wonder why track and field isn't as popular. Brave race from Cheruiyot and Ingebrigtsen.

[@freedomm]

They make it so hard to watch.

[@wiggz2254]

It's the announcers that do it for me lol they talk so much.

[@kellrockets101]

@@wiggz2254 I love euro commentary

[@civilwarwasaninsidejob7405]

Or have of the big meets during the regular season are behind paywalls like Flotrack. It's ridiculous. It's like they don't want fans of the sport.

[@nc8186]

I watched it all live. Be a real fan and watch races live. That's how you grow the sport smh

[@diniaadil6154]

Finally you've decided to post the best race if the entire olympics

[@dafyddcoleman4413]

they kept us waiting because they knew we wanted it! Wankers hahaha

[@briangent1527]

second best behind 400h

[@MondeoMatt]

Warholm played golf

[@vinnymacciomei1062]

It already was posted the firat few days after but they took it down for some reason, I watched it a lot

[@diskoeric2248]

@@vinnymacciomei1062 licensing

[@ctoaun23]

I can't believe this has only been put up now, what a disgrace. But what a great race, well done Jakob, Timothy and Josh!

[@Meven2001]

it was...

[@imamario]

​@@Meven2001 Not officially from the Olympics.

[@justins5756]

@@imamario just make sure to diss like the video

[@fillsharmony]

8:14 im from sweden so i can understand what he says here to the camera which is "Det där var lätt" meaning "that was easy". What a king

[@lianchoosim1097]

Yeah I also understood that 😅

[@mrft4295]

yep

[@sportscap123]

4th position in 2024

[@joseph328]

@@sportscap123gold in 5000m

[@RUNISFAST]

​@@sportscap123 1st 2025

[@Netsfan24]

Crazy how Jakob was able to unleash that kick despite the incredibly fast pace of this final

[@bluerfoot]

It wasn’t a devastating kick, he just has strength the others don’t have off of a fast pace.

[@anodyne57]

And he held off a rapidly charging Kerr at the end. That could be overlooked as an accomplishment. Kerr was totally gassed at that point though.

[@RUNISFAST]

@@anodyne57 jakob is goat and better

[@randyevermore9323]

Timothy C is the ballsiest middle-distance runner since Filbert Bayi. Jakob opens with a 56 first lap, so Timothy says fine, and runs the second in 55. He then proceeds to tow nearly the whole field to PRs. In the Olympic final, yet. What a nice counter to the Rio debacle. All hail Timothy Cheruiyot!

[@Robert_McGarry_Poems]

Rio, ugh. That race is so bad that it looks staged. Nobody is passing anyone, two 66 second laps. Matt is up front the whole race... like seriously people. At least try harder to make it look organic and not paid for.

[@crimsonreaper835]

The 1500m has been such a great event ever since Doha in 2019. I hope it continues to be that way all through to LA '28

[@djc0108]

Six strides behind the world record…..amazing performance and Jakob will be the 1500m world record holder one day.

[@shandytorok259]

By 2024 for sure!!!

[@hopeinsf]

@Cheeku Chaudhary he broke the 4 min mile at age 16, a record

[@GammaFZ]

hope he doesn't burn out before that, this should not be a story of 'first to blossom, first to wither'

[@shandytorok259]

More like 3 or 4 !

[@shandytorok259]

@@GammaFZ He is not "first to blossom" he is holding WRs since he was 14, that is since 6 years!

[@ChandanaSamarasekara]

I came here to see where Hocker is.

[@kosmosteam5773]

Ahhaahha….same

[@anwarlatip7067]

Same as me

[@brianorser1158]

Track and Field is the greatest sport to watch.

[@user-ro7ee7]

Amazing.....

[@RishabhSharma10225]

It really is the true test of human body's capability. I just love it!

[@iqbalwahyuperdana]

This is it! Finally! One of the best Tokyo Olympic race!

[@MrBabajikijai]

Finally an upload from Tokyo 2020. Thanks for the upload. Have been missing those 🙂.

[@Oenloveslife]

And he GLIDED relaxedly through the finish line! Had he pushed through , this would have been a 3:27+ time!

[@estelja]

I wish he had realized how close he was to WR and just sprinted all-out in that final 150m.

