Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s father charged with abuse of Olympic champion

STOCKHOLM: The father and former coach of double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen has been charged with domestic abuse against his son, the athlete´s lawyer said Saturday.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen and two of his brothers, Henrik and Filip, who are also athletes, shocked Norway in October 2023 when they accused their father, Gjert, of being violent.

“We grew up with a very aggressive and authoritarian father, who used physical violence and threats as part of his upbringing,” the brothers wrote in an op-ed for newspaper VG.

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, 58, had already been charged in April with domestic violence against a family member, but it did not concern the trio of known athletes but another, younger child.