Overview

• The Sandnes court cleared Gjert of allegations that he physically and psychologically abused Oscar champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen but imposed a 15-day prison term with suspension for violence against his daughter Ingrid.
• Prosecutors had sought a 2½-year prison sentence, while the defense portrayed Gjert as an overprotective patriarch whose strict methods aimed to drive his children’s athletic success.
• Jakob testified that his upbringing was dominated by fear and manipulation, recounting slaps, kicks and a pervasive lack of autonomy under his father’s control.
• Ingrid described verbal and physical assaults, including one incident where her father struck her with a wet towel, which she said contributed to her quitting athletics and leaving home at 15.
• The high-profile trial has intensified debate over the blurred boundary between parental authority and coaching demands in elite athlete families.