Education
Brigham Young University.
Brigham Young University.
He represented Sweden at the 1980 Olympics. He competed for Mölndal AIK. In 1974 he set the World Junior Record, twice, ending up with 62.04.
He finished second at the 1973 European Athletics Junior Championships behind future world record holder Wolfgang Schmidt. Knee injuries curtailed his later career.
In 2011, he was hired as the throwing coach for Qatar.
But he soon packed his bags and returned to Sweden when he learned he was expected to train Ahmed Mohammed Dheeb who was already on a 2-year doping suspension.