Gjert Ingebrigtsen: Father of Olympic champion Jakob charged with physical abuse - BBC Sport

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Olympic 1500m champion Jakob, is charged by Norwegian police with physical abuse.

Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Henrik, Jakob and Filip Ingebrigtsen competed together at the 2018 European Championships

Gjert Ingebrigtsen, the father of Olympic 1500m champion Jakob, has been charged by Norwegian police with physical abuse.

Last year, Jakob, 23, and his older brothers Henrik 33, and Filip, 31, who are also Olympic athletes, made public claims that their father, who had coached them until 2022, had been violent.

The 58-year-old has strenuously denied the allegations.

Police in Norway, who had been investigating the case, said on Monday that Gjert had been charged with one offence.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/articles/c4n17nlz6rmo

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