Jakob Ingebrigtsen broke the 3000m world record on Sunday with a time of 7:17.55 to win the Silesia Diamond League. The previous record of 7:20.67 was set by Daniel Komen in 1996.

What you need to know:

– 28 years | That’s how long Komen’s world record lasted. Although the 3000 m is not contested at the World Championships, World Athletics recognizes it as a world record run and not a world best. It was therefore the oldest course record in the history books.

– 3 | This is Ingebrigtsen’s third world record. He also holds the world record for 2000 m (4:43.13) and two miles (7:54.10).

– 6.08 seconds | This time beat Ingebrigtrsen’s previous personal best. He went into Sunday’s race with a personal best of 7:23.63 from his victory in last year’s Diamond League final in Eugene.

– 58.34 seconds per lap | The average pace per lap during Ingebrigtsen’s world record run.

– 55.45 seconds | Ingebrigtsen’s final lap of his 3000m world record. In the final lap he would have needed just 58.5 seconds to break the world record, but Ingebrigtsen sped up and left the Wavelights behind.

– 4:49 | Ingebrigtsen’s split time for his last 2000 m. For comparison: Only 8 men in history have run the 2000 m faster than 4:49. The American record for 2000 m is 4:52.44 by Jim Spivey in 1987.

– 1320 points | The total points for Ingebrigtsen’s world record according to the World Athletics scoring table. Of all the distance world records, only Kelvin Kiptum’s marathon world record of 2:00:35, which earned 1322 points, is worth more.

What he said after the race:

Ingebrigtsen: “The hardest part is definitely that you work in the middle of the race. Of the 1500m, the pace seems pretty easy for the first few laps. But after three or four laps you have to start working because you’re not even halfway there. So it’s still a long way to go. From there you have to find a good rhythm, work on your breathing and try to run as loose as possible. It’s hard work until the finish line, so I had to pick up the pace a bit in the last 800 meters to be able to break the world record. At one point I passed the traffic lights, so I never knew exactly where I was. So of course I thought I would have problems on the last lap and that the lights would catch up with me.

When I crossed the finish line and saw my time, it was a huge feeling of relief. I’m very happy to be able to perform at this level.”