[@aleixcatalani3953]

@@estelja Easier said than done haha

[@GardenChess]

3:27 or less*

[@anodyne57]

In the Olympics, these guys are running for the win. On this day, they don't care about the record as much as the fans do.@@estelja

[@kimberlyzamora4437]

Well done Sir. Congratulations to him and Norway. 🙏 🌍 ✌️

[@shandytorok259]

Thank YOU Kimberly...congrats to USA and Japan...for the Nike spikes and the perfect track in Olympics history! Also congrats to Kenya and Scotland, though!

[@CliveBramham]

Awesome display of running greatness by Jakob Ingebrigtsen.

[@richardmilliken8705]

Indeed! Big time clutch!!

[@mortenhallangen1933]

Very sad the story behind this now..

[@CliveBramham]

@@mortenhallangen1933 yes. But I'm glad the story from the running brothers is out finally. There was no choice anymore.

[@mortenhallangen1933]

@@CliveBramham True. I hope the noise now can go away, but I guess not. The father won't respect that, so he'll fight back.

[@aabirb4036]

Have been following Jacob for soo long so well deserved

[@ThvonS]

Dette er stort (Huge performance) Especially watching Jacob`s "slow" start at the back of the field, then running some extra meters in lane 3 to catch up and STILL run way under 3.30 min ! Crazy

[@Rosco-P.Coldchain]

Everyone loves the 100m but for me the 1500 and 800 are the races I enjoy the most..I think it stems from growing up watching the Glory days of Coe Ovett Cram..This was a great race I was so happy for the lad..Well done son ❤

[@venom6112]

1500metre in olmpics so 800metre also in olmpics or not??

[@venom6112]

Price money same or not in 100 200 400metres or 1500 5km races??

[@ipreet6850]

I don't know why 1500m is not celebrated as other runs

[@lwrncl8329]

i honestly think that the 1500m is the most exciting and tactical race distance. sprints push yourself to the limits and you often don't see many decisions made by athletes. marathons typically have those first few "weed out" miles. if you're not in the front pack at the 5k mark, you probably accepted that you can't win. the 1500m, on the other hand, tends to have every runner in the race up until the final kick at the end.

[@MrEspadachin]

Jacob superstar, I can't get enough of watching this race

[@dancasey7]

Race starts 4:15

[@chrishewittpiano]

Such an exciting race! Been a fan of Jakob for a few years now. I also really enjoyed the commentator!

[@fleischwolf82]

Such an incredible race... Had to re-watch it after Inderbrigtsen set new world record in Zurich

[@krististevens54322]

Ever since Usain Bolt (with his massive height difference and his huge stride) I have always watched the stride with these racers. The way Usain ran and the way Cheruiyot runs, you can see why they are so successful in winning. Jakob was phenomenal.

[@dashielcockrill998]

I feel bolt and cheruiyot have opposite strides nothing a like because one’s a sprinter and the other is a 1500m runner

[@BrainRotGPT]

Long distance, mid distance and sprinters all have way different strides.

[@tamasszanka5866]

What happened to Stewie? He was so strong all year long, great races, great pacemaking.

[@ph0enix428]

His coach doesn’t believe in training his athletes to win championships

[@dubs4966]

@@ph0enix428 what does that even mean. That’s all that matters in Track. What a garbage coach

[@SDloco100]

They ran super fast heats, half of those guys could of gotten the bronze on a regular day but this is championship racing.

[@freedomm]

Stewy and Tim had their one bad race all season on the biggest day of the year.

[@ph0enix428]

@@freedomm you don’t know anything

[@betateta4442]

I m happy for him, congrats ❤️

[@oceanoverde1865]

Jakob enters T&F history, magnificence, brilliant. Go J.I.! Go!

[@tHYRR3N]

He said after the race "Det var lett" which means "That was easy".

[@coldplay8]

bra norsk!

[@michaellayman945]

Not even breathing hard.

[@jetbricksstudios5530]

Not so easy this time huh boy

[@aaronsolis1887]

@@jetbricksstudios5530you didn’t do anything stop tryna be cool lol 😊

[@北アルコル]

Great Britan as a kingdom of middle diistance , this race too , KERR got bronze medal . great

[@gezzarandom]

After the snails pace we saw in Rio, this was much more like it.

[@natecruz1812]

That was the most embarrassing race in Olympics history. Nobody counts and everyone feels disrespected by that bs.

[@lwrncl8329]

@@natecruz1812 as far as i'm concerned, everyone is allowed to race with whatever method they see fit. if they believe that a jog fest gave them the highest possibility of winning, then a jog fest is what they'll do.

