Jakob Ingebrigtsen receives a sports journalist statue

Posted On: December 31, 2022

Ingebrigtsen also won the ballot in 2018, when he was 18 years old.

In 2022, she won gold in the 5000 meters and silver in the 1500 meters at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene. He followed up with gold over both distances at the European Championships in Berlin. She also won the Diamond League final in the 1500 meters, with the year’s best in the world, and the European Championships in cross country.

Ingebrigtsen narrowly won ahead of Erling Braut Haaland, who took the Premier League by storm after moving to Manchester City. Casper Ruud in third place is far behind.

Years of age

– We have perhaps the best Norwegian sporting year of all time behind us, with a gold rush at the Olympics in Beijing and names in major world sports such as tennis and golf. In addition, it is unusual for Norway to have one of the most talked about footballers in the world, even if he doesn’t play in the World Cup, said Reidar Sollie, head of the Norwegian Association of Sports Journalists.

The award, which was inaugurated in 1948, is only about choosing one name, woman, man, team or coach. Voting takes place among about 530 members of the association.

The prize has been awarded annually since 1948, when ski jumper Petter Hugsted became the first winner. Grete Waitz is the winning player in this poll. He won statues in 1975, 1977, 1979 and 1983.

In the last six years, the statue has been won three times by Karsten Warholm, twice by Jakob Ingebrigtsen and once by Erling Braut Haaland. Seven times in a row, the winner plays athletics (5) or football (2). Peter Northug in 2015 was the previous winter athlete to reach the top.

Votes count

Here’s how this year’s vote ended:

1) Jakob Ingebrigtsen (athletics) 98, 2) Erling Braut Haaland (soccer) 87, 3) Casper Ruud (tennis) 42, 4) Therese Johaug (cross-country skiing) 29, 5) Marte Olsbu Røiseland (biathlon) 21, 6) Viktor Hovland (golf) 20, 7) Mats Zuccarello (ice hockey) 12, 8) Johannes Thingnes Bø (biathlon) 11, 9) Thorir Hergeirsson (handball) 6.