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There are some people who believe that Jakob Ingebrigtsen lacks a sprint finish. The evidence of the Norwegian\u2019s spectacular victory charge to claim his fourth European 5,000m title suggests otherwise.<\/p>\n
So much for all the doubts and questions swirling around him \u00adcoming into the championships. He had been injured. He had not raced for 11 months. He was apparently vulnerable. Yet, as usual, Ingebrigtsen found a way to win gold again.<\/p>\n This surely ranks as one of the most thrilling of his career. Coming around the final bend, he was third and boxed in behind the Frenchman Jimmy Gressier and the German \u00adFlorian Bremm, yet he found a gap and accelerated to power home in 13min 15.29sec.<\/p>\n Bremm took silver 0.31sec back, with Etienne Daguinos of France claiming bronze. Ingebrigtsen is now the first man to win four European titles in the same event. For good measure, he has also won 17 European gold medals if you include cross-country victories.<\/p>\n It was especially sweet given he has struggled with achilles injuries over the past 17 months. \u201cI dreamt of this moment two weeks ago when I put my name on the list,\u201d said \u00adIngebrigtsen, who ran a 54sec last lap. \u201cI crossed my fingers that I would be here and feel better. It was just enough so I am extremely happy. With 600 metres to go, I knew I was going to get that gold medal. I was just hoping and hoping that I was not going to get too tired.\u201d<\/p>\n