[@kongvinter33]

it sounds like Ingebrigtsen said to the camera "det var lett" "that was easy" hehe

[@JavierSanRoman]

Nobody can stop these guy 👏

[@isaacbetancourt3646]

Finally, the video I was waiting for

[@EndaRochford]

An absolutely stunning performance

[@tzhkllmzzzzf]

هذه المسافة من إختصاص المغاربة 🇲🇦 لكن ضاعت منا وربما هذا هو التعليق العربي الوحيد هنا وسنرجع هذه المسافة إلى حوزتنا ان شاء الله المغاربة أقوياء وانا عداء مختص في مسافات متعددة لكن سأركز على مسافة 1500m لكي أنقد ماء وجه ألعاب القوى المغربية 🇲🇦

[@TypicalMeFF]

Achmn da3t hada rah jab ghir 3:28 ama Hicham jab 3:26

[@simoks3362]

لا اخي لم تضع من هشام الكروش رقم القياسي لهشام هو 3:26:00 رقم القياسي لهاذا الشخص هو 3:28:33

[@vikas6498]

Very late, but Thanks for uploading my favourite event 1500m race.

[@buddyfg]

I’m doing Track And Field myself. Ingebrigtsen was the one who inspried me to start, as we’re from the same city

[@APBCTechnique]

I hope I see you at Olympics

[@christophersmith3254]

It's about time this got uploaded...

[@amoz1957]

It is not about he has time to look back but it is about losing time by looking back.

[@phantorang]

"That was easy" (det var lett) Jacob said at 8:15 I like some degree of cockyness, makes it more fun

[@ZZLZ-cj8tl]

Excellent! All Runners! Sizzling Pace! Wow! Congratulations!

[@bailwl6]

By the time Jakob is 28, he'll be referred to as the greatest middle distance runner of all time. He'll knock out the world record for 1500m, possibly as low as 3:24, and he may even set the 5k record too

[@thxxht5165]

Bla bla bla

[@AchrafHoudaj]

The record is 3:26 and it’s been unbeaten for 25 years now, made by Hicham el guerrouj from Morocco 🇲🇦 and I don’t think anyone is able to break that

[@anodyne57]

@@AchrafHoudaj Famous last words. So, now we have you on the record so we can come back soon and ask how it feels for your idol to lose his record.

[@lwrncl8329]

given his progression in the 1500m and the fact that every second becomes exponentially harder to improve on, there is no way that he'll ever hit 3:24 unless if shoe technology advances a lot in the next few years while still remaining competition legal. i'd put the absolutely best case scenario for jakob to be at 3:25.5

[@dans459]

I think he should reserve himself to ruin and only 1500 meters. to be the king for some years. If he runs also 5000, he will make his sporting life shorter, 5000 is big distance and athletes wear too much.

[@andreascala2663]

Ingebrigtsen way to run seems effortlessly!

[@marketboy3679]

Congrats for Norway🎉🎊

[@SwatiSharma-gd6pt]

The time that they have for 1500 m is our 800 m . They all were flying.

[@GammaFZ]

not 'our', that's probably YOUR 800m. You can only comment about yourself, not others.

[@Nuggetsin4]

I’ve ran a 1:54 800 so speak for yourself lol

[@GammaFZ]

@@Nuggetsin4 dam nice, I did a 1:56 in training last month but I think I am overtraining now and getting worse by just following what my coach says every day

[@trevorturner8037]

3:28 is slow asf for an 800. just doing 800m repeats I do like 2:28-2:38

[@zanies6288]

@@trevorturner8037 Well unlike you she is a girl and probably doesn't take running seriously

[@benkeeley5667]

The commentating was amazing

[@MrBabajikijai]

I think he is the prettiest Olympic gold medalist in history of track events. Plus he broke Olympics record. Kudos.

[@AlexAmarMusic]

So incredible. 6 athletes running UNDER the previous Olympic Record.

[@kennethwoods6525]

The fastest men's 1500 meter final in Olympic history.

[@beantsingh7083]

King 1500 m Jakob ingbristen best in the world 👌👌👌👌👌🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃💪💪💪💪💪

[@the1ofus]

I've seen this video at least 100 times

[@lasardinatv9527]

Finally, only 8 months to upload

[@flamestryker666]

Thanks for the upload finally! But where the heck is the women's 3k steeple? That is the only race I've yet to see in its entirety.

[@andrewallen1083]

A 1500m runner reaches his peak at about the age of 26 , 27, 28.

