Career
He also obtained silver in the 1974 Individual World Championships. He also has medals at the Norwegian championships in 5000 metres, 10,000 metres and half marathon. He represented the club Fana Illinois. Internationally he competed at the 1978 European Championships, the 1983 World Cross Country Championships and the 1983 World Championships, but without any success.
His personal best times were: 3000 metres - 7:57.06 minimum (1982).
5000 metres - 13:37.2 minimum (1978). 10,000 metres - 28:25.52 minimum (1981) - ninth among Norwegian 10,000 m runners.
Half marathon - 1:03:43 hrs (1980). Marathon - 2:13:31 hrs (1983) - tenth among Norwegian marathon runners.