INGEBRIGTSEN Filip

General
FAMOUS FAMILY
He has two older brothers Kristoffer and Henrik, three younger brothers Jakob, Martin and William, and one younger sister Ingrid. Kristoffer and Martin competed as runners in childhood but did not go on to compete internationally, and there is a 25-year age gap between the eldest sibling [Kristoffer] and the youngest [William]. Their father Gjert coaches the brothers alongside working for a Norwegian logistics company, while their mother Tone runs a pair of hairdressing salons. Gjert has published a book called 'How To Raise a World Champion' and the family have featured in a Norwegian documentary series named 'Team Ingebrigtsen' that follows the careers of Jakob, Henrik and Filip, and how their younger siblings Ingrid and William are taking their first steps into the sport. Gjert has admitted his coaching style is "rather strict" and Filip has described him as a "dictator", but says Gjert "will always be my father. You can't take that hat off and say now I am your coach. It is hard, but I think, all in all, it is more positives than negatives. He gives more as a coach because he is also a father - he always wants me to do my best and has my best interests at heart." (lifeinnorway.net, 08 Feb 2021; Team Ingebrigtsen YouTube channel, 26 Apr 2020; letemps.ch, 11 Oct 2019; telegraph.co.uk, 26 Sep 2019; independent.co.uk, 23 Sep 2019; nrk.no, 12 Nov 2020; dagbladet.mo, 18 Jun 2020; bbc.com, 25 Sep 2019)

FATHERHOOD
In February 2020 his first child, daughter Ellie, was born. "I have really enjoyed having younger siblings and watching how they grow up, helping them to develop themselves. But I have always dreamed of having kids and being a father since I was a kid myself. Being a father has been more rewarding than I have imagined, and I want to try to combine being a father with elite sports. It seems to work well, if you are a good team at home." (vg.no, 23 Oct 2020)

ALLERGIES
In 2014 he underwent a tonsil operation and started a three-year programme of allergy treatment. He has allergies to pollen, certain types of grass, dust, animals and some foods. He has considered living in a mountainous region where pollen counts are lower and in 2017 he had to stay indoors during a training camp in the United States of America after an allergic reaction to pollen. (aftenposten.no, 01 Jul 2020; dagbladet.no, 15 Aug 2017)