[@GouganeBarra-u4t]

Ingebrigtsen is a super runner... superior heart, superior lungs, not to forget superior legs. In the past we had Aouita, Ngeny, Morceli, Lagat, and best of all... El Guerrouj. But Ingebrigtsen is todays superstar. However he needs to beat the mile record to be recognised as such. I don't think he'll beat the 1500m record, but he could prove me wrong. The future is interesting for sure.

[@crimsonreaper835]

He has said that the 1500m record will be by far the hardest one to beat and one he needs everything to go perfectly for, I think he has a 50/50 shot in the next 2 years. The mile record should be much more doable as it is only equivalent to 3:26.6 or so

[@hopeinsf]

Jakob was the youngest ever to break the 4-min mile barrier, so this performance is no surprise, check the pronunciation of "nonchalant" by announcer

[@richardmilliken8705]

Indeed! The favorite was Tim in this 1500m Olympic Final, but at the same time, we've been watching Jakob improve every year while Tim has been stagnant over the past 2 years. This was a great race and it was nice to see Jakob set an Olympic record in the 1500m.

[@zanies6288]

@@richardmilliken8705 Yeah, but Jakob is still very young and had slower times. Kinda hard to improve after clocking 3:28

[@DanielMooreDJ]

Did the commentators not even notice it was an Olympic record when he finished?

[@jumakyahyatim488]

this race should be on top icon for mid distance running

[@brianjohnsadventure]

That was an insane race!!!! Jakob is the goat 🐐 and that’s a fact!!!!

[@Caylynne_Murray]

Josh Kerr did dang well in this one! Always exciting.

[@sweetiemcgee]

hocker boxed himself in with some nubs and had no way to react when the pace picked up. boxed himself out of contention.

[@jeffryhiebert]

1500 is most exciting race. 100m gets all the glory

[@GouganeBarra-u4t]

For me, the mile and the 1500m are the greatest athletics events of any era. I like the 100m, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't engage me like the great middle distance races do.

[@ettaoudianas6748]

Nope the 400

[@TheSommNextDoor]

Clinical race by Ingebrigtsen

[@NCSven]

He needs to hire Timothy as a pacer for Monaco next year.

[@pbroaddus60]

interesting to me, i'm from the USA, that they lady announcer for NBC, another recording, was reading it from 300 or more yards from the finish, that Ingebrigtsen was relaxed and not struggling. I don't know her name, but she saw it. need more announcers like she/her.

[@Kingsuper767]

Congratulations 🎉

[@JT-br7xg]

about time they uploaded this

[@carnsoaks1]

Australian Middle Distance Running is having a glory decade. 2 men in this olympic final. Unbelievable. One day, one of these guys is gonna have a pearla and grab a gold at a WC or OG. Mark my words.

[@pesticid_olegovic]

Jacob was prepared amazingly that day. I think he had a margin of about 0.5 seconds.

[@TheGreatPizzaMasterpiece]

Could Ingebritsten have broken 3:27 if he went all the way at the finish?? Wow.

[@prajjwalshuk1a]

All 3 of them broke previous OR .. and you can't even put it on youtube on time .. what a shame !!

[@shredbtc]

American picked up all that space in 4 years - wild

[@presleyelisememorial]

He was 19 here, just finished high school and already got to the olympics final and finished in 6th in one of the fastest 1500m ever. Extremely similar to Hobbs Kessler in 2024

[@brandiepop]

@@presleyelisememorial i mean jakob is less than a year younger and won

[@スラマッパギ-l3j]

どんだけ待たせるんだよほんとに ずーっと見たかったんだよ

[@Bheem62010]

Waiting for since Olympic....

[@cantu4]

i feel like hocker could've gone much faster if he stayed in contact.

[@ThePierrezx]

Who knows if Jakob has planned to go on 10.000m one day ? Because I'm sure he will be a master class killer on this distance...

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

Finally! I’ve been waiting so long to see this. Like if you think Jakob will get the world record.

[@djdiggerjonez4063]

Not a chance, Hicham floated like a ghost that day.

[@gezzarandom]

It’s possible

[@letsssgooo4618]

Prolly from all the EPO he was on. The record isn’t getting beat with peds. Just facts. Idgaf tho I wish they’d let them use.

[@wesleytwiggs7687]

@@letsssgooo4618 I don’t care either. EPO is an amazing drug. Under professional programs there’s limited risk.

