Scandinavia's latest distance prodigy hails from Denmark and he's already beaten some of Jakob Ingebrigtsen's age records. At 15, he ran 14:06. At 16, he ran 7:59/8:42 st/13:44. At 17, he just recently destroyed the field to win the Euro U20 title by 25 seconds.
- MB: Axel Vang Christensen Strikes Back - 14:06 5,000m & 9:06 steeple @15 years old
- Speaking of Jakob, this is a good piece on him At 16, Jakob Ingebrigtsen told his dad, "I can quit today. The only way to be at my best is to have a normal life.”