"I want to challenge world records in all distances"- Jakob Ingebrigtsen riding high on confidence after shattering 3000m WR at Silesia Diamond League

Jakob Ingebrigtsen is brimming with confidence after shattering the men’s 3000m world record at the 2024 Silesia Diamond League. Ingebrigtsen accomplished the feat by recording a time of 7:17.55 in the 12th Diamond League meet of the 2024 season.

With this, Ingebrigtsen broke a long-standing 28-year-old record previously held by Daniel Komen of Kenya, who had clocked a time of 7:20.67 in 1996. The 23-year-old ran more than 3 seconds quicker than the previous world record.

After breaking the world record, the two-time Olympic gold medalist shared his emotions on the achievement during the post-event interview. He said:

“It feels special, amazing. I was hoping to challenge the world record here, but based on my training, I can never predict exactly what kind of time I am capable of. I would not have imagined I could run 7:17, though.”

He also spoke about how the race went:

“At the beginning, the pace felt really fast, but then I started to feel my way into the race and found a good rhythm. 3000 is a tough distance. After 4-5 laps you feel the lactic acid, but you need to get going. The conditions were difficult with the heat today, but it is the same for everyone.”

Jakob Ingebrigtsen also acknowledged his team’s contributions in his preparation and also praised the Silesia Diamond League event organizers.

“I have a good team. We use ice vests, we make sure I stay hydrated and I am prepared. This meeting is great. The organizers make sure we feel appreciated and are comfortable and that really allows us to perform.”

He concluded by expressing his confidence, adding that he now aims to break world records in other distances.

“Now I want to challenge world records at all distances, but it is one step at a time,” Ingebrigtsen said.

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A look into records held by Jakob Ingebrigtsen throughout his track career

Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Photo via Getty Images)

Besides holding the world record in the men’s 3000m, Jakob Ingebrigtsen also holds the world records in the 2000m outdoors (4:43.13) and 1500m indoors (3:30.60).

Ingebrigtsen is also the holder of the world's best time in the 2-mile event of 7:54.10 which he recorded at the Paris Diamond League in June 2023.

Additionally, he holds the European records for the 1500m (3:26.73) and mile (3:43.73), and the Norwegian national record for the 5000m (12:48.45), all achieved outdoors. Ingebrigtsen also set the national indoor record in the 3000m with a time of 7:40.32.