[@trevorturner8037]

@@djdiggerjonez4063 Jakob definitely has the drive. I think it’s possible one day but I don’t think it’ll be an easy goal at all

[@tracenwarnick]

This is awesome! Could you please post the 10000 too?

[@artugaradukin6119]

Summer games or winter games, Norway have the biggest superstars anyway. Luckily there is only 5 million norwegians. Imagine how much they would won if it was 50 millions of them.

[@ayane7972]

congratulations❗️

[@leofajardo3836]

Congratulations 🇳🇴Norway🇳🇴 you win the gold medal

[@svitlanatitarenko6200]

7:45 poor commentator got a voice crack when Jakob finished

[@malenadahudugamastermanjun7834]

Woow congratulations...

[@agnivadasgupta]

Josh Kerr doing here what Yared Naguse did to him in Paris this year, almost snatch the silver away😅

[@mounirdembri]

Jakob 👑

[@telepuzikboy5418]

Tokyo 2020 Marathon swimming full replay

[@shandytorok259]

It's a pity, that the commentator-when listing out the giants at 3:34 into the video-didn't mention the KING of the 1500m, still WR holder who won 83x 1500m races out of his 86, once he fell, twice got in second, match that...😕😲🤨😟😮

[@WhyIsMyNameRaw]

And yet you still didn’t say his name.

[@richardmilliken8705]

The King of the Olympic 1500m is Seb Coe who is the only 2 time Olympic Champion in the 1500m. Lord Sebastian Coe- Former Olympic & World Record Holder in the 1500m & the Mile Run~~~~ Poetry In Motion ~~~~~~Seb was also the World Record Holder in the 800m for 16 years.

[@SydneyCarton2085]

Hicham El Guerrouj

[@shandytorok259]

@@richardmilliken8705 you said it well "former" and "was", Jakob is the present and future!!! And the King is not Seb Coe, but Hicham El Guerrouj....until Jakob takes over!

[@richardmilliken8705]

@@shandytorok259 Lord Sebastian Coe is the King of the Olympic 1500m because he is the only 1500 Meter Olympian to win back to back Olympic Gold Medals in the 1980 & 1984 Olympic Games. Seb was screwed over by the British Olympic Committee in 1988 because he was the top 1500m runner & he wasn't selected. Had Seb been selected, he would've easily won his 3rd Olympic Gold Medal for the 1500m in 1988. And he also won back to back Olympic Silver medals in the 800m at the 1980 & 1984 Olympic Games. Your Boy, El-G was at 3 different Olympic Games and he only won 1 Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500m. I believe that he fell down and choked in his first Olympic Games at the 1500m and in his 2nd Olympic Games, he choked again and was edged out at the finish line. Finally, in his 3rd Olympic Games, he came through & won an Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500m, as well as an Olympic Gold Medal in the 5000m. Jakob has to win 2 more Olympic Gold Medals in the 1500m to become the new King of the Olympic 1500m. Seb Coe broke & set many world records in the 800m, 1500m, and the mile. The only 1500m race that matters is the Olympics and Seb has 1 more Olympic Gold Medal in the 1500m than EL-G. And everyone from EL-G's ERA was doing EPO because they didn't have the technology to test for it until 2000. If Coe had run on fast tracks & EPO & the new running shoes they have now, we would be looking at a 3:24 time in the 1500m. ***COE*** is still the ***KING*** of the ***OLYMPIC 1500m***

[@andresbravovazquez593]

Jacob is the king!! 💯🇪🇨

[@brandiepop]

its mad how easily he cleared the people who beat him this year

[@paladin6241]

Here after what happened at Paris 2024

[@элвэргаларга]

igual yo 🤭

[@anthonyjoshua1603]

Finally posted well done

[@김수진-g9k4t]

UNBELIEVABLE

[@PiliaeAl]

yah!!! Norway!!! Great Vikings!

[@manuelrojas4453]

A great runner.

[@aarondavidson907]

Seriously? It's been months since this race happened and only now can we view the full thing on KZbin. Get real

[@leenieledejo6849]

Josh ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@wgl6890]

not sure how releasing one of the most hyped races of the Games 8 months late is going to line the TV moguls' pocket with more money

[@desmondyung]

I think 6 of them broke the Olympic record

[@muggimaroc]

The King of the 1500m the one and only THE GOAT Hicham el guerrouj🇲🇦

[@Dinckelburg]

Nope

[@veerlahari]

Finally uploaded 🥺🥺🥺