Career
While the main championship was held in Hamilton, New Zealand, the lightweight championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
While the main championship was held in Hamilton, New Zealand, the lightweight championship was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
He won a gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1978 World Rowing Championships in Copenhagen, together with Pål Børnick. Gilje and Børnick won a second gold medal in lightweight double sculls at the 1979 World Championships in Lake Bled, Yugoslavia. Gilje was national champion in lightweight single sculls in 1979.